Mysore/Mysuru: SSLC exams (2019-20), which had caused concern among the students, their parents and the teachers alike, amidst the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19, formally ended today with the Third Language paper (Hindi / Kannada / English / Arabic / Persian / Urdu / Sanskrit / Konkani / Tulu) held smoothly at all centres across…
Mysuru records fourth COVID-19 death
July 3, 202060-year-old woman from T. Narasipur passes away due to severe respiratory complications Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru recorded fourth COVID-19 death yesterday (July 2) with the passing away of a 60-year-old woman from T. Narasipur. She was suffering from severe breathing problems. Seventeen persons including a Circle Inspector tested positive yesterday taking the cumulative positive number to 338. …
Public entry to Police Stations across Mysuru restricted
July 3, 2020Each Station has Help Desk 50 metres away from premises for people to register complaints Mysore/Mysuru: As more and more Policemen are contracting COVID-19 virus in the line of duty, Mysuru Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth has said that people will not be allowed to enter Police Stations across Mysuru and urged the public to…
N.R. Subbarao Park at Nivedithanagar turns ugly
July 3, 2020Dasara Flower Show competition winner now an eyesore; Residents complain of tax-payers’ money going waste Mysore/Mysuru: A park in urban places are green spaces set aside for human enjoyment and recreation. They have benches for people to sit and enjoy nature during their morning and evening walks and play equipment for the children. But, N.R….
Skies clear for Mysuru girl to become State’s second woman fighter pilot
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Everyone has some or the other ambition or dream to achieve when they are in college but very few of them live their dreams or choose the career they wished. Mysuru-based Coluvanda Punya Nanjappa has achieved her childhood dream or call it passion to be a fighter jet pilot. She has been selected for…
Water Warrior Kamegowda honoured with Lifetime KSRTC bus pass
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Octogenarian shepherd Kamegowda from Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli taluk, Mandya district, who has dug 16 ponds in his native village over the past few decades, received a free bus pass for lifetime from Karnataka State Road Transport …
Clear confusion on heritage Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Buildings: MLA to District Minister
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: For the second time, Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra has appealed the Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar to clear the confusion and contradictory reports on matters related to the fate of Lansdowne and Devaraja Market Buildings — the nearly 120-year-old heritage structures in the heart of the city. The MLA had made the first appeal…
Police enforce zero tolerance rule to rein in traffic violators
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: If you travel through Mysuru’s Central Business District and in other relatively busy areas, there are many roads, intersections and traffic marked with yellow and white lines. These are for motorists to follow traffic rules. But as motorists continue to care two hoots for the traffic rules and regulations, the city Traffic Police have…
20-Step Safety Protocol at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
July 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As unusual circumstances call for unusual measures, city’s Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel has put in place stringent safety steps to keep its guests and staff safe from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Re-opened after the lockdown was lifted, the hotel’s 20-Step Safety Protocol ensures safety across all touch points of the hotel. A Pandemic Emergency…
Choreographer par excellence Saroj Khan dies at 71
July 3, 2020Mumbai: National Award-winning choreographer Saroj Khan passed away in Mumbai in the wee hours of today. Saroj’s daughter Sukaina Khan confirmed the news. In a career spanning 40 years, she choreographed nearly 2,000 songs. Her most successful collaborations were with actors Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit. She was fondly known as “Masterji” and was admitted to…















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