Validity of previous season tickets to be extended Mysore/Mysuru: The issuance of season tickets on Indian Railways was suspended following the imposition of restrictions to combat the surge of Coronavirus pandemic towards the end of March last year. Now, consequent upon the easing of lockdown regulations in Karnataka, South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to…
No marriage, birthday or anniversary celebrations in Police Stations: DGP Praveen Sood
August 4, 2021Bengaluru: Close on the heels of incidents of anti-social elements taking part in birthday celebrations of Police personnel in Police Stations, Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) Praveen Sood has issued a circular against any celebrations inside Police Stations. Even if it is organised to welcome new staff members or send off to…
Ugrappa slams State Govt., Centre for step-motherly attitude
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP and KPCC Spokesperson V.S. Ugrappa has accused both the State and the Union Governments of turning a blind eye to the problems of people due to unprecedented floods and steep rise in Corona positive cases. Addressing a news conference here yesterday, he said that no relief work has begun even after Chief…
Echo of illegal mining in Mandya: Licences of 11 quarries, 22 crushing units cancelled
August 4, 2021Many villages close to KRS Dam declared sensitive; mobile squads to check mining Mandya: The Mandya District Mining Task Force headed by Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi and the District Stone Crushers’ Regulation Committee have issued orders cancelling the licences of 11 quarries that were operating without an environment clearance certificate and 22 crushing units for…
BJP, Cong, JD(S) locked in verbal war on vaccination
August 4, 2021Stormy debate in MCC Council over jab shortage, misinformation campaign Mysore/Mysuru: Instead of its regular business-as-usual meetings, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council yesterday debated lack of vaccine availability in Mysuru and this led to heated exchanges between BJP, Congress and JD(S) Corporators. While the BJP was accused of favouritism in the constituencies ruled by…
‘Woman denied of being city’s First Citizen’
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the heated debate on vaccines, women Corporators, cutting across party lines, came together to demand the Mayor’s post as per the reservation matrix announced by the State Government. They alleged that the Mayor’s post has been kept intentionally vacant to deny a chance for women. The Mayor’s post is reserved for General Woman…
Swimming pool for elephants at Koorgalli Rehabilitation Centre
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create a natural habitat-like surrounding for elephants, Mysuru Zoo has constructed a huge swimming pool at its Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Koorgalli on the outskirts of the city. A video of four elephants swimming in the pool has gone viral on the social media and Zoo…
Leopards spotted at Lalithadripura?
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A photo of a leopard, said to have been spotted in Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill, is doing rounds on social media and the Forest Department officials have said that they do not have any information about it. The photo of the leopard on social media with a message stating that three…
Columbia Asia conducts webinar to create awareness on lower back and spine care
August 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the sedentary lifestyle, lower back pain has become one of the major health problems among many people today. To create awareness among people about the lower back surgeries and its importance, Columbia Asia Hospitals, Mysuru (a Unit of Manipal Hospitals), had organised a webinar on Discectomy. In all, 86 people from all walks…
Corona third wave to start by month end, will reach peak in October: IIT researchers
August 4, 2021New Delhi: IIT researchers have opined that the mathematical models suggests a rise in cases of COVID-19 pandemic this month in sync with gradual opening up of various activities and this may lead to a peak of over one lakh cases in October in the worst-case scenario. However, they have also added that the third…
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