Mysore/Mysuru: Those who had adopted animals and birds last year under the Zoo Animal Adoption Scheme will be urged to renew the adoption by another one year as Mysuru Zoo is facing financial crisis owing to second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, said District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Talking to reporters after visiting the Mysuru Zoo…
Create Corona awareness in rural areas
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers’ Association President Kurubur Shanthakumar has urged the State Government to organise Corona awareness campaigns and vaccination programme for people living in rural areas of the district. He stated that the Association has set up a 15-member team, including seven qualified doctors, to joins hands with the district administration in its…
Old rivalry: Youth allegedly murdered near Maddur
May 12, 2021Maddur: A 26-year-old youth was allegedly murdered with lethal weapons by a group of youths over old rivalry at Gejjalagere village near Maddur on Monday night. Another youth, who was with him has suffered serious injuries following a brutal assault and is undergoing treatment at the District Hospital. The deceased youth is Hemanth Kumar, son…
Senior political leader Krishnamadegowda passes away
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Senior political leader and filmmaker Krishnamadegowda (77), passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city following brief illness. His son Lokesh, former MCDCC Bank Director had pre-deceased him five days ago. A resident of Bogadi, he leaves behind his wife, two sons and a host of relatives and friends. He had served as…
Steps taken to increase oxygenated beds in District: Minister
May 12, 2021H.D. Kote: The District Administration has initiated steps to increase the number of oxygenated beds in the wake of surge in Corona positive cases, said Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar. Speaking at a review meeting of COVID-19 pandemic in H.D. Kote taluk yesterday, he said that Private Hospitals have been strictly told to…
SWR to run Mysuru-Danapur Summer Special tomorrow
May 12, 2021Hubballi: South Western Railway (SWR) on Monday announced running a special express train between Mysuru-Danapur to clear extra rush (one way). Accordingly, train No 07314 will depart Mysuru at 1100 hrs on May 13 and arrive at Danapur at 2045 hrs on May 15. En route, the train will arrive / depart KSR Bengaluru –…
28 PU lecturers served notices for skipping COVID duty
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking serious note of the absence of PU College lecturers who were tasked with COVID duty , the District administration has served notices to 28 PU College lecturers for remaining absent from contact tracing work. The district administration, through the Department of Pre-University Education, has served notices to 28 PU College lecturers of the…
Remdesivir short-supply: Notices to Pharma companies
May 12, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has issued notices to Cipla Ltd. and Jubilant Ltd., two pharmaceutical companies producing Remdesivir, for their failure to supply the quantum allocated to Karnataka. The notice has been issued by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, N. Manjunath Prasad. The notice stated that the State Government, through the State Executive Committee, has been…
Two killed, another injured as tractor rams into bike
May 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two youths were killed while another suffered serious injuries when a tractor rammed into the bike on which they were riding at Preethi Layout on Lingambudhi Palya Road yesterday morning. While the deceased have been identified as Madhusudhan (25) of D. Salundi village and Ravikumar (26) of Doddahundi village, the seriously injured youth, who…
Mason mauled to death by Pit Bull
May 12, 2021Bengaluru: Call it the bane of owning exotic breed dogs or just a sorry occurrence, in a shocking incident, a Pit Bull dog who was on a walk with his owner attacked and mauled a mason to death in Attur Layout, Bengaluru. According to reports, a woman, who owned the dog was taking him for…
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