Coffee growers find novel ways to protect their estates from herd raids Kushalnagar: Jackfruit is elephants’ favourite fruit and they can smell the ripe ones from miles away. Elephants are dead clever and determined. If the fruit is too high for them to reach they’ll shake the tree with their trunk until the fruit falls…
‘Corona Kaalada Aaapathu Yojane’: D. Devaraj Urs Development Corporation announces new scheme for COVID-affected
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Coming to the rescue of women and youths (boys and girls) who either lost their earning family members or their own livelihood due to COVID pandemic, the State-run D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation has announced a fresh scheme named ‘Corona Kaalada Aaapathu Yojane.’ Announcing this at a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest…
Trust donates grocery kits to tribals in distress
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following a news item titled ‘Tribals fight for livelihood in Corona-free Muthathi village’ published in SOM dated May 24 (Page-4) which threw light on the woes of around 150 tribal families living in Muthathi forest area of Malvalli taluk in Mandya district due to COVID crisis, Sri Jana Jagarana Trust has lent its helping…
Fresh Mayoral election: Nomination begins
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following the announcement of June 11 as the date for fresh Mayoral election, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has said that the nomination of papers has started. In a press release, the MCC said that the aspirants can file their nomination papers in Form 27 on all working days from June 3 to 11….
Previous Mayoral poll fallout – I will do what High Command says: MLA Tanveer Sait
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After the bitter fallout with Opposition leader Siddharamaiah’s camp following the last Mayoral election held on Feb. 24, in which Rukmini Madegowda of the JD(S) was elected Mayor, N.R. Constituency Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has said that he will do only what the Congress High Command asks him to do. Speaking to presspersons at…
Over 3 crore COVID-19 tests conducted in Karnataka
June 5, 2021Bengaluru: Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar on Friday said that over 3 crore COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the State since the pandemic broke out last year. ‘’Karnataka has cumulatively conducted 3,01,49,275 COVID- 19 tests till Wednesday since March 8, 2020, when the pandemic broke out in the State,’’ Dr….
New academic year to start from July 1
June 5, 2021Bengaluru: The new academic year (2021-22) for schools in the State will start from July 1. Announcing this here yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that all Government, aided and unaided Primary and High Schools in the State have been asked to start the admission process from June 15 and complete…
Don’t hold SSLC exam in students’ interest: Commission
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A whopping 72.6 percent of respondents are against conducting the SSLC annual examination due to the current second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. This came to light during a survey conducted by the Karnataka State Child Rights Protection Commission (KSCRPC) seeking people’s opinion on conducting examination. The Commission had contacted 59.6 percent of parents whose…
Rains bring down tree, compound
June 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The brief spell of rains in city on June 3 night, has uprooted a tree at Vivekananda Circle besides bringing down tree branches at Chamundipuram 4th Cross on Thursday. The rains, which began with a drizzle at about 6 pm, picked up pace and began to pour continuously from 6.45 pm, which went on…
KSRTC is not Kerala’s yet
June 5, 2021No final orders passed; it’s just whistling in the air, says Karnataka Bengaluru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has clarified that media reports saying that the Central Trade Mark Registry has allowed Kerala to use KSRTC are factually incorrect and that no final order has been passed in the appeal. Taking to twitter as…















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