Month: August, 2021

In Briefs

Applications invited

August 7, 2021

MCC has invited applications from eligible persons coming under MCC limits of Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, for allotment of 2446 D Group Houses built as part of Affordable Housing in partnership-Urban (AHP-U) under Ashraya Housing scheme. Eligible citizens residing in the limits of MCC ward Nos. 7, 44 (Metagalli), 45 (Janatha nagar), 46 (Sharadadevinagar), 58 (Dattagalli),…

In Briefs

Admissions to State-run residential schools: 5 percent quota for children of SafaiKarmacharis

August 7, 2021

In an initiative aimed at benefiting SafaiKarmachari families, the Social Welfare Department has reserved five percent of seats in State-run Morarji Desai, Rani Chennamma, Ekalavya, Model, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Indira Gandhi Residential Schools in the district, to children of SafaiKarmacharis. In a press release, the Department said that these schools have…

Wrestler Bajrang Punia goes down in semis
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Wrestler Bajrang Punia goes down in semis

August 7, 2021

To play for bronze this evening Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia lost the men’s 65kg freestyle semi-final to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev on Friday. Bajrang lost 5-12 in a bout in which Aliyev set the pace. After the first period, Aliyev led 4-1 and it was down to Bajrang to make the moves to reduce the deficit….

Chain-snatching back after a lull
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Chain-snatching back after a lull

August 6, 2021

Elderly woman targeted on Narayana Shastry Road Mysore/Mysuru: After taking a break due to the raging COVID pandemic, chain-snatching gangs are back in the city and today early morning, a gold chain of an elderly woman was snatched in a busy locality. Usually, bike-borne miscreants wearing helmets target elderly citizens. This time, however, the criminal,…

33 foreigners overstaying in city; only 11 traced
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33 foreigners overstaying in city; only 11 traced

August 6, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The issue of foreigners illegally overstaying despite the expiry of their visas in Mysuru city has come to the fore again after the alleged custodial death of a Congolese man in Bengaluru recently and the subsequent clashes between African students and the Police.  In Mysuru, 22 foreigners remain untraceable whose visas have expired. Police…

MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad turns 75 Minister S.T. Somashekar and others greet senior leader
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MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad turns 75 Minister S.T. Somashekar and others greet senior leader

August 6, 2021

‘Decision on closing down of tourist spots to be taken tomorrow’ Mysore/Mysuru: Minister S.T. Somashekar, who is the Minister in-Charge for handling flood relief and COVID-19 management in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts, visited the residence of Chamarajanagar MP and senior BJP leader V. Sreenivasa Prasad in Jayalakshmipuram here this morning and greeted him on his…

Bommai Cabinet is a balanced one, asserts Minister
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Bommai Cabinet is a balanced one, asserts Minister

August 6, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Even as rumblings continue in the  BJP over the constitution of the new Cabinet, Minister J.C. Madhuswamy has asserted that the Basavaraj Bommai Cabinet is a balanced one with a mix of old and new faces. Speaking to presspersons after visiting Suttur Mutt and seeking the blessings of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji here yesterday,…

Israel Consul General to South India Jonathan Zadka visits Mysuru Palace
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Israel Consul General to South India Jonathan Zadka visits Mysuru Palace

August 6, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Jonathan Zadka, Consul General of Israel to South India, visited Mysuru Palace on Wednesday. Accompanied by Veshala Gajaraj – Trade Officer, Gil Dahan – Security attaché to the Consul General, Zadka arrived at around 3 pm to the Palace and was received by Mysuru Palace Board Deputy Director T.S. Subramanya. The Consul General was…

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