Gundlupet: Four Forest Department personnel from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve had a miraculous escape when a wild jumbo attacked their vehicle at Omkar Range in Bandipur forest of Gundlupet taluk in the early hours of yesterday. According to a press release by the Forest Department, the personnel, Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) K.P. Amar, employees…
Webinar on ‘Innovations and Advancements in Food Protection and Grain Storage’ at CFTRI
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, had organised a webinar on “Innovations and Advancements in Food Protection and Grain Storage” on Jan. 5. It was themed on five different research fields related to stored grain protection from insect infestation, namely, “Grain storage management”, “Pesticides and insect toxicology”,“Hermetic storage technology”, “Insect pest management” and…
District Minister seeks public co-operation for tackling COVID
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it has become inevitable for the State Government to take some tight measures for checking the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, District Minister S.T. Somashekar has appealed the public for joining hands with the Government to eradicate the pandemic. In a press release issued on Friday in the wake of weekend…
JD(S) MLC appeals Congress to postpone ‘Mekedatu padayatra’
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Congress is determined to go on with its planned 10-day ‘ Mekedatu Padayatra ’ starting from Jan. 9, JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has appealed the Congress to defer its padayatra at least until the COVID pandemic, which is witnessing a sudden spurt in the past few days, shows signs of abating. In…
Four including woman killed in road accidents
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The first week of the New Year has proved to be disastrous for city two-wheeler riders as at least half a dozen of them lost their lives in road accidents that took place in different parts of the city. In the latest road accident this morning, a woman, who was riding pillion on a…
JCI Zone 14 Annual Project Planner held in city
January 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The first Annual Project Planner for JCI Zone 14 was held at Terapanth Bhavan in city recently. Zone President Kunal Manakchand inaugurated the first day’s seminar chaired by Zone Director for Programmes Jc Asha Jain. Past EVP Siddalingappa, who was the chief guest and keynote speaker PNP Ramesh Batavia addressed the gathering. Past President…
First weekend curfew of 2022 from 10 pm today
January 7, 2022All major tourist attractions in Mysuru including Zoo, Palace, Rail Museum closed Mysore/Mysuru: The New Year’s first weekend curfew begins from 10 pm today and will be clamped till 5 am on Monday (Jan. 10). Severe restrictions have been imposed on movement of people, except in sectors exempted from the curfew — essential services, all…
Liquor vends see unusual rush as people prefer stocking up
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With just hours for the weekend curfew to kick in, heavy rush was seen at almost all the liquor outlets in the city this morning. Since all liquor vends will be closed from today 10 pm till 5 am on Monday, Jan. 10, people made sure that they had enough stocks of beer and…
Mask mandate: MCC, Police get cracking
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: After a nudge from the State Government and the District Administration to strongly deal with people without masks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police have jointly begun an operation to levy fines. The intensified drive that began yesterday saw teams from MCC and the Police stopping pedestrians and motorists and issuing…
Mandya District Administration asks devotees not to go on ‘Om Shakti’ pilgrimage
January 7, 2022Mandya: With the district reporting a sudden spurt in Corona cases which is attributed to devotees returning to the district after visiting Om Shakti temple in Tamil Nadu which has turned out into a COVID hotspot of late, the Mandya District Administration has banned the district devotees from visiting the Tamil Nadu temple. Speaking to…














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