Bengaluru: All hospitals in the State have been asked not to provide ‘out-patient care/ elective case, including dental patients’ to patients with mild symptoms for the next two weeks or till further orders to prevent crowding and the spread of COVID-19. Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department T.K. Anil Kumar has issued an…
Triple riding on bike turns fatal for youth
January 16, 2022Two injured; they were not wearing helmets Mysore/Mysuru: A 22-year-old youth lost his life in a bike-car collision near Kukkarahalli Lake last night. Three youths were riding triple on a high-end bike and according to the Police and eye-witnesses, the bike was moving at a great speed and all the three were not wearing helmets….
Simple Deepotsava celebration at Srirangapatna
January 16, 2022Srirangapatna: As the grand annual ‘Laksha Deepotsava‘ celebration of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple here was cancelled this year in view of COVID pandemic, the celebration was held in a simple manner by lighting 1,000 earthen lamps in front of the Temple yesterday. Pandavapura Assistant Commissioner B.C. Shivanandamurthy launched the ‘Deepotsava’ while Vedic Scholar Dr. Bhanuprakash Sharma…
Deserted streets now a weekend affair
January 16, 2022Meat, fish sales dip in Mysuru but Srirangapatna markets see extra buyers Mysore/Mysuru: The second-day of the 55-hour second weekend curfew of the new year enforced by the Government to check the spread of the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, saw good public response as the Central Business district (CBD) wore a near-deserted look this…
Syed Issac’s Kannada library to be inaugurated on Jan. 26
January 16, 2022As authorities fail to keep up promise, Syed rebuilds his burnt library using donations Mysore/Mysuru: The Kannada library of Syed Issac at Rajivnagar 5th Cross, which was burnt down in the wee hours of Apr. 9, 2021, will be inaugurated by school students during Republic Day celebrations on Jan. 26. Syed Issac, a senior citizen,…
Mekedatu reservoir project disastrous: Medha Patkar
January 16, 2022Big projects always in favour of politicians, investors and contractors, not common man Bengaluru: Social activist Medha Patkar has expressed concern that the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project could seriously affect biodiversity as well as River Cauvery. Patkar, who was in Bengaluru to take part in a programme organised by the Karnataka Nela Jala Parisara…
Mysuru Zoo gives birthday treat for 9-year-old Demba
January 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: We all get to celebrate our birthdays and our family and friends ensure that it is a special occasion. The same filial bonding was there for everyone to see when Demba, a gorilla at the Mysuru Zoo, celebrated his ninth birthday on Jan. 15. It was his first birthday celebration in Mysuru — in…
PM Modi calls startups “backbone” of new India
January 16, 2022Declares Jan. 16 as ‘National Startup Day’ New Delhi: The country will celebrate January 16 as National Startup Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a virtual gathering of over 150 entrepreneurs yesterday as he termed startups as the “backbone” of new India and the engine that will power the nation’s economic growth in the run…
KMF proposes to hike milk price by Rs. 3 a litre
January 16, 2022Bengaluru: In yet another shock to the common man, who is already reeling under soaring prices of essential commodities, the KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) has sought to hike milk price by Rs. 3 a litre. The general body of the KMF, headed by its Chairman and MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi, which met in Benglauru on Thursday,…
No two-wheelers on NICE Road from 10 pm to 5 am
January 16, 2022Bengaluru: To put an end to frequent accidents involving two-wheelers on NICE Road, the management of the Nandi Economic Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Limited has decided to close the road for two-wheeler traffic between 10 pm and 5 am from Jan. 16. This is being done in line with the directives of the Joint Commissioner of…















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