Mysore/Mysuru: Following a request from Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), a vaccination booth has been set up at the Institute’s Health Centre to vaccinate the employees above 45 years of age. The Centre was opened by MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag yesterday. The vaccines were supplied by the Government Health Department and the CFTRI Health…
Events at Kodava Samajas must follow COVID-19 protocols
April 24, 2021Madikeri: With a sudden surge in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, those organising marriages and other functions at Kodava Samajas across the district have been asked to strictly follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. In a press release, President of the Federation of Kodava Samajas, Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa, who is also the President of Kutta Kodava…
Three arrested for setting fire to forest in Bandipur
April 24, 2021Gundlupet: The Forest Department officials have arrested three persons on charges of setting fire to Maddur Forest in Bandipur Project Tiger recently. The arrested are 48-year-old Cheluva of Lakshmipura Colony, 38-year-old Ganesh of Kerala and a minor boy. Steps have been taken to arrest six more persons involved in the crime, said Bandipur Project Tiger…
Sexual harassment on boys at Balamandira: Youth sentenced to ten years imprisonment
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Special POCSO Court has sentenced a 19-year-old boy to 10 years imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 11,000 for sexually assaulting three boys at the Government Boys Balamandira in Vijayanagar 4th Stage. The accused youth is Darshan, also an inmate of the Balamandira. On May 23, 2019, Darshan had sexually assaulted…
Man arrested for stabbing lover
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A man, who was fleeing after allegedly stabbing his lover was caught by the public and handed over to the Police, who have arrested the man. The incident took place at a park on Sri Harsha Road on Wednesday evening. The accused has been identified as Ramesh, a resident of Antharasanthe village in H.D….
Man run over by train
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Railway Police have found a body of an unidentified man, who was run over by a train between Holenarasipur and Mavinakere Railway Stations. The Railway Cops, who have registered a case have shifted the body to the mortuary. The deceased is aged between 35 and 40 years, 5.6 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal…
Weekend Curfew from 9 pm today
April 23, 2021Four-hour window from 6 am – 10 am to purchase essential items Mysore/Mysuru: In addition to semi-lockdown and night curfew, the State Government has added a weekend curfew to combat COVID-19. It starts from 9 pm today and will be in force till 6 am on Monday (Apr. 26). The weekend curfew will be similar…
City localities wear deserted look
April 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A day after a tougher and stricter COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Government and enforced by the Police, most of the busy roads in all localities of the city wore a near deserted look today. With shops and other business places, barring hotels, vegetable shops, medical shops and other essential service providers that are…
No commuters at Bus Stands and Railway Station
April 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Despite KSRTC resuming its operations in full after its employees called off their indefinite strike late Wednesday last and subsequently returned to work on Thursday, there were less number of passengers at both the City and Sub-Urban Bus Stands this morning. Thanks to the strict restrictions on public movement imposed by the Government as…
Torched Library: Activists question MCC Commissioner
April 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A group of citizen activists have written to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shilpa Nag questioning how did authorities allow encroachment of a public land — belonging to Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) — to set up a Library. The letter comes a fortnight after the library that was set up by Syed Isak…















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