New Delhi: The Government of India has slashed the price of Remdesivir from Rs. 5,400 to Rs. 3,500 for the benefit of Corona patients and has supplied 6.69 lakh bottles to various States in the last five days, said Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda (DVS). He held a meeting with Mansukh…
MUDA prepares DPR for Group Housing Projects at three places in Mysuru
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Faced with hurdles in the land acquisition process for formation of residential Layouts, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) is now planning to execute a Mega Group Housing Projects in a bid to ease the growing housing demand in city. Thanks to Private builders and Housing Societies which are forming Layouts at a fast…
Don’t play hide-and-seek by switching off mobile phones, ADC tells Corona positive patients
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: While Union and State Governments are trying to check the galloping COVID-19 cases, people who tested Corona positive were playing hide-and-seek with the District Administration by furnishing wrong information, rued Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunatha Swamy. The District Administration has stepped up RT-PCR testing for speedy detection of Corona positive cases and for early treatment….
Varsity for sculpture and art needed in State: Shilpakala Academy Chairman
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Shilpakala Academy Chairman Veeranna M. Arkasali has stressed the need for establishing a University for Arts and Sculpture in the interest of students as well as for the growth of two fields. He was speaking after inaugurating World Art Day-2021 as part of the birth anniversary of renowned painter, Leonardo da Vinci at Ravivarma…
‘Mukhyamantri’ set to enter Guinness Record with staging of 736th show
April 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The 736th show of ‘Mukhyamantri,’ a political satire drama in Kannada, with ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru in lead role, will be staged at Kalamandira in city on Apr. 18 at 6.30 pm. With this, all documents related to the play will be sent to the Guinness Book of World Records, as the lead role is being…
Nanjangud Srikanteshwara Temple shut for a month
April 17, 2021Nanjangud: The famed Srikanteshwara Temple at Nanjangud has been shut for a month, starting from Apr.16 due to the surge in COVID-19 pandemic. The historic temple comes under the ambit of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The centuries old temple is one among the over 3,600 centrally protected monuments and 50 museums across the country….
Call us but do not visit Offices, Govt. employees tell public
April 17, 202127 MCC employees, three in Sub-Registrar Office test positive On an average, Mysuru reports 400 cases per day; death rates too see a spike Mysore/Mysuru: Government officers in Mysuru have appealed general public to refrain from visiting offices citing the resurgence of COVID-19 positive cases. They have requested people to seek information through email, phone,…
‘Hero’ cremated with full State honours, gun salute
April 17, 2021Policemen recall Hero’s heroic deeds in 10-year service with Dog Squad Mysore/Mysuru: Hero, the Labrador breed dog that served the Mysuru City Police since 2011, died of age-related ailments yesterday. He was taken into the Police force on Apr. 4, 2011 and was trained at Adugodi Police Dog Training Centre in Bengaluru. Later, he was…
Retd. IAS officer JC Lynn passes away
April 17, 2021Bengaluru: J.C. Lynn passed away at 9:30pm (Thursday 15th April) at St. Philomena’s Hospital where he had been in the ICU for the past 10 days battling a COPD exacerbation from which he has been suffering these last few years. J.C. Lynn (IAS retd) served a Chief Secretary to the Govt of Karnataka between 1992…
Popular Tamil actor, comedian Vivekh dies of cardiac arrest
April 17, 2021Chennai: Popular Tamil actor and comedian Vivekh died this morning in the hospital hours after he was admitted after a cardiac arrest. The 59-year-old was reportedly critical in a Chennai Hospital after a cardiac arrest on Thursday morning. He was brought in unconscious at 11 am, was resuscitated, subsequently underwent coronary angiogram and then angioplasty….















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