Mysore/Mysuru: Makara Sankranti, the first major festival of the new year, has brought disappointment for traders and vendors as they are seeing poor business with just a day to go for the festival (Jan.15). The COVID restrictions have also dampened the spirits of the people in celebrating the festival with pomp and gaiety. Makara Sankranti…
Mysore/Mysuru: The 55-hour-long second weekend curfew announced by the State Government early this month in the wake of rapidly surging COVID cases will commence from 10 pm tonight. The curfew will end at 5 am on Monday (Jan.17). The first weekend curfew last week saw success to a large extent in city as members of…
Mysuru reports 803 new COVID-19 positive cases, 160 discharges and 2 deaths today.
Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government, which had suddenly transferred MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh on Jan. 10, 2022, has stayed the transfer today. He will reassume charge as MUDA Commissioner this evening for the second time. It may be recalled, Dr. Natesh, who had taken over as MUDA Commissioner on May 4, 2020 was transferred in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S.R. Savithri (64), former Director of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, passed away at a private hospital in city this morning following prolonged illness. A resident of Prashanth Nagar in Bogadi, she leaves behind her husband, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) pre-budget meeting held yesterday saw former Mayors, ex-Corporators and office-bearers of various trade and other commercial bodies coming up with several suggestions on simplification of the tax structure. Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa said it is important to collect property tax in Revenue Layouts as this will help in augmentation…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following an order from the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court in August last year to shift nearly 28,000 estampages of Tamil inscriptions that are preserved in the Directorate of Epigraphy wing of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Hebbal in the city, the process of shifting has begun. The ASI, in a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Every year selected NCC cadets from all the 17 Directorates in India represent their respective States at the Republic Day Camp in New Delhi on Jan. 26. The cadets participate in various competitions like Drill, Cultural, Flag Area, Best Cadet etc. Last year and this year too, because of Covid-19 pandemic, the strength of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Persons with special needs (differently abled) should not be vulnerable to the society, instead they must become contributors for growth of the society. This is possible through education and then employment. JSS Polytechnic for the Differently Abled, Mysuru, is educating the differently-abled at diploma level and creating opportunity for employment. The institution’s Training and…
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated the 5T plan of Testing, Tracking, Tracing, Triaging and Technology adopted by the State Government to control Covid, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Bommai, who participated in a video-conference, chaired by Modi with Chief Ministers of various States, said, “I explained the measures taken by the Government to…
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