Lush green space destroyed; landslide threat looms large Madikeri: First it was ‘Coorg Village’ in the premises of Raja’s Seat at Madikeri that was built despite opposition from the local residents and now it is the overall development works taken up at the same venue. The Kodagu District Administration and the powers that be seems…
MLAs flay Women and Child Welfare Development officers for ‘negligence’
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Cutting across party lines, City and District legislators complained about lack of concern among officers of the Department of Women and Child Development and their utter negligence to inform the elected representatives about the number of kids orphaned due to second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the district. At the COVID-19 review meeting held…
48 children lose both their parents in pandemic second wave
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 48 children have lost both their parents in the current second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in State, said Women and Child Development Minister Shashikala Jolle. Speaking to reporters here yesterday, she said that 947 kids have lost either one of their parents to the contagion which included 91 in Mysuru district….
Dark clouds over Dasara this year too ?
June 20, 2021By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic causing untold havoc across the globe, with lakhs of people losing their lives and Mysuru being no exception to the deadly pandemic, dark clouds seems to be hovering around the conduct of the world famous Dasara in Mysuru this year too. Last…
Lockdown extended in Mysuru due to high positivity rate
June 20, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government on Saturday, ended speculations on the fate of lockdown, by announcing unlock 2.0, allowing free movement of people and more leeway to carry out commercial activities from Monday. Accordingly, operation of public transport, including KSRTC , NWKRTC, NEKRTC and BMTC buses and Metro trains in the State capital with 50 percent…
Calls to Covid War Room decline in City: Raghu Kautilya
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID positive cases declining in City, the number of telephone calls coming to Covid War Room has also decreased, said Raghu Kautilya, In-Charge of War Room and Chairman of D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Commission. Speaking to media after visiting the War Room here yesterday, he said the cases were slowly coming…
IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath visits Mysuru
June 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, who is on vacation, visited her father’s residence in Ramakrishnanagar in city on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, she stated that the pandemic has adversely affected the economy as a whole. Tourism industry and agriculture have been badly affected, she stated and urged everyone to get…
Third wave inevitable, could hit India in 6 to 8 weeks: AIIMS Chief
June 20, 2021New Delhi: A third COVID wave in India is “inevitable”, and it could hit the country in the next six to eight weeks, AIIMS Chief Dr. Randeep Guleria told yesterday amid unlocking in parts of the country after weeks of strict restrictions. The country’s main challenge is vaccinating a huge population and the increase in…
Dr. Kasturirangan lauds State Govt’s speed in implementing NEP
June 20, 2021Bengaluru: Chairman of National Education Policy (NEP) Draft Committee and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. Kasturirangan said here on Friday that in the 21st Century, revolutionary changes are being witnessed in the field of educational sector across the country including Karnataka. He was speaking after participating in a regional research seminar on…
Kapila river bed cleared of plastic, waste
June 20, 2021Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has appealed people not to throw puja articles and other offerings to rivers as doing so will pollute water and does not bring any good to us. She was speaking after launching the two-day ‘Nagarasabhe Nade Kapila Nadi Swachhate Kade,’ a Kapila river bed cleansing initiative jointly undertaken by Nanjangud…
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