Mysore/Mysuru: Sahara Art and Crafts Shopping Festival is being held at Scouts and Guides Ground, behind DC’s Office in city. The expo-cum-sale, which began on Dec.24 will be held till Jan.6 between10.30 am and 9.30 pm. Many types of handicraft and handloom products, bedsheets, chikan work dress materials & sarees, Orissa painting, leather bags, brass…
Founder-President of Textile Merchants Assn. no more
January 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: P. Chainraj (80), Founder of Sindoor Silks in Mysuru and a resident of Ittigegud, passed away here on Thursday. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, two daughters, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. He was the Founder-President of Mysore Textile Merchants Association and Founder-Member of Asha Kirana Hospital. A philanthropist,…
New Year bash restrictions
December 31, 202110 pm deadline to end public parties Movement of people on roads, circles restricted after 10 pm Heavy Police presence to strictly enforce night curfew rules Drunken driving cases will be booked; DLs to be suspended Private party venues too under scanner for loud music, DJ Section 144 at water points on city outskirts to…
Mysuru party-goers head to sands in Goa
December 31, 2021Full flight occupancy from Mysuru to Goa; one more additional flight soon Mysore/Mysuru: With only a double dose vaccination rule in Goa, Mysureans have been flying to the golden sands of Goa to usher in the New Year. Since the last week, flights to Goa have reported full occupancy and there is a great demand….
Statue row ends in razing of Mathrumandali Circle
December 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A controversy over the erection of statues of two eminent personalities at Mathrumandali Circle that links Kalidasa Road to Paduvarahalli, Vontikoppal, Jayalakshmipuram and Yadavagiri compelled the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish the entire Circle. The Mathrumandali Circle structure was demolished by the earth movers amidst stiff protests by the local residents and tension…
Pro-Kannada outfits withdraw Karnataka Bandh call
December 31, 2021Bengaluru: Mindful about its impact amid divide within and lack of support, pro-Kannada organisations withdrew its Karnataka bandh call on Dec. 31 (today), demanding a complete ban on the activities of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) which has been campaigning for long to merge Marathi speaking regions in Belagavi with Maharashtra. Leaders of several Kannada…
Cong. emerges single largest party in ULB polls
December 31, 2021Bengaluru: The Congress on Thursday emerged as the single largest party in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) polls as it raced past the ruling BJP after winning 501 seats out of 1,184 total seats in Karnataka. The 58 ULBs consisting of 1,184 seats went to polls on Dec. 27 and the results were announced yesterday….
State Govt. adopts cashless payment solution for student scholarships
December 31, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka has become the first State in the country to adopt a cashless and contactless payment solution, thereby easing the process of paying education fees digitally to students of schools and colleges. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), State Bank of India (SBI) and Department of e-Governance, Government of Karnataka, have partnered for enabling…
Unidentified body found
December 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Railway Police have found a body of an unidentified man near Srirangapatna Railway Station and have shifted the body to the mortuary besides registering a case. The deceased is aged about 50 years, 5.6 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal built, round faced and was wearing a pink coloured full arm shirt, brown pant…
Night curfew to stay as COVID cases spike
December 30, 2021Karnataka reports 566 cases on Dec. 29; Bengaluru reports 400 Central team assessing situation, suggesting remedial action Bengaluru/Mysuru: The State authorities have clarified that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is not in favour of lifting the night curfew, especially on Dec. 31, the New Year’s eve. Reason: Spike in COVID cases where the State yesterday recorded…















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