Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the indefinite strike launched by the employees of the four State-run Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) – KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC seeking fulfilment of their various demands entered the fourteenth day today, City Bus services returned to near normal this morning, with the operation of over 220 buses in the first shift….
Mysore/Mysuru: Old-timers are fascinated by buildings and the façades of single-screen theatres of Mysuru. But sadly many cinemas have become relics of the past and the ones that exist are struggling to survive in the age of plush multiplexes and overpriced popcorn, snacks and soft-drinks. Joining the list of theatres that were demolished to make…
Mandya: With the district witnessing a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the past few days, Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi interacted with COVID patients via Zoom video application and inquired about facilities available at Covid Care Centres. Chairing a meeting of Health Department officials and Tahsildars of Mandya district at her office here on…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even during the first wave of COVID-19 last year, there was a huge demand for Remdesivir injections and there was a shortage in cities including Mysuru. When the pandemic was at its peak, each vial that costs Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 5,000 was sold at a whopping Rs. 1 lakh. The drug was sold…
Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) Resident Doctors’ Association staged a protest in the College premises here yesterday condemning assault on junior doctors working in the Covid Ward. According to agitating doctors, on Sunday night, a Corona positive patient died in Covid ward and his relatives wanted to come inside the…
Virajpet: K.B. Harshavardhan (45), Vice-President of Virajpet Town Panchayat and a prominent BJP leader of Kodagu district, passed away following a heart attack on Monday morning. Harshavardhan, who suffered a heart attack, was immediately rushed to a hospital in Virajpet, where he breathed his last. Harshavardhan was elected from Meenpet Ward in the Town Panchayat….
Mysore/Mysuru: “A person who accidentally donned the role of Mukhyamantri (Chief Minister) in a Kannada play has become a ‘permanent’ Mukhyamantri. Appreciating his acting skills, the then Chief Minister R. Gundu Rao presented a gold ring to Chandru, popularly known as Mukhyamantri Chandru,” said Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. The Seer was speaking after…
Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman Hemanth Kumar Gowda has assured to transform the Authority in a year. He was speaking after being honoured at the felicitation organised by Zilla Vokkaligara Yuva Vedike at the Institution of Engineers on JLB road here on Saturday. Pointing out that the KEA has evolved plans for making the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Despite opposition from slum- dwellers near the Arasikere Railway track at Yadavagiri in MCC Ward. No. 18, Karnataka Slum Development Board officials, led by Executive Engineer G. Harish and with security from the Police, commenced demolition of illegal slum houses this morning. The slum-dwellers, who opposed the demolition drive, alleged that the houses allotted…
Contact tracing exercise to trace primary, secondary infected persons resumes COVID War Rooms at Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Chamaraja Constituencies Mysore/Mysuru: A huge rush was witnessed at COVID testing centres in city this morning amidst fears of contracting the killer disease. The number of people getting tested has seen an increase at K.R. Hospital and at Town…
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