Madikeri: Kodagu has the honour of having enriched our armed forces since ages. Now, eight soldiers from the district have been selected for the United Nation Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon. Soldiers who are currently serving in various regiments in the Army will join the camp soon. Pemmanda S. Ravindra from Ponnampet, Karotira Lokesh from Pollibetta,…
Tourism up: Tourist activity picks up in city after months
September 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The tourism industry in Mysuru is witnessing some buoyancy almost six months after the killer COVID-19 second wave. Hundreds of tourists have arrived in the city since Thursday evening as yesterday’s Ganesh Chaturthi holiday coincided with a long weekend. Since Jan. 2021, tourist entry to the city was restricted due to weekend curfew and…
With CoWin you can see vaccine status of others
September 11, 2021New Delhi: The Health Ministry has launched a new Application Programming Interface (API), through its web portal Co-WIN, called ‘Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status’ (KYC-VS). KYC-VS will enable a verifying entity to know whether a person has been vaccinated against Coronavirus or not, the Union Health Ministry said. In a release, the Ministry said yesterday…
Tenders called for Kesare, Rayanakere waste plants
September 11, 2021Long-term solution for city’s waste treatment woes: MLA Ramdas Mysore/Mysuru: Tenders have already been called to set up two new Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling Plants to handle the city waste at Kesare and Rayanakere and these plants would augment the city’s waste handling capacity for at least 10 years, said Krishnaraja (KR) MLA S.A….
Simple yet traditional Ganesha festival in city
September 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the restrictions imposed by the Government on account of COVID pandemic, Ganesha Chaturthi, one of the major festivals, was celebrated in a simple, yet traditional and customary manner with fervour across the city yesterday. Devotees were seen visiting Ganapathi Temples across the city, including 101 Ganapathi Temple at Agrahara, Chandramouleshwara Temple at Mathrumandali…
Four years after capture Ashwathama ready for Dasara
September 11, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Captured in 2017 for creating havoc at Sakleshpur and surrounding places in Hassan district, elephant ‘Ashwathama,’ who has been tamed and displaying calm behaviour now, is all set to participate in Dasara celebrations for the first time this year in just four years of him being captured. Aged 34 years,…
Minister directs officials to complete vaccination by Dasara
September 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara celebrations just four weeks to go, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the District Administration must gear up to vaccinate all citizens of the district for COVID-19, before Dasara. He was addressing the KDP (Karnataka Development Programme) quarterly progress review meeting of Mysuru ZP here on Wednesday. Asking the officials to ensure…
MUDA Group Housing Project: App to assess demand
September 11, 2021mysurumuda app can be downloaded from MUDA website www.mudamysore.gov.in Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) bid to solve the growing land crunch and premium on land value by building group housing projects, where there will be more than 2,000 housing clusters has just got traction with a dedicated app being launched to conduct a…
Gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: CM unhappy over intelligence failure
September 11, 2021Bengaluru: Expressing serious concern over the recent gang rape in Mysuru, where an MBA girl student was gang raped by a group of miscreants at Chamundi Foothill after assaulting her male friend recently, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has reportedly expressed displeasure over the failure of the Intelligence wing of the Police Department. Observing that such an…
Sexual assault on minor: Court sentences accused to 20 years jail
September 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An accused who had sexually assaulted a three and a half-year-old girl, has been sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment by the Mysuru Special POCSO Court, which has also imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on the accused. The convict is 45-year-old Jagadish, a resident of a village in Bilikere Police limits. On Aug….















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