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Rain, with high-velocity winds, pounds Kodagu
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Rain, with high-velocity winds, pounds Kodagu

September 21, 2020

40,000 cusecs of water released from KRS Dam; 35,625 cusecs from Kabini and 12,354 from Harangi Madikeri: Heavy rain, coupled with gusty winds, is lashing Kodagu throwing life out of gear in the last 48 hours. The district, that is just coming out of devastating floods and landslides in August this year, is again being…

Special Committee to study long-term effects of COVID-19: Dr. K. Sudhakar
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Special Committee to study long-term effects of COVID-19: Dr. K. Sudhakar

September 21, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has decided to constitute a Special Technical Committee to study the long-term effects of COVID-19 by monitoring the health of those who have recovered from the infection after contracting the virus. The move comes in the backdrop of an increasing number of reports of people, who were discharged after successfully battling…

Farmers begin day-and-night dharna at Freedom Park
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Farmers begin day-and-night dharna at Freedom Park

September 21, 2020

Bengaluru: Thousands of farmers and workers, belonging to over 30 farmer, labour and social organisations, began a day-and-night dharna at Freedom Park in the heart of the city this morning in protest against the  Centre’s recent amendments to Land Reforms, APMC and Electricity Acts and introduction of Farm Bills, which they claimed are detrimental to…

Former MP launches Arogya Hasta at K.R. Constituency
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Former MP launches Arogya Hasta at K.R. Constituency

September 21, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan launched ‘Arogya Hasta,’ a unique medical outreach programme at Madhuvana Layout, near Srikantha School on M.G. Road, coming under Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency this morning. The ‘Arogya Hasta’ team, which visited the houses, conducted thermal screening and also checked the pulse rate of the residents using Oximeter. If anyone is…

Teenager’s passion for KSRTC buses
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Teenager’s passion for KSRTC buses

September 21, 2020

By S.B. Devaraj Mysore/Mysuru: With the State-run KSRTC buses ferrying lakhs of passengers every day, here is the story of a teenaged boy of the city who has come up with a variety of models of the buses, after developing a passion  towards them. Prajwal Gowda, a 16-year-old First PU student of the city, is…

Rajya Sabha passes two farm Bills amid fierce protests
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Rajya Sabha passes two farm Bills amid fierce protests

September 21, 2020

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha yesterday passed two contentious farm Bills amid protests by Opposition parties while Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as the “watershed moment” for Indian agriculture. The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill,…

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Plea to increase reservation percentage for STs

September 21, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Halumatha Mahasabha have urged the State Government to increase reservation percentage of Scheduled Tribes (STs) to 9 percent and include Kuruba community in the list of Scheduled Tribes. Addressing a press meet at Patrakartara Bhavana here recently, State President of Hindulida Vargagala Jagruthi Vedike K.S. Shivaramu demanded the State Government to increase…

Winners of online drawing contest
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Winners of online drawing contest

September 21, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The students of GSSS School, Siddarthanagar, participated in various drawing competitions through online and bagged cash prizes and gift vouchers. B. Sinchana of 8th standard has secured 2nd place with a cash prize of Rs. 1,000 for the topic ‘Corona’ conducted by Karnataka Rajya Vijnana Parishat, Bengaluru; Haripriya M. Vashishtha of 4th standard has…

PG medical students to serve in districts for 3 months
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PG medical students to serve in districts for 3 months

September 21, 2020

New Delhi: With doctors showing reluctance to serve in rural and isolated areas, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has made it mandatory for Post-Graduate (PG) medical students to serve three months in a district as part of their academic pursuit. The Board of Directors of MCI has notified the District Residency programme a couple…

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