Mysore/Mysuru: With lots of restriction on New Year celebrations in city, Mysuru party revellers are heading towards Goa to welcome 2021 in their own style. Mysuru Airport Director R. Manjunath told SOM that since last one month, the occupancy rate had been around 90 percent on both directions. In fact, this has emerged as one…
Retd. Dy.SP’s suicide linked to woman’s murder at Belakavadi?
December 31, 2020Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Parashuram has stated that retired Dy.SP Hanumanthappa, who committed suicide at Vijayanagar in Bengaluru, is suspected to be involved in the murder case of a woman identified as Saraswathi of Belakavadi village in Malavalli taluk, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances two months ago. Disclosing this at…
Lady sentenced to 6 months jail for negligent driving
December 31, 2020She was involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of a two-wheeler rider on Feb. 28, 2016 Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 4th Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court has sentenced a Bengaluru-based lady driver to six months imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs. 2,000 after she was found guilty of rash and negligent driving…
Senior IAS Officer P. Ravi Kumar is new Chief Secretary of State
December 31, 2020Bengaluru: Going by seniority, the State Government yesterday appointed Additional Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka. The incumbent Chief Secretary, T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, will retire today following his supera-nnuation. 58-year-old Ravi Kumar is the second senior-most IAS officer of Karnataka cadre after Bhaskar. Bhaskar…
Merchants Co-operative Bank announces 25 percent dividend
December 31, 2020Bank’s net profit stands at Rs. 5.76 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank in city has announced a dividend of 25 percent on the shares of its members. Announcing this at the 61st AGM of the Bank held virtually recently, Bank President R. Anand said that the dividend cannot be released for now due…
Khadi gown to make entry into UoM Convocation
December 31, 2020Panel set up to suggest design and colour Clamour grows for traditional Mysore Peta Mysore/Mysuru: If everything goes well, you will see the guests in newly-designed Khadi attire to present gold medals and confer honorary degrees on students in the next Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM). A decision to say good-bye to silk/velvet material…
Year-end cheer: India closer to COVID vaccine after UK nod
December 31, 2020Expert panel to reconvene and further deliberate on vaccine approval tomorrow New Delhi: The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday approved Coronavirus vaccine developed by University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, paving way for its rollout at a time when the country is in the grip of its worst wave of infections, and offering an important endorsement that…
‘108’ Ambulance ready to meet any medical emergency tonight
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: No matter whether party buffs have made up their mind to welcome New Year with a big bang but GVK EMRI-Arogya Kavacha ‘108’ Ambulance service is fully prepared to deal with any emergency cases on Dec.31 night. Did you know around 30 to 35 percent of road accidents occur during New Year-Eve celebrations than…
JD(S) to become part of NDA?
December 31, 2020Bengaluru: Setting the tone for a new political alignment in the new year, the JD(S), which had formed a coalition Government with the Congress in 2018, is most likely to shift its political stance and move closer to the BJP. As a first move in this regard, the JD(S) may become part of the BJP…
Water rate goes up for non-domestic users
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has revised drinking water tariff for non-domestic, industrial and commercial category consumers and the new rates will come into effect from Jan.1, 2021. In a press release here, Gurudatta Hegde, Commissioner of MCC, has appealed to use water judiciously and also pay the bill before the due date. Residents with…















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