COVID stickers pasted on vehicles; indelible seal stamped on symptomatic travellers Mandatory 14-day quarantine for outside State visitors; asymptomatic persons let off Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take stringent measures against spread of Coronavirus infection even after the State Government decided to allow one-time, two-way inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities to return home,…
CM’s Rs. 1,610 crore booster to revive sagging State economy
May 6, 2020Excise duty on all brands of liquor hiked by 17 percent Bengaluru: In an attempt to revive the sagging economy of the State which was in distress due to onset of the COVID-19 lockdown, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced a relief package worth over Rs. 1,610 crore. He was addressing a press conference from…
COVID-19 casts dark shadow over Dasara-2020
May 6, 2020By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: An estimated 10 lakh people visit Mysuru every year during the 10-day State-sponsored Dasara extravaganza. However, this year, dark clouds of COVID-19 have cast over the celebrations. With strict norms of social distancing here to stay at least till the pandemic is brought under complete control, stakeholders are wondering how to…
Why was no limit fixed on number of guests at Nikhil’s wedding, asks HC
May 6, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday expressed displeasure over the blanket permission granted by the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner without putting a cap on the number of invitees to the marriage of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of JD-S leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, held on April 17, during the lockdown period. The Court posed this…
Minister welcomes Centre’s move to set up National Tourism Task Force
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi, who is now reportedly under self-quarantine at his native Chikkamagalur, has welcomed the Centre’s decision to form a National Tourism Task Force (NTTF) in order to revive the tourism sector which has taken a severe beating due to the lockdown. In a press release issued on his official letterhead…
Only goods vehicles permitted via Bavali route: SP Ryshyanth
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth has stated that only goods vehicles are permitted to proceed to Kerala and enter Karnataka via Bavali route in H.D. Kote taluk. Vehicles ferrying people (including two-wheelers) that are proceeding to Kerala should proceed via T. Narasipur, Santhemaralli, Chamarajanagar, Terakanambi and Gundlupet route. In the same way, passenger…
13 TN native migrant labourers walk from Hassan to Mysuru
May 6, 2020Request Mysuru DC to help them reach back their homes Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 13 migrant labourers, who were working at a coffee estate in Belur, have walked all their way from Hassan to Mysuru and have now approached the DC to help them go back to their homes in Tamil Nadu. The group also…
Rajasthanis housed at Shelter Camps in city return to their residences in outskirts
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 170 people, native of Rajasthan, were housed at Shelter Camps in city following nationwide lockdown. Though they were not able to return to their native places, a time has come for these people to return to their residences in the district. A total of 170 people including 23 women and 22…
Unkempt plot gives jitters to residents at Gokulam 3rd Stage
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Gokulam 3rd Stage, 4th Main in city are living in constant anxiety since years due to a vacant site next to their house that is filled with overgrown bushes and weeds which has become a breeding place for mosquitoes and a safe haven for snakes, rodents, scorpions and other pests. As the…
Man injured after steering vehicle into paddy field
May 6, 2020Nanjangud: A 29-year-old man suffered injuries after losing control of his van and driving into a paddy field on May 4 evening. The injured is Yogesh, a resident of Hullahalli in Nanjangud. Yogesh was proceeding on Hullahalli-Nanjangud Road in his Maruti Omni Van and when he neared Debur Lake, he lost control of the car…
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