Chamarajanagar: It was a delight for the Forest Department officials as for the first time, a black leopard was sighted in Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district. A camera trap, installed to count tigers has captured the photo of the black leopard walking near K. Dam in Bylur Forest Zone. Black leopards…
Short circuit ignites fire on electric pole
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An electric pole caught fire following a short circuit causing tension for some time. The incident took place near Kamal Apartments on the 4th Main Road in V.V. Mohalla at about 5 pm yesterday. A loud sound followed by the fire on the pole caused tension among the public for some time and soon…
No ‘COVID’ mention on death certificates
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Death certificate data is used to monitor local, regional, and national mortality trends to improve public health and public safety. Accurate death certification related to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is vital to understand the extent and progression of the pandemic. However, the death certificates issued by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) do not mention…
District Administration takes over cremation, burial of COVID dead
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has taken the onus of performing the last rites (funeral) of people dying due to COVID-19. Protocols and guidelines laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are strictly followed while cremating or burying the dead. The last rites of patients are being conducted at Vijayanagar High-tech crematorium, Tipu…
Clarify on death certificate inconsistencies: HC to Government
August 7, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to clarify on the inconsistency in the issuance of death certificates during COVID-19. The Bench quoted provisions under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, and directed the Government not to mention COVID-19 unnecessarily in the death certificates, when the cause of death is…
Temporary relief to Saraswathipuram 6th Main Road residents
August 7, 2020Corporator gets excavated mud removed from front of houses, assures of completing UGD works soon Mysore/Mysuru: Unscientific Underground Drainage (UGD) works, which had forcibly ‘quarantined’ the residents of Saraswathipuram 6th Main Road as they were unable to come out of their houses or even take out their vehicles for work or during emergencies, can now…
MUDA reclaims encroached land
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning operation on Wednesday, MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority)officials reclaimed an encroached land worth about Rs. 40 lakh at Gokulam second stage in city. One Basavanna had illegally built a shed on a site (No.294) measuring 6.40 mts x 9.40 mts in Gokulam second stage and stayed in it for years….
Croc tension at Kushalnagar
August 7, 2020Kushalnagar: Three juvenile crocodiles were sighted on the banks of Cauvery River at Vivekananda Layout here causing some anxious moments. As River Cauvery is full due to rains, crocodiles are now being spotted on the river banks. Villagers said that there is a huge female crocodile in the river which had laid eggs on the…
MLA writes letter to CM seeking immediate medical care for critically ill COVID-19 patients
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Claiming that many critical COVID-19 patients have died due to lack of appropriate medical care, Congress MLA from N.R. Constituency Tanveer Sait has urged the State Government to take necessary measures for providing immediate medical care for COVID-19 patients. In a letter written to the Chief Minister on Aug.5, Sait said that the number…
Ek Bharat Shrest Bharat webinar for NCC cadets from Aug. 10 to 15
August 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Traditionally, 3 Karnataka Girls Bn NCC, under the aegis of NCC Group Mysuru, used to conduct the Ek Bharat Shrest Bharat (EBSB) Camp every year in Mysuru. However this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is being organised as a webinar called ‘EK Bharat Shrest Bharat Saptah.’ The webinar will be held…















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