Bengaluru: COVID-19 test has been made mandatory for legislators attending the joint session of the State Legislature from Sept. 21, said Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, the Speaker said the MLAs must undergo test at the Government Hospitals in their respective Assembly Constituencies two days before the commencement of…
Forest Department begins selection process of Dasara elephants
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the decision taken by the State Government to celebrate Dasara in a simple manner without much fanfare this year and limiting the Jumboo Savari only to the Palace premises, the Forest Department has begun the process of selecting the elephants to participate in this year’s Dasara festivities. Usually, the process of selecting elephants…
MUDA clears encroachment, reclaims Rs. 2 crore worth sites
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) officials, on Monday, have cleared the encroachment on their sites and have reclaimed their properties worth about Rs. 2 crore from the encroachers. Following instructions from MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh, MUDA officials, armed with the order, reached the encroached sites and found that a lorry transport office…
Dasara Executive Committee meeting at Palace Board Office on Sept. 12
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The first Executive Committee meeting of Dasara-2020 under the Chairmanship of District Minister S.T. Somashekar will be held at the Office of Mysore Palace Board on Sept. 12 (Saturday) at 4 pm to prepare the road-map for Dasara celebrations. The meeting will deliberate on the preparations for Nada Habba in the wake of the…
CM to virtually lay foundation stone for Vishnu Memorial on Sept. 15
September 10, 2020Memorial becoming a reality after seven years of struggle; no large gathering due to COVID-19 pandemic Mysore/Mysuru: The foundation stone for the construction of a befitting memorial for late actor “Sahasa Simha” Dr. Vishnuvardhan will virtually be laid by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sept. 15 from Bengaluru. The physical ceremony or the Bhoomi Puja…
Medical Education Minister seeks clinical study of COVID reinfection
September 10, 2020Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has instructed officials to conduct a clinical study on Corona relapse cases in the State. Speaking at a meeting with Task Force officials regarding COVID-19, he said a 27-year-old woman has developed the disease for a second time at a private hospital in city. This was not happening…
Set up Plasma Bank in Mysuru: AAP
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Malavika Gubbivani, Mysuru District President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has in a press release urged the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to set up a Plasma Bank in city and popularise it among the people. Expressing concern over the COVID-19 death toll crossing 500 mark in the district, she said even now the Government communication…
Cinema theatres to open from Oct. 1?
September 10, 2020New Delhi: The cinema halls will likely open across the country from Oct. 1. To this end, the All India Cine Industry leaders held talks with the Union Home Secretary and Information Secretary yesterday. Representatives of the film industry have sought permission to open theatres in the wake of permission being given for trains, metro…
Readership takes a beating as public libraries yet to open
September 10, 2020Most affected are competitive exam aspirants Mysore/Mysuru: As we emerge from the lockdown, the economic hiatus due to the pandemic has begun to show its results. The printing and publication industry had to go into a forced shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic had people shunning from buying hard copies of newspapers, books, magazines and…
MP asks DC not to spend Central Funds on development of circles, graveyards
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has urged the Mysuru District Administration not to spend the Central Funds to develop circles and graveyards. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner, the MP has asked the district revenue head to utilise Rs. 69.39 crore funds allotted to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) under the 15th Finance Scheme…
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