Mysore/Mysuru: A 35-year-old man, who had gone missing, was found dead at Sagarakatte backwaters yesterday, coming under Yelwal Police. The deceased is Manohar, a resident of Kuvempunagar. Manohar had gone missing a couple of days ago and a complaint was lodged at Kuvempunagar Police Station. Yelwal Police have registered a case.
JSS Hospital shortlisted for COVID vaccine, drug trials
August 3, 2020Clinical trial to evaluate if Covishield vaccine can prevent symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s JSS Hospital and Medical College has been shortlisted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate — Covishield — trial. The clinical trial is designed to evaluate if an investigational vaccine can…
COVID deals a big blow to real estate revenues
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the real estate scene in Mysuru where students and professionals do not feel the need to pay high rents to stay on in the heart of the city anymore. As work from home is the new norm, they are shifting to their native places or moving to the city…
Mixed response for first lockdown-free Sunday
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the District Administration cancelled the Sunday total lockdown from today (Aug. 2), the city witnessed a mixed response to the first lockdown-free Sunday, with traders at most of the commercial streets seemed to be reluctant to open shops in the city. After the Union Government announced unlock measures in third phase further…
365 COVID positive cases, nine deaths reported in Mysuru district on Aug. 1
August 2, 2020Mandya sees 95 new cases, Kodagu reports 35 and Chamarajanagar sees 43 new COVID-19 infections Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has reported 365 new COVID positive cases yesterday bringing the total positive cases in the district to 4,582, according to the media bulletin received last evening. As many as 1,591 patients have been discharged so far including…
Cash crunch: MUDA to auction 300 sites
August 2, 2020Sites at Saraswathipuram, Vijayanagar, Shantaveri Gopalagowdanagar, Dattagalli, Lalithadrinagar, Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar, Srirampura, R.T. Nagar and Vasanthanagar Mysore/Mysuru: The cash strapped Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)in a bid to mop up revenues, has come forward to auction 300 sites online. The 300 sites available in dimensions of 20’x30’, 30’x40’, 30’x50’, 50’x80’ and 60’x40’, are located…
Destroyed flowers pile up at JK Grounds
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Flower vendors, who suffered losses due to Friday’s heavy downpour in the city, have urged the MCC authorities to make proper arrangements before ordering them to shift Devaraja flower market to J.K. Grounds. As a crowd-control measure for Varamahalakshmi festival, the MCC had ordered temporary shifting of Devaraja Flower Market to the more spacious J.K….
Advani, Joshi to attend Ayodhya ceremony via video conference
August 2, 2020Mysore/New Delhi: Veteran BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi will not visit Ayodhya for the ground-breaking ceremony for building of a temple there. The two leaders will instead attend the Aug. 5 event via video-conferencing, sources told UNI. Both the leaders were invited via phone calls on Saturday by the Trust set up…
CM issues directions to provide facilities at K.R. and District Hospitals, says MLA Ramdas
August 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa responding to his plea for improving infrastructure at K.R. Hospital and the District Hospital (designated COVID-19 Hospital), has issued directions to all the concerned Departments for providing necessary facilities, manpower and medical equipment to the two hospitals. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan…
Puttige Seer recovers from COVID-19
August 2, 2020Udupi: Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, seer of Puttige Math, who was hospitalised for COVID-19 treatment last week has been discharged after recovery. He was admitted to hospital on July 21 after returning from a tour of Bengaluru. He was admitted to Manipal Hospital. Swamiji has also started to be involved in the daily poojas and…















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