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Tiger menace continues in South Kodagu
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Tiger menace continues in South Kodagu

January 9, 2022

Two more cows killed on Thursday, Friday Gonikoppa: Despite Forest Department staff placing cages in two places and also installing camera traps to trace the movement of the tiger, which is creating menace and to trap it, the elusive tiger is continuing its killing spree by killing two cows at Tochamakeri village on Thursday and…

Small-scale industrialists condemn hike in power tariff
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Small-scale industrialists condemn hike in power tariff

January 9, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the manufacturing sector is slowly looking up post COVID pandemic, the CESC’s decision to hike power tariff has raised the eyebrows of industrialists. In a press release, the MSME Council condemned the CESC for its proposal to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Authority, seeking a hike in power tariff of HT…

Former MLA Somashekar opposes privatisation of Muzrai temples
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Former MLA Somashekar opposes privatisation of Muzrai temples

January 9, 2022

Cricket tournament for Shivarchaka priests begins Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government’s move to privatise Muzrai temples, former MLA and Congress leader M.K. Somashekar expressed concern that several vested interests were out to snatch away the livelihood of scores of Shivarchaka priests who were leading life by performing Pujas at temples and Mandirs for generations. He…

Tourists with prior bookings can travel
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Tourists with prior bookings can travel

January 9, 2022

Bengaluru: The State Government on Friday has clarified that tourists who have already booked their stay in hotels and resorts can travel during weekend curfew period. According to the clarification issued by Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department, “Tourists booked for weekends with valid stay vouchers are permitted to travel in their…

Surge in COVID cases keeps officials on toes
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Surge in COVID cases keeps officials on toes

January 8, 2022

DC visits COVID Care Centre at Mandakalli; 200 beds readied Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru yesterday reported a single-day spike with 219 new cases of COVID-19 and two new COVID clusters. Clusters have been reported for the first time in the last one-and-a-half years after the initial one that was reported from Nanjangud. On Thursday, only 65 cases…

Health Officers hold dry run to face third wave
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Health Officers hold dry run to face third wave

January 8, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Health Officers of Mysuru are holding a series of preparedness meetings to face the COVID third wave and at the same time tackle Omicron infections. A day after Mysuru reported a steep spike in COVID infections — 65 on Jan. 6 to 219 on Jan. 7 — the District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H….

Weekend curfew: People stay indoors
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Weekend curfew: People stay indoors

January 8, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: The usually busy and buzzing Central Business District wore a near-deserted look this morning on the first day of the weekend curfew in the new year. Though grocery, provision, vegetables, food shops  and other essential services shops were open in Shivarampet, Santhepet, D. Devaraj Urs Road, K.R. Circle etc., in the heart of the…

Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu
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Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu

January 8, 2022

Forest Dept. complicit, says MLA; seeks high-level investigation Madikeri: Rampant illegal mining of precious stones has been reported from Pattighat Reserve Forests (Nishane Motte) near Bhagamandala of the Western Ghats under the very nose of the Forest Department and those who are duty-bound to protect it have now been accused of openly allowing plunderers to…

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