Mysore/Mysuru: Terming the Congress party’s Mekedatu Padayatra as a mere political gimmick aimed at fetching votes in the Assembly polls, BJP MLA L. Nagendra charged the Congress Government in Punjab of failing to provide security to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited the State recently. Addressing a press meet at the BJP office in…
Weekend curfew: Sunday sees surge in movement of people
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The second day of the 55-hour-long weekend curfew, saw a surge in movement of people across the city this morning as compared to yesterday, as residents ventured out of their homes for shopping of essential commodities and for essential services. The weekend curfew enforced by the Government in the wake of surging COVID cases,…
City traders disappointed as customers fail to turn up
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Though essential commodities and services have been kept out of the weekend curfew driven by COVID pandemic, provision stores, ration shops and other shops selling essential commodities, are a disappointed lot as customers failed to turn up yesterday as expected during the curfew period. Essential commodities shops and provision shops located in Central Business…
Two-wheelers seized, shop owners fined; Rs. 80,750 collected
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who are keeping tight vigil following imposition of weekend curfew (from Friday 10 pm to Monday 5 am) by the Government to prevent spread of COVID-19 and Omicron cases, conducted checking of vehicles and also eateries and other shops across the city yesterday. During the checking drive, the Police seized…
National award for State’s COVID-19 War Room
January 9, 2022Bengaluru: Karnataka’s COVID-19 War Room was awarded the Centre’s e-governance ‘jury’ award for the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the management of the pandemic. IAS officer Munish Moudgil, who was the Special Officer in-charge of the State COVID-19 War Room, received the award from Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh during the two-day…
Govt. College at Hunsur gets a facelift
January 9, 2022By Hanagodu Mahesh Hunsur: The D. Devaraj Urs Government College in Hunsur town has got a facelift, thanks to the efforts of MLA H.P. Manjunath, MLC A.H. Vishwanath and other elected representatives. The college, which is decades old, now features a student-friendly canteen, tiled floors, a pure drinking water unit and a security room. This…
Job-generation mela concludes in city
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day job-generation and skill training mela organised by K.R. BJP MLA S.A. Ramdas at different venues of the constituency, ended on Friday, with thousands of job-seekers and self-employment aspirants taking part. The mela, which was scheduled to take place for five days from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, was cut short by a…
Tiger menace continues in South Kodagu
January 9, 2022Two 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
January 9, 2022Mysore/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…
4th edition of TiE University Global Pitch Competition for collegiate entrepreneurs
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: TiE Mysuru Chapter, one among 61 worldwide chapters of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), has announced the launch of its regional competition to select the college team to represent TiE Mysuru Chapter at the global finals of TiE University Global Pitch Competition-2022. Speaking about the competition, Ajith Pai, President of the Mysuru Chapter said, “The…














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