All major tourist attractions in Mysuru including Zoo, Palace, Rail Museum closed Mysore/Mysuru: The New Year’s first weekend curfew begins from 10 pm today and will be clamped till 5 am on Monday (Jan. 10). Severe restrictions have been imposed on movement of people, except in sectors exempted from the curfew — essential services, all…
Liquor vends see unusual rush as people prefer stocking up
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With just hours for the weekend curfew to kick in, heavy rush was seen at almost all the liquor outlets in the city this morning. Since all liquor vends will be closed from today 10 pm till 5 am on Monday, Jan. 10, people made sure that they had enough stocks of beer and…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: January 7, 2022
January 7, 2022Mysuru reports 219 new COVID-19 positive cases, 9 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Mask mandate: MCC, Police get cracking
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: After a nudge from the State Government and the District Administration to strongly deal with people without masks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police have jointly begun an operation to levy fines. The intensified drive that began yesterday saw teams from MCC and the Police stopping pedestrians and motorists and issuing…
Mandya District Administration asks devotees not to go on ‘Om Shakti’ pilgrimage
January 7, 2022Mandya: With the district reporting a sudden spurt in Corona cases which is attributed to devotees returning to the district after visiting Om Shakti temple in Tamil Nadu which has turned out into a COVID hotspot of late, the Mandya District Administration has banned the district devotees from visiting the Tamil Nadu temple. Speaking to…
State Govt. announces Rs.3,885 crore for Urban Local Bodies
January 7, 2022Rs.16.5 crore for Mysuru’s Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan Bengaluru: In a major push for Urban Development projects, the State Government has given administrative approval for release of Rs.3,885 crore for implementation of Nagarothana Scheme in 302 Urban Local Bodies across the State. Announcing this after a State Cabinet meeting at Bengaluru yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs…
85 die in 6 years at 12 black spots within city
January 7, 2022Motorists speed on these stretches despite warning signs, say Police Mysore/Mysuru: Black spots account for 90 percent of the road accidents in the country. Over 60 percent of the black spots on National Highways in India where more than 28,000 deaths took place in road crashes in a period of three years have been rectified…
Girl student made to undress for bringing mobile phone to school
January 7, 2022Srirangapatna: A girl student was allegedly made to undress by the Head Mistress (HM) of a Government School after she (student) was suspected of bringing mobile phone to class. The incident took place at the Government High School in Ganangoru village, Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district about a week ago. It is learnt that the…
Kidnap, extortion in the guise of Health officials
January 7, 2022Court sentences three persons including a journalist to seven years jail K.R. Pet: The Srirangapatna’s 3rd Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced three persons including a journalist to seven years imprisonment besides imposing Rs. 10,000 each as fine after they were found guilty of kidnapping a doctor after posing as Health Department officials. The…
Street musical concerts key to save classical music: Vidwan T.M. Krishna
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that street musical concerts hold key for the survival of classical music, Vidwan T.M. Krishna said that organisation of musical programmes on streets will help in taking music to all sections of the society. He was speaking after inaugurating the 20-day 60th Heritage Music Festival of Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable Trust…
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