Mysore/Mysuru: The greasing and oiling (lubrication) of crest gates installed at different levels of KRS Dam built over river Cauvery in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district has started. With the works being carried out as part of maintenance ahead of monsoon having begun, Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL) Executive Engineer M.B. Raju inspected the works on…
Retaining wall works begin to protect Kodagu DC Office
June 21, 2021Mock drill demonstrates emergency preparedness Madikeri/Kushalnagar: Under threat of collapse due to incessant rains and possible landslides, the Kodagu DC Office is being protected with a 40-ft concrete retaining wall. But the works have started only now though the project was formally sanctioned long back and works on making pre-cast concrete slabs began in February…
No country was ready for COVID, Yoga helped: PM Modi
June 21, 2021‘WHO mYoga’ app launched; to help fulfil motto of ‘One World, One Health’ New Delhi: Yoga became a source of inner strength among people amid the COVID-19 pandemic and inculcated faith in them that they could fight the virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this morning. “Yoga shows us the road from stress to strength…
City bike designer’s electric bike enters Golden Book of World Records
June 21, 2021This tiny rideable bike is just 5.7 inches in height Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another feather to his cap, city’s bike designer Santosh, whose creation — Moosshiqk-1 — an electric bike had entered Limca Book of World Records, Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records besides being featured in Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,…
More than 5,000 cusecs released to Tamil Nadu from KRS Dam
June 21, 2021Srirangapatna: Even as the water level in KRS Dam is yet to reach its maximum level, the authorities are said to be releasing more than 5,000 cusecs of water from the Dam to Tamil Nadu daily, much against the interests of the farmers. At present, the water level in the Dam is 93 ft, with the…
Mandya unlocks; vehicles crowd roads
June 21, 2021Two injured in a three-vehicle accident Srirangapatna: The brighter side of the lockdown is that there are less accidents as many people postpone their travel plans and remain closeted indoors. The dark side of the unlock process, however, is that it causes accidents as maximum number of vehicles will be on roads. Three vehicles were…
Rahul Gandhi’s birthday celebrated as Seva Diwas
June 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The District Congress celebrated the birthday of former AICC President Rahul Gandhi as ‘Seva Diwas’ and distributed essential items, including face masks and medicine kits, free-of-cost to the people. KPCC Working President R. Dhruvanarayan, who was the chief guest at a function organised by Congress Women’s Wing at Congress Bhavan in city on Saturday,…
Tragedy strikes family on Father’s Day
June 21, 2021Father dies of heart attack hours after daughter commits suicide Girl takes extreme step as she was not admitted to private college Malavalli: Tragedy struck a family on Father’s Day yesterday (June 20) when the father died of heart attack while preparing for the last rites of his daughter who had committed suicide in the…
No operation of KSRTC buses in Mysuru
June 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Government announced unlock 2.0 coming into effect from today (June 21) allowing public transport, there is no KSRTC bus service in Mysuru as the lockdown restrictions announced on June 11 has been extended till July 5 in the district, without any relaxations due to high COVID positivity rate. Mysuru is the…
Yoga at icy heights
June 21, 2021Indo-Tibetan Border Police perform at snow-covered Himalayan peaks New Delhi: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, deployed at India-China border, performed Yoga at the icy height of 18,000 feet at the snow covered Himalayan peaks on the Indian-China border this morning. Several pictures showed the officials performing Pranayama and Surya Namaskar at the backdrop of…
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