Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst cold weather with drizzle, over 1,800 runners celebrated running on streets of the city this morning as they took part in the Celebration Mysore Marathon, which was organised after a gap of two years due to COVID restrictions and also due to the spreading pandemic. As part of Celebration Run Series, Life is…
V.V. Puram Traffic ASI commits suicide
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An Assistant Sub-Inspector attached to the V.V. Puram Traffic Station in city allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his home in Gowrishankar Nagar this morning. Krishnaraja Police have registered a case. The ASI has been identified as Shivakumar Swamy (54) and the reason for the extreme step is not known yet. Shivakumar Swamy leaves…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: November 14, 2021
November 14, 2021Mysuru reports 10 new COVID-19 positive cases, 15 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Not only Rajasthan, even Mysuru had a rare pink leopard
November 14, 2021Pushkar lived in City Zoo from 2001 to 2013 Mysore/Mysuru: A rare pink female leopard was sighted in the Ranakpur region in the Pali district of Rajasthan a couple of days back while earlier sighting of the pink leopard was reported from South Africa. The Indian leopard usually has its coat spotted on a pale…
National Sports Awards-2021: President Ram Nath Kovind honours India’s sporting best
November 14, 2021New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the National Sports Awards 2021 at an event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, veteran woman cricketer Mithali Raj and history-making Paralympic stars received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, which was among the first awards handed out in the evening. In…
CFTRI scientist develops new beverage from coffee leaves
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Here is a chance for coffee growers to get additional cash from their plants throughout the year apart from income from the sale of beans. Mysuru-based Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has developed a technology to prepare a value-added product from coffee leaves that packs in health benefits too. Coffee is only harvested…
MP seeks funds for road development
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has appealed to PWD Minister C.C.Patil to develop Hunsur-Virajpet-Talacauvery (State Highway 90) and Madikeri-Kutta roads on a Public-Private-Partnership model. In a memorandum submitted to the Minister who visited Mysuru yesterday for an inspection of damaged Chamundi Hill road, Pratap Simha said that the development of roads can be taken up…
Nearly half of candidates skip NDA exam in city
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly half of the candidates who had opted for Mysuru Centres, abstained for the prestigious NDA(ii) (National Defence Academy) exam that was conducted by the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) today across the country. In Mysuru, the exam was held at four centres — Banumaiah College, Marimallappa College, Maharani’s College for Women and Maharaja’s…
More demand for umbrella, raincoats
November 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With incessant downpour since over a month in city, the sales of umbrella and raincoats have increased in the city with umbrellas and raincoats of various size and colours put up on sale on the footpaths of city roads. The continuous rains has also brought down the temperature and people especially children and the…
Octacopter delivers COVID vaccines in remote areas
November 14, 2021Bengaluru: CSIR-NAL’s Octacopter has successfully delivered 50 vials of Covid-19 vaccines in remote areas of Karnataka. In a statement issued by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) said it has teamed up with Karnataka Government for aerial delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in remote areas. “The Octacopter has successfully delivered…
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