Positive rate and death rate under control Mysore/Mysuru: The sudden increase in Corona positive cases was due to ramping up of RT-PCR test and not because of COVID-19 situation going out of control in the district, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function this morning, she said…
Covid Care Centre at Mandakalli to re-open from tomorrow
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A full-fledged COVID Care Centre (CCC) which has been established at the Academic Bhavan of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) near Mysore Airport at Mandakalli, will be re-opened from tomorrow following spurt in Corona positive cases in the district. This facility with 600 bed capacity was inaugurated on July 11 last year to treat…
Seeking fulfilment of demands: KSRTC employees to stage different modes of protest daily from tomorrow
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The KSRTC employees, who have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from Apr. 7 if all their demands are not met by then, have decided to carry out different modes of protest daily from tomorrow (Apr. 1) till Apr. 6. The Karnataka Road Transport Employees Federation, in a press note, said that on the…
Swachh Survekshan-2021: MCC undertakes last minute beautification of city roads
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With hardly few hours left for the close of citizen feedback for Swachh Survekshan, the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) are leaving no stone unturned to make last minute decoration of city to make it beautiful and attractive. As part of sprucing up, flowerpots are placed on road median to make it presentable….
Four arrested for poaching tiger, leopard
March 31, 2021Snares, jaw traps, goods vehicle seized; Tiger and leopard skin recovered Accused had consumed leopard meat after hunting it down Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested four persons for poaching a tiger and leopard and the Forest officials have recovered the skins of the big wild cats besides seizing snares, jaw traps…
MCC clears footpath encroachments
March 31, 2021Hundreds of petty shops cleared on Azeez Sait Double Road using two excavators, two bulldozers and tipper vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials have cleared hundreds of petty shops that had encroached upon the footpath along the stretch of Azeez Sait Main Road yesterday. Hundreds of petty shops had come up on both…
Mysureans show scant respect for Govt’s safety protocol
March 31, 2021No impact of COVID-19 second wave on crowd Sub-Registrar Offices abuzz with activities Mysore/Mysuru: Warning by medical experts on COVID-19 second wave seems to have had no impact on Mysureans if a large gathering at the Office of Sub-Registrar (East) was of any indication. A big crowd was witnessed at this Office on Tuesday with…
Illegal transportation of sand
March 31, 2021Truck seized, driver arrested, truck owner goes absconding Mysore/Mysuru: A Police team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) R. Shivakumar, have seized a truck transporting sand illegally and have arrested the driver. The arrested driver is Manu, a resident of Bannur and truck owner identified as Suresh of Galagarahundi has gone absconding. ASP Shivakumar,…
Tourist footfall to KRS sees a drastic drop
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the threat of second wave of COVID-19 looming large over the State, the number of tourists visiting the famed KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district, is reducing by the day, causing concern among officials, the Tourism industry and all other stakeholders. The Dam used to witness 7,000 to 10,000 visitors everyday….
MCC says ‘no’ to reimbursement of ‘Super Commercial Tax’ collected since 2008
March 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will now impose ‘Commercial-B tax’ on hotels, lodges, cinema halls, shopping malls and marriage halls instead of ‘Super Commercial Tax’, said Dr. Nagaraj, Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), MCC. Participating in a meeting with the owners of those commercial establishments at a choultry in Vishveshwaranagar here on Monday, he said that…















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