Mysore/Mysuru: Senior political leader and filmmaker Krishnamadegowda (77), passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city following brief illness. His son Lokesh, former MCDCC Bank Director had pre-deceased him five days ago. A resident of Bogadi, he leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. He had served as…
Steps taken to increase oxygenated beds in District: Minister
May 12, 2021H.D. Kote: The District Administration has initiated steps to increase the number of oxygenated beds in the wake of surge in Corona positive cases, said Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Speaking at a review meeting of COVID-19 pandemic in H.D. Kote taluk yesterday, he said that Private Hospitals have been strictly told to…
SWR to run Mysuru-Danapur Summer Special tomorrow
May 12, 2021Hubballi: South Western Railway (SWR) on Monday announced running a special express train between Mysuru-Danapur to clear extra rush (one way). Accordingly, train No 07314 will depart Mysuru at 1100 hrs on May 13 and arrive at Danapur at 2045 hrs on May 15. En route, the train will arrive / depart KSR Bengaluru –…
28 PU lecturers served notices for skipping COVID duty
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking serious note of the absence of PU College lecturers who were tasked with COVID duty , the District administration has served notices to 28 PU College lecturers for remaining absent from contact tracing work. The district administration, through the Department of Pre-University Education, has served notices to 28 PU College lecturers of the…
Remdesivir short-supply: Notices to Pharma companies
May 12, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has issued notices to Cipla Ltd. and Jubilant Ltd., two pharmaceutical companies producing Remdesivir, for their failure to supply the quantum allocated to Karnataka. The notice has been issued by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, N. Manjunath Prasad. The notice stated that the State Government, through the State Executive Committee, has been…
Two killed, another injured as tractor rams into bike
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two youths were killed while another suffered serious injuries when a tractor rammed into the bike on which they were riding at Preethi Layout on Lingambudhi Palya Road yesterday morning. While the deceased have been identified as Madhusudhan (25) of D. Salundi village and Ravikumar (26) of Doddahundi village, the seriously injured youth, who…
Mason mauled to death by Pit Bull
May 12, 2021Bengaluru: Call it the bane of owning exotic breed dogs or just a sorry occurrence, in a shocking incident, a Pit Bull dog who was on a walk with his owner attacked and mauled a mason to death in Attur Layout, Bengaluru. According to reports, a woman, who owned the dog was taking him for…
Global tender to supply 2 crore COVID vaccine: Dy.CM
May 12, 2021Bengaluru: To meet the increased demand and to facilitate vaccination of those in the age group of 18 – 44 years, 2 crore COVID vaccines will be procured through global tender, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. In addition to this, an order has been placed for 3…
The Designated Hitter: MLB’s Most Controversial Player
May 12, 2021If you’re a baseball fan and watch it on the big-league level, you know there’s one significant difference between the National and the American leagues. That difference is that the pitchers bat in the National League, but in the American League, they do not. MLB made it that way in the early 1970s. In the…
Pet Talk
May 12, 2021In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka deals with food aggression in dogs and paw-licking By Maneka Gandhi Why do dogs threaten if we go near their food bowl? Dogs can be territorial, especially when it comes to mealtime. Food aggression causes dogs to be protective over their food. It can become an issue: those living…
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