Srirangapatna: Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a person, who was illegally transporting two live tortoises and deer antlers and have handed over the accused to the Zonal Forest Officers. The arrested person is 38-year-old Madappa, a resident of Channahallibore village, near Mahadevapura in the taluk. The accused was nabbed when he was transporting the…
Virtual classes begin for first PU students
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The online classes through Google Meet for the students of first PUC (Science) of the SVG Vishwaprajna Composite PU College located at Dattagalli here was kick started recently. Dr. Kamal Karl, Drugs Compositor of New Zealand Society and Member of Australia’s College Nutrition and Environmental Department, was the chief guest. While addressing the students,…
Online music lessons at Ganabharathi
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Corona has almost paralysed most of the sectors of the society. Culture is no exception. Music has suffered a lot. Musical performances have come to standstill. But many alternative ways are explored for artistic expression. Online programmes using platforms like Facebook and YouTube are tried. Ganabharathi, from the very beginning of the onslaught of…
Senior press photographer D.H. Amar Das passes away
September 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: D.H. Amar Das (83), a senior press photographer, passed away in the wee hours of today at his residence in city. He leaves behind his wife Asha Das, children Preethi, Jyothi and Nithin and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar here this afternoon, according to family…
97 People died on board Shramik Special Trains
September 20, 2020Government tells Parliament in first such admission New Delhi: The Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died on board the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant labourers lost their lives in the trains which were run to ferry them during the COVID-19 lockdown. In a written answer to a…
No dormitory for patients’ attendants at Cheluvamba Hospital
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: For people accompanying pregnant women to the State-run Cheluvamba Hospital for child birth, earth is the bed and sky is a blanket. It may sound strange, but true. A dip in mercury coupled with occasional rain is posing more problems for the people taking shelter outside the Hospital. After dark, many of them are…
MCC junks door-to-door e-waste collection project
September 19, 2020Launched last year to mark PM Modi’s birthday, plan shelved now as MCC does not find ‘value’ Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of kilograms of e-waste collected from houses, commercial and business establishments in city have not so far been disposed of and the waste is still lying with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as the civic body…
As 30 MPs test positive, Parliament may cut short Monsoon Session
September 19, 2020New Delhi: With more than 30 MPs testing positive over the last week, there is a palpable sense of concern and apprehension in Parliament over the spread of COVID. The situation has prompted stricter protocol and raised the possibility of the ongoing Monsoon Session being wound up next week. According to sources, if the Bills…
MCC’s 2016 ban on plastic rule still remains on paper
September 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ban on single use plastic remains on paper because it continues to be widely in use in markets across Mysuru. For vegetables, fruits, fish or other eatables many shops still continue to pack them in plastic carry bags. Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had set up teams for ensuring effective implementation of the ban but…
Strengthen all State and District Hospitals: Siddu tells BSY
September 19, 2020Blames Govt. for spike in Corona positive cases 40 recovered patients donate Plasma in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has flayed the State Government for its failure to tackle Covid-19 situation resulting in the explosion of positive cases across the State. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Plasma Donation’ camp…















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