Chamarajanagar: MLA C. Puttarangashetty flagged off ‘COVID Captain Awareness Campaign’ here yesterday. The purpose of this Campaign is to create awareness among people about precautions to be taken to check the spread of Coronavirus. The concept behind this was to identify the COVID patients in home isolation in rural areas and shifting them to nearby…
Murder accused Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar suspended by Railways
May 26, 2021New Delhi: Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar was suspended by Railways yesterday after his arrest in the kidnapping and murder of a 23-year-old wrestler inside Chhatrasal Stadium in Delhi. The wrestler, who had been on the run for close to three weeks, was arrested along with his aide Ajay from northwest Delhi’s Mundka on Sunday. “Sushil…
Give suggestions, don’t make allegations, BJP leaders tell Siddharamaiah
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The BJP leaders have urged the Congress Party to give suggestions to deal with COVID-19 pandemic instead of making baseless allegations against State and Union Governments on Corona crisis. Addressing a joint news conference here this morning, State BJP Spokesperson M.G. Mahesh, MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev and Jungle Lodges and Resorts Chairman M. Appanna…
Pharmacists seek ‘Corona Warriors’ status
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that they have been dispensing medicines without any interruption even after the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Mysuru City and District Retail Pharmacists Association has appealed the Government to consider them too as ‘Corona Warriors’ as they work under risk. In a memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner (DC)…
Cop who survived Veerappan attack, dies of heart attack
May 26, 2021SI Siddaraja Nayak was to retire from service on May 31 Chamarajanagar: Siddaraja Nayak (59), a Sub-Inspector attached to Chamarajanagar City Police Station, who had survived the deadly attack by the slain forest brigand Veerappan in 1992, passed away yesterday following a heart attack. Siddaraja, who complained of severe chest pain at his residence on…
Police check-post shelter inaugurated
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: SP C.B. Ryshyanth inaugurated the newly built shelter for Policemen on duty at Bandipalya APMC check-post on Nanjangud Road here yesterday. The check-post comes under Mysuru South Police Station jurisdiction. The shelter will be used by Police personnel who are deployed for duty at the check-post, as a resting facility. The shelter has been…
Two go missing from city
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, a man and a woman have been reported missing from city. In the first incident, a 31-year-old woman, who left her house on May 21 at about 11.30 am, without informing the family members has since gone missing. The missing woman is Suma, a resident of Hebbal 2nd Stage in city….
Food and medicine kits, vaporisers distributed
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Coming to the aid of needy people in trying times, political leaders, various organisations, NGOs, associations and individuals have lent a helping hand by donating food and medicines, vaporisers and other essentials in city. Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Abivrudhi Sahakara Sangha has donated 206 vaporisers to Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) to be distributed among journalists….
Second wave slowing down: IIT Kanpur experts
May 26, 2021Kanpur: Team of experts from IIT Kanpur, who are working on Covid-19 prediction model, have claimed that the second wave was slowing down in the country. Professors Rajesh Ranjan and Mahendra Verma, along with their team at IIT Kanpur, are working to provide “Covid-19 Prediction Model” for forecasts up to district-wise granularity. They have also…
Prof. M.R. Doreswamy advises Govt. on II PUC exams
May 26, 2021Bengaluru: Adviser to the State Government on Education Reforms Prof. M. R. Doreswamy has submitted a set of recommendations to the Government on conducting the second PUC examinations. In the recommendations, submitted to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Prof. Doreswamy said, “The examinations should be conducted only after the congenial conditions return for students to write…















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