Mysore/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…
Government issues SOP for partial re-opening of Schools
September 10, 2020Classes 9 to 12 may start on voluntary basis from Sept. 21 Students who attend need written permission from parents New Delhi: As part of phase-wise unlocking activities in the context of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines (Standard Operating Procedure – SOP) for re-opening of Schools for students of…
Book Publisher D.N. Lokappa feted
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the birth anniversary of renowned writer Poornachandra Tejaswi, members of Anikethana Seva Trust on Tuesday felicitated D.N. Lokappa of Samvahana Prakashana on his recent nomination as Kannada Book Selection Committee Member. Speaking on the occasion, Trust President K.V. Mallesh said, Lokappa has published thousands of books written by senior and junior writers through…
Unidentified man commits suicide
September 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, aged between 35 and 40 years, has committed suicide by hanging self to a tree at the Chamundi Hill forest area in city. The kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact K.R. Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418319 or call Police Control Room on Ph: 0821-2418339, according to a…
Greater Mysuru concept gets new push
September 9, 2020District Minister holds meeting in Bengaluru to discuss proposal to upgrade MCC as Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike Mysore/Mysuru: Time for Greater Mysuru? With another round of meeting held in the State capital yesterday, the ball seems to have been set in motion to upgrade the existing Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as Greater Mysuru (Bruhat Mysuru…
Trains chug after six months
September 9, 2020Railways to start 40 pairs of special trains from Sept. 12 Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of over six months, Mysuru City Railway Station sprang back to life with trains shuttling since Monday (Sept. 7) morning. Train services had been cancelled when the lockdown was imposed on Mar. 24, 2020. The usually bustling City Railway Station,…
Post Office Passport Seva Kendra reopens
September 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at Metagalli in city resumed its activities this morning. This Kendra had remained closed for five months after the Centre had announced lockdown on Mar. 24 due to Covid. When the Kendra was about to re-open a few weeks earlier, after the lockdown was being lifted in…
Cattle-killing tiger captured, shifted to Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre
September 9, 2020Was tranquillised with the help of tamed elephants H.D. Kote: An aged tiger, which had killed domestic animals in and around Moorband, Kalsur, Hegganur and N. Begur in Sargur taluk, has been finally captured after tranquillising it with the help of tamed elephants near an agricultural field at Devalapura hundi village yesterday. According to the…
Life-saving initiative at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital: 65-year-old donates Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator to poor heart patient
September 9, 2020Reuse of medical device saves life of another 65-year-old Mysore/Mysuru: In times like this wherein humanity has been taking a back seat, 65-year-old G.L. Thippanna is standing tall with his kindness and large heartedness. Thippanna donated his AICD (Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator), a life-saving device that helps in correcting abnormal heart rhythm and saved the…
BJP Government committed to promoting Agriculture: Minister
September 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the BJP Government is committed for promoting farming in the State, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said that he has toured all the 30 districts in the State to study issues that are bothering the farming community. He was speaking at the District BJP Raitha Morcha meeting organised at the BJP Office in…
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