Mysore/Mysuru: In view of re-opening of colleges and hostels across the State from Nov. 17 and as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by State Government, all teachers, students and non-teaching staff must produce a COVID-19 RT-PCR negative test report, which is done within 72 hours or three days before the day of joining. In…
Minister asks shelterless to avail benefits under Government Housing Schemes
November 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Housing Minister V. Somanna on Friday appealed the poor and the shelterless to avail all benefits under various State and Central Government Welfare and Housing schemes. He was speaking to press persons after inspecting the houses being built by Karnataka Slum Development Board at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Colony in Ashokapuram here yesterday. Stating that…
Vijayanagar Third Stage will be maintained by MCC, clarifies MLA
November 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Cabinet giving nod for the formation of Hootagalli CMC and four TPs, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) said that Vijayanagar Third Stage, which comes under his constituency, will continue to be maintained by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). In a clarification issued yesterday, Devegowda said that the residents of Vijayanagar Third Stage were…
‘Beyond Bengaluru’ initiative launched to build Innovation and Technology in Tier-II and III Cities
November 14, 2020Bengaluru: Focussed towards building innovation and technology ecosystem beyond Bengaluru City, the State Government has rolled out a new initiative “Beyond Bengaluru” at a time when ‘Work from Home’ or ‘Work from Anywhere’ has become normal due to COVID-19. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, also the Minister of Electronics, IT, BT and Science and…
Aprenticeship in Journalism for SC,STs; financial aid for Churches
November 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Under the special STP plan, the Karnataka Media Academy has invited applications from Post-Graduate degree holders in Mass Communication and Journalism, belonging to SC/ST communities for a three month apprenticeship training. The admission is limited to 25 candidates from SC Community and 10 from ST Community. Admission will be based on academic merit and…
Green Trouble: No cracker sale at J.K. Grounds till HC order on eco-friendly crackers
November 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sale of crackers has come to a standstill in city following issuance of a notice to State Government by the High Court (HC) on the grounds that it had not defined what a ‘green cracker’ is, in its recent order on sale and use of crackers. The HC observed that Government Order was ineffective…
Ravi Belagere passes away
November 13, 2020Bengaluru: Ravi Belagere (62), a veteran journalist, who transformed Kannada journalism through his Weekly tabloid Hai Bangalore, passed away at his office late on Thursday night following a heart attack. He is survived by two wives, two daughters and two sons. His body was kept at Prarthana School Grounds in Padmanabhanagar where people paid their…
Good response for Housing Board Projects: Minister Somanna
November 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Housing Minister V. Somanna today said that the Government is committed to meet its ambitious objective of ‘Housing for All’ for which it has launched many Housing Projects across the State. Addressing a press meet at Government Guest House in Nazarbad, Somanna said that the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) is executing 16 Housing Projects…
Health experts train 85 reps on handling covid War Room
November 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day training on handling covid War Room concluded yesterday. A total of 85 representatives from 25 districts successfully completed training held at the Mysuru COVID-19 War Room on handling Apthamitra software and management of beds in hospitals for efficient management of the pandemic in their respective districts. Lt. Col. S.U. Ashok, Nodal Officer…
KSRTC resumes inter-State bus services to Tamil Nadu
November 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After an eight-month hiatus, the KSRTC has resumed bus services to the neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu from yesterday. On the first day of resumption of bus service on Thursday, the KSRTC operated nine buses to Coimbatore, six to Ooty and one to Tiruppur. Today, the KSRTC started operating trips to Erode and Chennai…















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