Madikeri: Following increase in COVID positive cases in Kerala, Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Charulata Somal has banned bus services from Kodagu to Kerala. The DC has stated that no buses from Kerala can enter Kodagu and similarly no buses will go to Kerala. The decision in this regard was taken following steep rise in Corona…
Second day of weekend curfew: Mysuru wears a near-deserted look
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government ordering a 56-hour weekend curfew (from 9 pm on Friday till 5 am on Monday) in the districts of Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Dakshina Kannada, which share border with Kerala, Mysuru city wear a near deserted look today, with hardly a few people and vehicles venturing on to…
BJP General Secretary C.T. Ravi urges CM to rename Indira Canteens
August 8, 2021Bengaluru: Sparking off a row, BJP National General Secretary and former Karnataka Minister C.T. Ravi on Saturday called on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to rename Indira Canteens, a flagship initiative of the previous Congress Government named after late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The demand came a day after the Union Government on Friday renamed the…
B.S. Yediyurappa gets Cabinet rank status
August 8, 2021Bengaluru: In a first, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has given his predecessor B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY), a Cabinet-rank status. This is the first time ever in Karnataka that a former CM has been accorded the status without holding any statutory post. A notification to this effect was issued by the Protocol Wing of the Department of…
Minister Somashekar plans a major surgery for century-old K.R. Hospital
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: There is a serious plan of performing a major surgery on the century-old K.R. Hospital in a bid to find out permanent solution to several problems being faced by the Hospital all these years, said Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar. “This subject is discussed in every meeting but yet there is no solution for it….
Traders soften stand on defying rules
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following assurance from Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar, the city traders have revoked their decision to defy the week-end curfew imposed on eight border districts of Karnataka including Mysuru, which share borders with Kerala and Maharashtra in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, representatives of various organisations, associations and traders held…
SSLC results tomorrow
August 8, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) will announce the SSLC examinations result at 3.30 pm tomorrow (Aug. 9). The results will be released online by Education Minister B.C. Nagesh at the office of Karnataka SSLC Examination Board at Malleshwaram in city. The results will reach individual students through SMS as well. Results will…
Online petition to rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An online petition has been initiated by the residents of Kodagu district to change the name of Nagarahole National Park (Tiger Reserve) also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park. The petition has been started by Kayappanda Vinay through Change.org and has gathered more than 5,000 signatures this morning. The petition has been tagged to…
Alleged sexual harassment of research scholar: Professor couple of Mysore University issued notices
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) authorities have issued show-cause notices to UoM Professor couple Dr. G.T. Ramachandrappa and Dr. N.K. Lolakshi regarding the alleged sexual harassment incident on a research scholar. The show-cause notices were issued by Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa yesterday to Dr. G.T. Ramachandrappa, Professor at the UoM’s Political Science Department and his…
CIIL to launch 2nd phase of language training for Navodaya teachers
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: To create awareness among Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) teachers about specialised scientific contents, state-of-the-art tools, techniques and methodologies prevalent in the area of regional language education in line with the implementation of National Education Policy 2020, National Testing Service-India (NTS-I), under Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, is set to launch 2nd phase…















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