Mysore/Mysuru: City Congress unit paid tributes to former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away yesterday, by observing silence for a minute and offering floral tributes to the portrait of the late President at Congress Bhavan, near City Railway Station here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, former MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that the…
Animated documentaries on Suttur Mutt released
September 1, 2020Winners of Quiz Contest to get cash prizes and merit certificate Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of 105th Jayanti Mahotsava of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji, which was held on Aug. 29, two animated documentaries ‘Suttur Sri Mutt – Guruparampara’ and ‘The Heritage of Sri Suttur Mutt’ were released and telecasted later in the evening. Over…
Capacity-building training for Resource Persons
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Mysuru, had organised a capacity-building training programme for part-time Instructors who will conduct vocational courses at various places of Mysuru district, in collaboration with JSS Women’s Polytechnic, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India. As part of action plan for dress-making course 2020-21, the Sansthan imparted sewing machine…
No clarity on serving liquor at bars from tomorrow
August 31, 2020Government likely to issue Standard Operating Procedures by this evening; Stakeholders await orders Mysore/Mysuru: With Unlock 4.0 set to relax more COVID-19 curbs from Sept. 1 (tomorrow), stakeholders are busy laying the ground for the return to the normal in their respective sectors. They are waiting for clear-cut directives or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) from…
Pay Re. 1 fine or face jail for 3 months: SC to Prashant Bhushan
August 31, 2020New Delhi: Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets criticising Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A. Bobde and the Supreme Court (SC), has been fined Re. 1 by the Top Court. If he doesn’t pay the fine by Sept. 15, he can go to jail for three months or be banned from…
After Sunday break, heavy rush for Rapid Antigen Test at Town Hall
August 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) for COVID-19 got a break on Sunday at Town Hall centre in the city with Doctors, Nurses and other Paramedical staff engaged in testing taking a day off.However, the test was carried out at other centres — Makkala Koota in Krishnamurthypuram, Akkammanni Hospital in Chamundipuram and K.R.Hospital. However, the…
‘COVID-19 will be under control by Deepavali Fest’
August 31, 2020New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday expressed confidence that the country’s COVID-19 count will be “under control” by Diwali this year. Inaugurating the ‘Nation First’ webinar series, organised by Ananthkumar Foundation, he pointed out that the country was much ahead in tackling the pandemic. “COVID-19 will significantly come under control by…
A record 72,000 COVID-19 tests conducted on a single day in State
August 31, 2020Bengaluru: Even as the State is witnessing an alarming increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the State Government conducted a record 72,684 tests in Karnataka on a single day on Saturday, which also saw 8,324 positive cases. So far, a total of 27,85,718 people in the State have undergone COVID-19 test and 3,27,076 people…
Railways begins securing of landed properties along tracks
August 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to secure its landed properties along tracks from probable encroachments, the Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has begun securing of Railway tracks coming under its jurisdiction, by construction of walls and railings. The Railway Department is said to have taken this measure to secure and safeguard its properties for…
Bronze Statue of Sqn. Ldr. A.B. Devayya to be unveiled at Madikeri on Sept. 7
August 31, 2020A befitting tribute to Indo-Pak War Hero on his 55th death anniversary By Prasad Sampigekatte Madikeri: The statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya will be unveiled at Madikeri in Kodagu District on Sept. 7. The 6-feet-9-inch bronze statue installed at the Old Private Bus Stand Circle will be unveiled on the day Devayya was…















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