Mysuru/Bengaluru: A derailment of a goods train led to delay in the running of several trains from Mysuru towards Bengaluru on Friday evening. Four wheels of the 21-coach train with open wagons veered off the tracks. Trains were delayed by over two hours, causing inconvenience to the passengers disrupting peak hour traffic between Mysuru and…
Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu
January 8, 2022Forest 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
January 8, 2022Mysore/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
January 8, 2022Bengaluru: 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
January 8, 2022Bengaluru: 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
January 8, 2022Gundlupet: 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…
Webinar on ‘Innovations and Advancements in Food Protection and Grain Storage’ at CFTRI
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a webinar on “Innovations and Advancements in Food Protection and Grain Storage” on Jan. 5. It was themed on five different research fields related to stored grain protection from insect infestation, namely, “Grain storage management”, “Pesticides and insect toxicology”,“Hermetic storage technology”, “Insect pest management” and…
District Minister seeks public co-operation for tackling COVID
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it has become inevitable for the State Government to take some tight measures for checking the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, District Minister S.T. Somashekar has appealed the public for joining hands with the Government to eradicate the pandemic. In a press release issued on Friday in the wake of weekend…
JD(S) MLC appeals Congress to postpone ‘Mekedatu padayatra’
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Congress is determined to go on with its planned 10-day ‘ Mekedatu Padayatra ’ starting from Jan. 9, JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has appealed the Congress to defer its padayatra at least until the COVID pandemic, which is witnessing a sudden spurt in the past few days, shows signs of abating. In…
Four including woman killed in road accidents
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The first week of the New Year has proved to be disastrous for city two-wheeler riders as at least half a dozen of them lost their lives in road accidents that took place in different parts of the city. In the latest road accident this morning, a woman, who was riding pillion on a…
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