Madikeri: Coffee planters in Kodagu are still suffering from the effects of incessant rainfall and landslides of August 2018 and 2019 that resulted in loss of topsoil, crops and yield. Apart from low yield, spotty summer showers, planters are also facing an acute shortage of labour to pluck beans as most of workers that come…
Selection trials for District Sports Hostel on Mar. 2
March 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Selection process of talented sports persons (boys and girls) for District Sports Hostel, Mysuru, will be held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium on Mar. 2 at 9 am. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, Assistant Director of Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) G. Omprakash stated that taluk-level selection process is already…
‘Samskruthika Kala Prathibhotsava’
March 1, 2021Music Varsity to host cultural contest, festival on Mar. 4, 5 Mysore/Mysuru: Commemorating Padma Vibhushan Dr. Gangubai Hangal’s 108th birth anniversary, KSGH Music and Performing Arts University has organised a two-day Inter-Department and College-level Cultural Competitions and Festival titled ‘Samskruthika Kala Prathibhotsava’ on Mar. 4 and 5 at the University Campus on JLB Road here….
Law catches up with underage drivers
February 28, 2021Police launch crackdown against driving by minors; book 81 cases Mysore/Mysuru: Law is finally catching up with minors who drive cars or ride two-wheelers. 18 is the age to secure a Driving Licence and the City Police have launched a crackdown on children getting on to roads with their vehicles. After Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri…
52,380 doses ready for Phase-3 vaccination
February 28, 2021Fresh stocks arrive; jabs for seniors from tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: Preparations are on war-footing for the launch of Phase-3 vaccination from tomorrow, March 1, for citizens above 60 years of age and persons above 45 years with comorbidities. Ten locations across the district have been identified for the drive. Meetings of senior Health Officers with representatives…
COVID vaccine at Pvt. Hospitals will cost Rs. 250 per dose
February 28, 2021It is free at Government facilities New Delhi: The Union Government has fixed Rs. 250 per dose of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered on citizens above 60 years of age and persons above 45 years with comorbidities as part of Phase-3 vaccination drive starting from tomorrow. Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, interacted with Health Secretaries…
House burglars arrested
February 28, 2021Gold ornaments worth Rs. 31 lakh recovered, car seized Mysore/Mysuru: City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have arrested notorious house burglars and have recovered 611 grams gold ornaments worth Rs. 31 lakh besides seizing a car used for the crime. The arrested are 54-year-old Fayaz Ahmed, a native of Saragur, now residing in Rajivnagar 2nd Stage…
Kerala tigress with snare on neck captured in Bandipur
February 28, 2021Shifted to Chamundi Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli near Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: A tigress, which was seen with a snare entangled in its neck in Kerala has been trapped in Gundre Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve this morning. Forest Department officials from Kerala were desperately searching for the big cat as it had the snare and would…
Police picnic in restricted KRS backwaters makes a splash
February 28, 2021Srirangapatna: A day after an incident of a youth driving a Police jeep on the wall of the high-security Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam from the main gate (North Gate) came to light, another incident where Police personnel were found partying at KRS backwaters, again a restricted area, has surfaced. Photos of Policemen partying at…
No increase in bus fare, assures Transport Minister
February 28, 2021Vijayapura: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister Laxman Savadi has assured that there will be no increase in bus fare in the State. Speaking at a press meet yesterday, Transport Minister Savadi said, “We do not have any proposal to hike Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus fare. Over the last one year,…
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