Mysore/Mysuru: Spirit and spirituality are very much a part of a Mysueran’s New Year agenda and in the absence of night-long parties and revelry in view of COVID-Omicron curbs, thousands of people headed to various temples in and around Mysuru this morning. People prayed with hopes of having a good year ahead. Performances by artistes,…
Be people-friendly, forgo ego: Chief Minister’s pep talk to DCs
January 1, 2022‘Reserve at least one day in a month for encroachment clearance drive’ Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai yesterday urged Deputy Commissioners of districts to bring in change, instead of just thinking about it. He asked Deputy Commissioners to work with team spirit and face the challenges unitedly to make the district administrations dynamic. “Promptly implement…
Mekedatu Padayatra: Congress to hold Party Workers’ Convention on Jan. 3
January 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the padayatra to be taken out for the implementation of Mekedatu project and for registration, a convention of Congress party workers will be held on Jan. 3 at Congress Bhavan Grounds in city, said MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah during the meeting of party workers of Chamundeshwari and Varuna constituencies at his…
COVID crashes the party again
January 1, 2022Many start celebrations at lunch; good demand for hotel room parties Mysore/Mysuru: The New Year’s eve was subdued for the second consecutive year as the Police were prepared to bundle away public from roads, junctions, party venues last evening and as the clock struck 12. The only way left for people to celebrate the New…
Olympian M.P. Ganesh, Padma Shri Awardee, is ‘Coorg Person of the Year-2021’
January 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Olympian M.P. Ganesh, who captained the Indian hockey team and was honoured with the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind, is Coorg Person of the Year-2021. Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh, hailing from Suntikoppa in Kodagu district, was selected ‘Coorg Person of the Year’ in a poll conducted by www.coorgtourisminfo.com, Kodagu’s first news portal, promoted…
‘May we keep scaling new heights of progress’
January 1, 2022New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished joy and good health to people on the first day of the new year today. “May we keep scaling new heights of progress and prosperity, and work even harder to fulfil the dreams of our great freedom fighters,” the Prime Minister said in his first tweet of 2022….
12 dead, 14 injured in stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine
January 1, 2022Jammu: Twelve pilgrims have died and over a dozen injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Mata Vaishno Devi shrine. The stampede was triggered by a “minor altercation among some young boys” amid a massive rush of devotees on New Year, officials said today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “personally monitoring and keeping…
Craft Bazar to conclude on Jan. 2
January 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Shri Manjalpur Mahila Audyogik Sahakari Mandli Ltd., Vadodara, has organised Indian Art & Craft ‘Craft Bazar 2021-22,’ an exhibition-cum-sale of exquisite handicrafts at the Open Grounds on Hunsur Road, Opposite Aishwarya Petrol Bunk, Vijayanagar, 1st Stage, from Dec. 24 to Jan.2 from 10 am to 9 pm. It is a sponsored by Office of…
126 tigers have died across the country in 2021
January 1, 2022New Delhi: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has recorded 126 tiger deaths in 2021, the highest since it began collecting the data for the same a decade ago. The NTCA on Thursday said that it is looking into the cause of the most recent death that took place in Madhya Pradesh. The tiger was…
New traffic regulations on Krishnavilas & Thyagaraja roads
January 1, 2022One-way rule comes into effect Mysore/Mysuru: In order to facilitate smooth vehicular movement, the City Police have introduced new traffic regulations on Thyagaraja and Krishnavilas roads in the heart of the city with immediate effect. The stretch from Ramavilas road junction (D. Banumaiah junction) to Veene Seshanna road junction (Dalvoy School junction) on Thyagaraja road…
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