Month: August, 2022

Ban on single-use plastic from July 1: MCC collects Rs. 12 lakh fine, seizes 1,350 kg banned plastic
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Ban on single-use plastic from July 1: MCC collects Rs. 12 lakh fine, seizes 1,350 kg banned plastic

August 4, 2022

Awareness programme held on what types of plastics are prohibited Mysore/Mysuru: Conveying that it has strictly enforced the ban on single-use plastic notified by the Centre under the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 by the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has sought cooperation from all stakeholders in…

Police intensify display card drive for autorickshaws
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Police intensify display card drive for autorickshaws

August 4, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have intensified the drive to issue QR Code-enabled Auto Driving Licence Display Cards to all autorickshaws and till now, over 11,229 cards have been distributed to be affixed in the vehicle for passenger information. There are over 25,000 autos in the city. Aimed at ensuring passenger security, the system makes it…

Musical evening at Ramakrishna Vidyashala tomorrow
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Musical evening at Ramakrishna Vidyashala tomorrow

August 4, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Yadavagiri, has organised a musical evening by eminent vocalist Brajeshwar Mukherjee from Kolkata and a flute recital by Ravi Shankar Mishra at its premises on Aug. 5 at 5.15 pm. They will be accompanied on tabla by Gourisankar (Texas, USA) and on harmonium by Veerabhadraiah Hiremath. Brajeshwar Mukherjee is a well-known…

Headless bodies of women: Serial killer, lover arrested
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Headless bodies of women: Serial killer, lover arrested

August 4, 2022

Srirangapatna: Srirangapatna Sub-Division Police have cracked the case of headless bodies of two women which were found discarded at two different places. While one woman’s body was found near Arakere, the body of another woman was found between Bebi Betta and K. Bettahalli on June 7. The two incidents of the grisly crime where semi-decomposed…

Exclusive interview with Intl. Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree: ‘I was influenced by lives of women around me’
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Exclusive interview with Intl. Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree: ‘I was influenced by lives of women around me’

August 4, 2022

Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize-2022 for translated work, was in Mysuru last month to attend the sixth edition of the Mysuru Literature Festival. Her award-winning book, ‘Ret Samadhi’ in Hindi (‘Tomb of Sand’ in English) is not just a story of a family or partition but also about global warming, feminism, ancient…

New team of District Masters Athletics Assn.
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New team of District Masters Athletics Assn.

August 4, 2022

The following were elected as the office-bearers of Mysore District Master Athletics Association at its General Body Meeting recently: President: Sumana Narasimha Murthy; Vice-Presidents: M. Yogendra, K.N. Somashekar, N.R. Shankar Rao, C.N. Ganesh and Parvathy Kantharaj; Secretary: P.G. Satyanarayan; Senior Joint Secretary: M.P. Chandrashekra; Joint Secretaries: M.M. Naniaiah, C.R. Ananda, B. Basavaraju, Mahadevaiah and B.S….

Yaduveer Wadiyar couple visits Tholasi Jewels in Nanjangud
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Yaduveer Wadiyar couple visits Tholasi Jewels in Nanjangud

August 4, 2022

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar visited the newly opened showroom of ‘Tholasi Jewels’ at Nanjangud. Head quartered in Mysuru city with two majestic showrooms, Tholasi Jewels has now made its footprints in Nanjangud, spread over 3,000 sqft. This opulent showroom has 2 floors and houses eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary designs…

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