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Man arrested for murdering wife
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Man arrested for murdering wife

January 18, 2021

Hunsur: Hunsur Town Police have arrested a man on charges of murdering his wife at his house in Kalkunike Housing Board Colony in the town by strangulating her. While the accused has been identified as Ravi, the victim is his wife Sowmya (30), a Anganwadi worker. Details: Sowmya, daughter of Shivanna, a resident of Sathanur…

MGP conducts AGM
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MGP conducts AGM

January 18, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted its 31st Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) in city recently in a simple manner amidst COVID restrictions with members wearing masks and sanitising hands. Though many members, including Ko.Su. Narasimhamurthy, demanded physical monthly meetings to be conducted instead of the virtual meetings which do not allow many members to…

406 healthcare staff miss date with vaccination
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406 healthcare staff miss date with vaccination

January 17, 2021

Co-WIN App does not allow re-registration  Lack of clarity on giving fresh vaccination date   Mysore/Mysuru: Can those 400 plus healthcare workers who missed the first dose of Covishield Vaccine on the inaugural day of vaccination drive on Jan. 16 be given fresh date to receive the vaccine? This is the biggest question haunting officials of…

MCC to re-issue eviction notices to market tenants
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MCC to re-issue eviction notices to market tenants

January 17, 2021

Rents not revised since 2000; Action to be taken on tenants refusing to comply  Mysore/Mysuru: Desperate to rake in the moolah, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is all set to re-issue eviction notices to tenants occupying prime market places and properties located in major markets and commercial hubs for which the rents have not…

Karnataka notifies draft rules for transportation of cattle
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Karnataka notifies draft rules for transportation of cattle

January 17, 2021

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
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Residents warned against letting rainwater into UGD system

January 17, 2021

MCC 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
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Vaccination drive: Kodagu highest, Dakshina Kannada clocks lowest percentage

January 17, 2021

Tepid 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
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Bio-medical waste management gets priority in ongoing vaccination drive

January 17, 2021

Mysore/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
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President in Kodagu on Feb. 6

January 17, 2021

To 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…

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