Date: January 8th, 2022

Surge in COVID cases keeps officials on toes
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Surge in COVID cases keeps officials on toes

January 8, 2022

DC visits COVID Care Centre at Mandakalli; 200 beds readied Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru yesterday reported a single-day spike with 219 new cases of COVID-19 and two new COVID clusters. Clusters have been reported for the first time in the last one-and-a-half years after the initial one that was reported from Nanjangud. On Thursday, only 65 cases…

Health Officers hold dry run to face third wave
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Health Officers hold dry run to face third wave

January 8, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Health Officers of Mysuru are holding a series of preparedness meetings to face the COVID third wave and at the same time tackle Omicron infections. A day after Mysuru reported a steep spike in COVID infections — 65 on Jan. 6 to 219 on Jan. 7 — the District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H….

Weekend curfew: People stay indoors
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Weekend curfew: People stay indoors

January 8, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The usually busy and buzzing Central Business District wore a near-deserted look this morning on the first day of the weekend curfew in the new year. Though grocery, provision, vegetables, food shops  and other essential services shops were open in Shivarampet, Santhepet, D. Devaraj Urs Road, K.R. Circle etc., in the heart of the…

Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu
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Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu

January 8, 2022

Forest Dept. complicit, says MLA; seeks high-level investigation Madikeri: Rampant illegal mining of precious stones has been reported from Pattighat Reserve Forests (Nishane Motte) near Bhagamandala of the Western Ghats under the very nose of the Forest Department and those who are duty-bound to protect it have now been accused of openly allowing plunderers to…

Land grabbing at Lingambudhipalya, Kergalli: Revenue team led by Mysuru Dy. Commissioner surveys area
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Land grabbing at Lingambudhipalya, Kergalli: Revenue team led by Mysuru Dy. Commissioner surveys area

January 8, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: A team of Mysuru District Revenue officials, led by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, yesterday inspected vast swathes of land in the south-eastern part of Mysuru to ascertain land grabbing by certain powerful individuals. The State Government had asked the DC to probe complaints of land encroachments in certain survey numbers of Kergalli…

Health Minister rules out lockdown
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Health Minister rules out lockdown

January 8, 2022

Bengaluru: While advocating a “duck and fight” strategy, Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar yesterday said the Government does not have any intentions of enforcing a lockdown despite increasing number of Covid cases. “The Government does not have any intention to clamp a lockdown. Lockdown was imposed in the State when there were no vaccines and…

JD(S) to launch Mission ‘Janata Jaladhare’ on Jan. 26
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JD(S) to launch Mission ‘Janata Jaladhare’ on Jan. 26

January 8, 2022

Bengaluru: As a counter to the Congress, which is all set to launch ‘Mekedatu Padayatra’ and the ruling BJP, the JD(S) will set out on a ‘Janata Jaladhare’ Mission from Jan. 26, with the promise of appropriate usage of water in all rivers of the State, if the party is voted to power with a …

Close shave for foresters as tusker attacks vehicle
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Close shave for foresters as tusker attacks vehicle

January 8, 2022

Gundlupet: Four Forest Department personnel from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve had a miraculous escape when a wild jumbo attacked their vehicle at Omkar Range in Bandipur forest of Gundlupet taluk in the early hours of yesterday. According to a press release by the Forest Department, the personnel, Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) K.P. Amar, employees…

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