Mysore/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…
SSLC students emerge School toppers after revaluation
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dayan and Nihal Prakash, students of Sadvidya High School, have emerged School toppers and secured State 5th Rank in the SSLC exam after revaluation. While Dayan, who got 614 marks out of 625 in the results announced earlier, secured seven more marks making his total 621, Nihal, who was given 617, secured four more…
Fastag compulsory for all four-wheelers from Jan. 1
September 10, 2020New Delhi: In a significant move amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Union Ministry of Road Transport has decided to make Fastag compulsory for all four-wheelers across the country with effect from Jan. 1, 2021. Earlier, Fastag was mandatory for four-wheelers manufactured since 2017. But now, the Ministry has decided to make it compulsory for all…
Early morning chain-snatching: Elderly man relieved of 20 grams gold chain at Bannimantap
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chain-snatchers, who usually target elderly lonely women, targeted an elderly man, who was watering the garden and snatched his gold chain at Bannimantap early this morning. The victim is 70-year-old Tukaram, a retired KSRTC employee and a resident of Bannimantap ‘C’ Layout, near Bhuvaneshwari Kalyana Mantap. Tukaram, who had grown flower plants in front…
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