Bannur: A 38-year-old man, who had climbed a coconut tree to pluck coconuts at Bannur, died after slipping and falling from the tree yesterday. The deceased is Manju (38), a resident of Ganiganakoppal near Bannur. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and one son. Yesterday afternoon, Manju had climbed the coconut tree behind Bannur…
Isha Foundation to offer ‘Yogakshema’ to prison inmates
December 2, 2021Bengaluru: Isha Foundation and Karnataka Government have joined hands to implement ‘Yogakshema’ programme for prison inmates with an aim to enhance their physical and mental health. “The initiative will offer simple, but powerful yogic practices in the prison ecosystem, with an aim of enhancing physical, mental and emotional health of staff and inmates by offering…
Massive landslides atop Chamundi Hill: Convert Nandi Statue road into trekking path
December 1, 2021Technical Committee of Institution of Engineers comes up with feasible recommendations Mysore/Mysuru: The Technical Committee of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mysuru Local Centre, constituted to assess the damages to the Chamundi Hill road linking the View Point and the Nandi Statue has recommended to the District Administration to abandon the road for vehicular traffic…
Genome-Sequencing Lab at K.R. Hospital
December 1, 202160 percent of works completed; staff training at NIMHANS; equipment to arrive soon Mysore/Mysuru: The process of setting up a Genome-Sequencing Laboratory at Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) is in full swing and over 60 percent of the works have been completed. There are three Regional Genome Sequencing Laboratories in Bengaluru — National…
Bonhomie on full display: PM Modi meets ex-PM Deve Gowda
December 1, 2021Truck between BJP, JD(S) in Council polls and IIT for Hassan on agenda New Delhi: As the date for the Karnataka Council polls nears, Janata Dal-Secular has reached out to BJP to forge an alliance. As evident, party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held discussions on the same yesterday. Photos…
INS Shivalik model, submarine, anti-aircraft gun at Madikeri
December 1, 2021New war machines brought to Sunny Side, General K.S. Thimayya Museum Madikeri: In a landmark move that will draw tourists and visitors in droves to Sunny Side, General Kodandera S. Thimayya’s house in Madikeri that has been converted into a Museum and a War Memorial, a huge model of INS Shivalik, an anti-aircraft gun and…
Omicron scare: Clinical Expert Panel formed for treatment protocol
December 1, 2021Quarantine App, telemedicine facilities monitoring patient care to be reintroduced Bengaluru: Gearing up to handle a possible outbreak of Omicron, the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar in Bengaluru yesterday and submitted several recommendations including mandatory vaccination, screening of international passengers, compulsory RT-PCR test on arrival at the airports,…
JSS Sangeetha Sabha’s Annual Music Festival from Dec. 2 to 6
December 1, 2021In memory of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji Mysuru, the Cultural Capital of Karnataka, is a fertile bed for fine arts, especially Karnatak Music. The patronage of the Wadiyar dynasty led to the evolution of a distinctive Mysore style across many art forms such as architecture, painting and music. As centuries passed, the Royal furtherance…
Fire inside a room in Parliament House
December 1, 2021New Delhi: A fire broke out inside a room of the Parliament House here this morning. According to Fire Department, several wooden articles and computers were burnt in the fire that broke out in room number 59. The incident was reported around 8.05 am, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse…
Seeking payment of COVID risk allowance: Resident doctors take out candle light march
December 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government for payment of COVID risk allowance promised to them, hundreds of resident doctors took out a candle light march in city yesterday evening. Following the call given for the State-wide demonstration by Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors (KARD), an association of House Surgeons, Post-Graduates and Super-Speciality residents of Government Medical and…















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