Anti-cow slaughter Ordinance comes into effect tomorrow Bengaluru: The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, to ban slaughter of cattle, will come into effect from tomorrow (Jan. 18). The State Government issued a notification to this effect on Jan. 16. The Ordinance bans slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks of all…
Residents warned against letting rainwater into UGD system
January 17, 2021MCC sets 15-day deadline; to levy penalty of Rs. 2,000 per house Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is growing exponentially and its sprawling expansion outpaces the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ability to accommodate skyrocketing demand for water and sanitation services. One of the problems that the Civic Body is facing is damages that occur to underground drainage (UGD)…
Vaccination drive: Kodagu highest, Dakshina Kannada clocks lowest percentage
January 17, 2021Tepid response in Mysuru district on inaugural day Mysuru/Bengaluru: While the hilly district of Kodagu registered the highest vaccination percentage of 84 per cent, Dakshina Kannada has clocked the lowest percentage of 34 per cent on the first day of nationwide vaccine drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. As against 21,658 persons…
Bio-medical waste management gets priority in ongoing vaccination drive
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Utmost care has been taken for the safe disposal of bio-medical waste collected at all Taluk Hospitals and Health and Wellness Centres during COVID-19 vaccination drive which commenced yesterday. Every vaccination booth has been provided with four coloured plastic bins for disposing bio-medical waste as per specifications given by the Union Health Ministry. Every…
President in Kodagu on Feb. 6
January 17, 2021To open ‘Sunny Side’ museum dedicated to Gen. K.S. Thimayya Madikeri: President Ram Nath Kovind will arrive in Kodagu district on Feb. 6 to inaugurate the renovated ‘Sunny Side,’ the residence of Gen. K.S. Thimayya that has been converted as a museum. Gen. Thimayya served as the Chief of Army Staff from 1957 to 1961…
Ramakrishna Hegde took to resort politics only to save Democracy: Journalist
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it was former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde who first turned to resort politics for saving Democracy, Senior Journalist Krishna Prasad said it is wrong on our part to assume that senior Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar (now KPCC President) is the first politician of the State to have introduced resort politics. He was…
Rangayana all set to stage Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s novel ‘Parva’ in February or March
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Parva, a well-known novel of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is being adapted into theatre and will be staged for the first time, in all likelihood, in February last week or early March of this year. Announcing this at a press meet at Sriranga auditorium here recently, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa said, “Preparations are in…
Rider killed, pillion injured as bike skids
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rider was killed on the spot, while the pillion rider suffered injuries after the bike skidded near Harohalli in the taluk on Saturday morning. While the deceased has been identified as Bhuvan (20), a resident of H.D. Kote, the injured pillion rider has been identified as Yogesh. He (Yogesh) has been admitted…
Woman killed as tractor ploughs into house
January 17, 2021H.D. Kote: An elderly woman was killed, when a tractor ploughed into a house at Madapura village in the taluk yesterday afternoon. The deceased woman has been identified as Halamma (70), a resident of Devaraja Colony, Madapura near H.D. Kote. It is learnt that the tractor driver, while negotiating a turn, lost control of the…
Three-day online introductory programme for fresh KSOU students from tomorrow
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in city have organised a three-day online introductory programme from tomorrow (Jan.18) for fresh students who got admitted to the University (2020-21) in July session. Deputy Chief Minister Dr.C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Higher education Minister will address the students online. During the three day introductory programme,…















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