Mysore/Mysuru: With all the nine Zoos in the State facing severe financial crunch due to dwindling revenues and other factors triggered by COVID-19 crisis, the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) has appealed the Industries Minister to provide 0.5 out of the 2 percent CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds to Zoos for maintenance and animal adoption…
Car rams into roadside tree: Two killed
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two persons were killed on the spot when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree near Udbur Gate under Jayapura Police limits last night. The deceased are Nandan (34), a native of Chikkamagalur residing in Bogadi here and Shivashankar (24), a resident of H.D. Kote. While they were returning…
Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award: Entries invited
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Applications have been invited for annual ‘Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award’ given by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment of JSS Mahavidyapeetha since 1983. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 and a citation. Books on Veerashaiva or Lingayat religion, literature, history, art and culture, published during 2020 are eligible for the award. Authors or publishers…
UoM to hold Karnataka State Eligibility Test-2021 on April 11 at eleven Nodal Centres
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the Nodal Agency for Government of Karnataka, will be holding the Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) on April 11 (Sunday) for determining the eligibility for Assistant Professorship in various Universities, Colleges, Institutions of Higher Education (Government / Aided / Private) in the State. A Notification in respect…
Suggestion Box at DC Office
February 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A Suggestion Box has been installed at Deputy Commissioner’s Office to seek suggestions from citizens about free legal aid. The purpose of having this box was to make visitors to the DC’s Office to air their views regarding free legal services. Those interested to seek free legal aid can visit the Office of District…
Powers to DCRE for validation of caste certificates: Former CM urges Government to take back decision
February 8, 2021Bengaluru: Expressing strong reservation about the Government’s decision to vest the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) coming under the Police Department, with the powers to issue validate caste certificates, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the Government to take back the decision in the interest of backward communities and other poor…
Relief from traffic bottleneck soon
February 7, 2021MCC to take up works on Road Under Bridge behind Crawford Hall Railway Budget allocates Rs. 2 crore; Project sent for Government approval Mysore/Mysuru: The Road Under Bridge at the Level-Crossing of Mysuru-Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar section Railway track running behind Crawford Hall and close to Kukkarahalli Lake, will soon be a reality with Rs. 2 crore being…
COVID-19 vaccination for frontline workers to begin from tomorrow
February 7, 202117,000 beneficiaries register in district to take jab Plans to complete drive in 3 days Mysore/Mysuru: After vaccinating around 52 percent of healthcare workers, the vaccination of about 17,000 frontline workers would begin in Mysuru district from tomorrow (Feb. 8). “Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Jawaid Akhtar held a video-conference with heads of all Departments concerned…
Massive Kuruba convention at Bengaluru to demand ST tag
February 7, 2021Bengaluru: Thousands of Kuruba community members thronged the State capital of Bengaluru today to participate in a mammoth convention here seeking inclusion of the community in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST). The convention is being held at the sprawling BIEC (Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre) at Madavara in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Bengaluru-Tumkur Highway…
Crowds throng Hunar Haat, Roots and Tuber Mela
February 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Live events and entertainment is a prominent part of a Mysurean’s social and cultural lifestyle. And this was evident this morning seeing the crowds at the two major exhibitions organised in city — ‘Hunar Haat’ at Maharaja’s College Grounds and the Tuber and Roots Mela at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry. People thronged the two venues,…















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