Mysore/Mysuru: Over 5,000 candidates in total appeared for PG-CET and D-CET conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority in city on Oct.13 and 14. The PG-CET was conducted for admission to Post-Graduate Technical Courses such as M.Tech, ME, MBA, M.Arch and MCA, offered by VTU and other State-run Universities of the State, while the D-CET was meant…
Unidentified man dies
October 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick in front of a shop on K.R. Hospital Road on Sept. 23 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the shop keeper, has breathed his last at the hospital on Oct. 8. The deceased, who is aged about 75 years, is 5.4 ft. tall and has a…
Chamundi Hill temple closed for 14 days
October 14, 2020From tonight till Oct.18 midnight From 5 am on Oct.23 till Nov. 1 midnight Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of rapid spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has ordered closure of Sri Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill from today midnight (Oct.14) till Oct.18 midnight. The entry of public to the Hill, either…
MCC asks revenue site owners to pay taxes
October 14, 2020Calling PGs to register before Oct.31 Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another initiative for mopping up resources, the cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC)has asked the residents of Revenue Layouts in the city to pay property taxes to the civic body. In a Public Notice dated Oct.13, 2020, the MCC Commissioner, bringing to the notice of Revenue Layout…
Bypolls: BJP fields Muniratna from R.R.Nagar, Rajesh Gowda from Sira
October 14, 2020Muniratna files nomination Bengaluru: Ending days of speculation, the BJP on Tuesday evening announced the names of its candidates for the bypolls from R.R.Nagar and Sira Assembly segments. Muniratna, a two-time Congress MLA from R.R.Nagar, who quit the Congress to join the BJP last year, has been given the BJP ticket for R.R.Nagar segment in…
COVID-19 scare: Royal family modifies Palace rituals
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With no let up in Corona positive cases and casualties in Mysuru city and district, the Royal family of Wadiyars has planned to make certain changes in its rituals to be observed inside the Palace as part of Sharannavarathri. Already, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, has restricted entry to her…
164 Palace staff test negative
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A free RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test were conducted for the staff of Mysore Palace in view of the beginning of the ten-day Dasara festival from Oct. 17 to 26. As many as 300 persons are working in various Departments in the Palace which includes Electrical, Civil and Horiculture, Police and Home Guards. Of…
Villagers appealed not to come for Mysuru Dasara
October 14, 2020Tests to be intensified in rural areas Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, COVID tests will be intensified in rural areas, according to ZP CEO D. Bharathi. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Bharathi said that in the wake of rapid spread of the contagion in rural areas,…
Mysuru Railway Station adjudged ‘Best Maintained Major Station’
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) celebrated the 65th Railway Week in Hubballi yesterday and Mysuru Railway Station was adjudged the ‘Best Maintained Station’ for the year 2019-20 under the category of ‘Major’ Stations on SWR. Under the Comprehensive Station Redevelopment Plan undertaken in 2019-20, Mysuru Railway Station saw the addition of many passenger-friendly initiatives with…
Lukewarm response from tourists for hotel bookings
October 14, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Dasara festival which will begin in Mysuru on Oct. 17. With hardly three days left for the formal opening of Dasara-2020, the hustle-bustle of tourists is missing this time much to the disappointment of thousands of families which are directly or indirectly dependent…















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