Bengaluru/Mysuru: Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa this morning and apprised the CM about the tussle between Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shilpa Nag as a fall out of alleged harassment by the DC as claimed by the MCC Commissioner. Ravikumar explained to Yediyurappa about…
Auto, cab drivers vaccinated
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar on Friday launched the drive for vaccinating (first dose) drivers of autos and cabs in Mysuru. The COVID vaccination drive launched under the aegis of the Transport Department in association with the Health Department, was held at the city bus stand, sub-urban bus stand and city railway station, where a total…
Shilpa-Sindhuri squabble to be settled by Yediyurappa
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The slugfest between Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shilpa Nag on official duties, responsibilities and COVID pandemic management in Mysuru city has reached its peak and Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is expected to settle the discord among senior officers in a day or two. Revenue Minister R….
Tusker Kusha finally freed in Bandipur
June 5, 2021Stealthily releasing him in an unfamiliar territory was uncalled for: PFA Kushalnagar: Kusha, the wild-captured-tamed-recaptured elephant from Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu, has finally been released into the woods after a relentless campaign by animal lovers and following the intervention of former Union Environment Minister and sitting MP Maneka Gandhi. The tusker was radio-collared and…
Jackfruits dumped on roadsides in Kodagu to feed wild elephants
June 5, 2021Coffee growers find novel ways to protect their estates from herd raids Kushalnagar: Jackfruit is elephants’ favourite fruit and they can smell the ripe ones from miles away. Elephants are dead clever and determined. If the fruit is too high for them to reach they’ll shake the tree with their trunk until the fruit falls…
‘Corona Kaalada Aaapathu Yojane’: D. Devaraj Urs Development Corporation announces new scheme for COVID-affected
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Coming to the rescue of women and youths (boys and girls) who either lost their earning family members or their own livelihood due to COVID pandemic, the State-run D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation has announced a fresh scheme named ‘Corona Kaalada Aaapathu Yojane.’ Announcing this at a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest…
Trust donates grocery kits to tribals in distress
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following a news item titled ‘Tribals fight for livelihood in Corona-free Muthathi village’ published in SOM dated May 24 (Page-4) which threw light on the woes of around 150 tribal families living in Muthathi forest area of Malvalli taluk in Mandya district due to COVID crisis, Sri Jana Jagarana Trust has lent its helping…
Fresh Mayoral election: Nomination begins
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following the announcement of June 11 as the date for fresh Mayoral election, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has said that the nomination of papers has started. In a press release, the MCC said that the aspirants can file their nomination papers in Form 27 on all working days from June 3 to 11….
Previous Mayoral poll fallout – I will do what High Command says: MLA Tanveer Sait
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After the bitter fallout with Opposition leader Siddharamaiah’s camp following the last Mayoral election held on Feb. 24, in which Rukmini Madegowda of the JD(S) was elected Mayor, N.R. Constituency Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has said that he will do only what the Congress High Command asks him to do. Speaking to presspersons at…
Over 3 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in Karnataka
June 5, 2021Bengaluru: Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar on Friday said that over 3 crore COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the State since the pandemic broke out last year. ‘’Karnataka has cumulatively conducted 3,01,49,275 COVID- 19 tests till Wednesday since March 8, 2020, when the pandemic broke out in the State,’’ Dr….
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