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Forest Fire atop Chamundi Hill
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Forest Fire atop Chamundi Hill

March 19, 2020

Strong winds hamper extinguishing process; Six fire-fighting vehicles, 80 personnel conduct dousing operation Mysore/Mysuru: Fire has destroyed over 10 acres of forest area on the road leading to Uttanahalli from Lalithadripura atop Chamundi Hill yesterday afternoon. It is learnt that some miscreants had lit the fire which spread soon due to strong winds.  The fire…

Infosys begins evacuation of over 10,000 trainees from Mysuru
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Infosys begins evacuation of over 10,000 trainees from Mysuru

March 19, 2020

KSRTC to ply 20 buses from Infy campus every day till Apr. 2 Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the Coronavirus scare, IT major Infosys, which has its biggest campus in the city of Mysuru, has begun evacuating trainees from its Global Education Centre here from yesterday. The IT giant has sought the help of KSRTC to…

First combat-worthy Tejas takes to skies
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First combat-worthy Tejas takes to skies

March 19, 2020

Air Commodore Kalianda A. Muthana flies indigenous fighter plane for 40 minutes Bengaluru: The first Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas in Final Operational Clearance (FOC)-Standard (SP-21) took to the skies for its maiden flight in Bengaluru on Tuesday last, the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said.  Piloted by Air Commodore Kalianda Appaya Muthana (Retd.), Chief Test…

Did Vajpayee name ‘Tejas’ after Tejaswini Ananth Kumar?
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Did Vajpayee name ‘Tejas’ after Tejaswini Ananth Kumar?

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: On Jan. 4, 2001, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee christened the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as Tejas that means radiance in Sanskrit.  At a glittering ceremony in Bengaluru, Vajpayee witnessed the flying display of the LCA’s two prototypes, Technology Demonstrator-I and Technology Demonstrator-II, for about 10 minutes and chose Tejas, one…

Mysuru Division Rly. DRM reviews precautionary steps to combat COVID-19
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Mysuru Division Rly. DRM reviews precautionary steps to combat COVID-19

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division authorities, led by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Aparna Garg, along with Additional Divisional Railway Manager and Chief Medical Superintendent, Railway Hospital, Mysuru, yesterday inspected Mysuru Station to take stock of the efficacy of the precautionary steps taken in view of the Coronavirus outbreak.  She instructed the officials…

Guidelines for Shopping Malls, Supermarkets and PG Hostels
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Guidelines for Shopping Malls, Supermarkets and PG Hostels

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government issuing  directives to the authorities on the necessary measures to be taken for preventing the spread of Coronavirus, the District Administration has issued a set of guidelines for all shopping malls, supermarkets, traders, Paying Guest (PG) accommodations, hostels etc., on the safety and precautionary measures to be taken in their premises. …

COVID-19: An app to track infected people
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COVID-19: An app to track infected people

March 19, 2020

Bengaluru: In a move that appears to take recourse in surveillance measures to track people infected with Covid-19 and those who come in contact with them, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said the Government has deployed technology that will help enforce home quarantine. This was approved in an emergency meeting of the Cabinet to…

PM Narendra Modi to address Nation tonight at 8
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PM Narendra Modi to address Nation tonight at 8

March 19, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Nation at 8 pm today (Mar. 19) on the situation arising out of Coronavirus outbreak and the efforts to combat it, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)  said yesterday. “PM Shri @narendramodi will address the nation on 19th March 2020 at 8 PM, during which he will…

Ganapathy Ashram shut
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Ganapathy Ashram shut

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With a view to control the spread of Coronavirus, all public places in Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram — Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple, Datta Temple, Prayer Hall, Annapoorna Mandir, Shukavana Bird park, Bonsai Garden, Vishwam Museum and Nada Mantapa — have been closed.  Daily darshan and programmes of Ashram’s Seers Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and …

Where have the ubiquitous house sparrows gone ?
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Where have the ubiquitous house sparrows gone ?

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Tomorrow is World Sparrow Day-2020. It is a day for the house sparrow — to convey the message of conservation of sparrows and other common birds and also is a day of celebration to appreciate the beauty of the common biodiversity which we take so much for granted. The house sparrow was once the…

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