Mysore/Mysuru: Every year by now, the main thoroughfares of Mysuru city would have colourful and huge idols of Ganesha and Gowri, some with even varied themes. But this season, the scene is different with COVID-19 taking the sheen off the celebrations. Areas including K.T. Street, Ramakrishnanagar, Agrahara Circle, near 101 Ganapathi Temple, Paduvarahalli, Saraswathipuram, Kuvempunagar,…
Makeshift Flower Market at J.K. Grounds
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: J.K. Grounds in the heart of the city and located very close to the City Railway Station, was a bee-hive of activity this morning as people from all parts of the city thronged the venue for purchase of flowers and other puja articles for the Gowri-Ganesha festival later this week. In view of the…
Boundary survey for Mysuru-Madikeri Expressway begins
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has begun boundary marking exercise and land acquisition survey for the four/ six-lane Mysuru-Madikeri Economic Corridor Expressway Project along the Mysuru-Madikeri NH-275. The 115 km-long Expressway costing Rs.6,000 crore is a fully Centrally-funded Project including land acquisition. The new Highway is being built to connect Mysuru and…
Government issues guidelines for Ganesha Festival celebrations
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As the lockdown in Containment Zones is extended till Aug. 31 and permission not given to conduct social, political, sports, entertainment, education and religious activities and other mass meetings in the State Government’s July 30 order and as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Chief Secretary and Working Committee President of…
COVID-19 restrictions dampen spirits of traditional idol-makers
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the State Government’s guidelines restricting the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival celebrations in order to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most affected people are traditional Gowri-Ganesha idol-makers in the region. In Kumbarageri alone, which is located near Gandhi Chowk in city, there are over 20 families, who have been depending on…
MUDA reclaims land worth Rs.6 cr. on which sites were illegally allotted
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another drive against encroachment of its land, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has reclaimed 10 sites which were illegally allotted by a Housing Society on a parcel of land, which was part of MUDA’s Land Bank. In a press release issued on Tuesday, MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh said that the…
Cleanliness Drive by SWR Mysuru
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As per the directives of Railway Board, a Cleanliness Drive was launched over Indian Railways from Aug. 10 to 16 to clear the debris/garbage accumulated at different corners of Offices, Station buildings, Colonies etc., with the volunteering of Railway staff along with Officers and other staff employed under agencies. The Officers and Station staff…
Online workshop for Hindi Teachers and Research Scholars at CIIL
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day online Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation for Assistant Professors, Lecturers and Research Scholars from all over India, began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru on Aug.17. Prof. P.R. Dharmesh Fernandez, Deputy Director CIIL and Head, NTS-I, introduced the activities of CIIL and emphasised on the…
Webinar on ‘Solar Astronomy’ by Dr. Dipankar Banerjee on Aug. 23
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Astronomical Society (MAS) has organised a webinar on ‘Solar Astronomy with Forthcoming ADITYA L1 Mission’ on Aug. 23 (Sunday) at 6 pm. The resource person will be Dr. Dipankar Banerjee, who has been recently appointed as the Director, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital. An astrophysicist working in Indian Institute of…
Ex-MLA C. Guruswamy passes away
August 19, 2020Chamarajanagar: Former Chamarajanagar MLA C. Guruswamy (68) passed away at a private hospital in Mysuru this morning. He leaves behind his wife Sheela, two daughters including former ZP President and District BJP General Secretary, advocate Nagashree Pratap and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be held at his native village Yanagahalli. Guruswamy,…
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