City doctors, industrialists enticed to invest in fraudulent solar scheme Good returns promised for 25 years; network operated through agents Mysore/Mysuru: An elaborate and a well-organised network of fraudsters is operating in Mysuru that has duped many people including doctors, industrialists and entrepreneurs by promising good returns if they invest in Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar…
Dedicated Wards to be established at District Hospital to treat Delta variants
June 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After vehement denials by the District Administration and the District Health Officer (DHO) about the presence of the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 in Mysuru, it has now come to light that in fact Mysuru is the first district in Karnataka that has reported the deadly variant. Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar himself revealed…
Swimming Pool at DC Bungalow: Approval by Nirmithi Kendra ignored, says IAS Officer Rohini Sindhuri
June 24, 2021‘Zeal shown to probe pool must also be shown to unearth land encroachment’ Mysore/Mysuru: IAS Officer Rohini Sindhuri, who is now the Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Bengaluru, has defended the construction of indoor swimming pool at the Mysuru DC’s Bungalow premises and said that construction of the pool was a pilot project…
‘Moral turpitude’: IPS Officer Roopa tweets
June 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Mysuru Regional Commissioner (RC) Dr. G.C. Prakash submitting a re-port that the swimming pool that has been constructed at the official residence of Mysuru Deputy Commissioner during the tenure of DC Rohini Sindhuri was of no public interest, IPS Officer D. Roopa has termed construction of a pool at a time…
‘District Administration hiding COVID deaths’
June 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has claimed that the District Administration was trying to manipulate COVID deaths in the district to ‘mislead’ people and prompt the State Government to continue strict lockdown for some more weeks. Addressing a press meet at Congress Office near City Railway Station this morning, Lakshmana said that from the beginning,…
Former BBMP Corporator hacked to death
June 24, 2021Bengaluru: Ex- BJP Corporator of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Rekha Kadiresh was hacked to death by miscreants outside her residence in Cottonpete here today. According to Police sources, the incident occurred in the morning when some unknown miscreants had fatally assaulted the former Corporator with sharp weapons and had fled from the scene,…
Migrant workers’ return to Kodagu triggers infection fear
June 24, 2021Kushalnagar: Kodagu’s positivity rate is showing a downward trend in the last two days. But what is alarming is the spectre of infections travelling undetected from borders as there is a huge influx of migrant workers who are sneaking into the district without being screened. This has sparked concerns about a surge in cases as…
Karnataka Zoos receive Rs. 3.12 cr. through animal adoptions
June 24, 2021Belagavi, Gadag and Hampi Zoos reopen today Mysore/Mysuru: The nine Zoos in Karnataka, which were reeling under severe financial crisis following COVID-induced lockdown, can now breathe a sigh of relief as Rs. 3.12 crore have come through animal adoptions and donations. Addressing a press meet at Mysuru Zoo premises yesterday, Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK)…
Healthcare Workers brave Wildlife to save Tribals from the Virus
June 24, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: A team comprising three Health Volunteers, four ASHA Workers and one Anganwadi Worker is on a mission to save people from the dreaded COVID-19 by trekking several kilometres covering 11 haadis (tribal hamlets) and 13 villages on the forest border in Nagarahole National Park. Eleven haadis and 13 villages are…
Vaccination for degree, medical, engineering students & teachers soon
June 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 29,195 persons have received the jab on the third day of the mega Covid Vaccination Drive in the district yesterday. People stood in serpentine queues at various vaccination sites in both city and taluks to receive the vaccine in the drive launched jointly by District Administration, District Health and Family Welfare…
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