Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government for fulfilment of their various demands, several Organisations and Associations staged protests near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in city this morning. Increase honorarium: About 80 members of Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Workers Association under the banner of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) staged a protest demanding…
‘Guddali puja’ for new block in Maharani’s Science College
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra performed ‘Guddali Puja’ (Ground-breaking Ceremony) for a new block at Maharani’s Science First Grade College for Women here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Nagendra said that the block will be of four floors and is being built at a cost of Rs. 7.8 crore. The ground floor will have…
Youth goes missing from city
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 22-year-old youth, who left his house on June 25 at about 11 am on his orange coloured Honda Dio scooter, has since gone missing. The missing youth is Dileep, a resident of Medar Block, Bamboo Bazaar in city and used to undertake installation of Dish TV in rural places. He is 5.5 ft….
Jewellery shops to shut down by 6.30 pm till July 12
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of COVID-19 positive cases rising at an alarming rate across the city, the Mysuru Shroff Traders Association has decided to shut all jewellery shops by 6.30 pm on all days from June 29 to July 12. In a press release, the Association said that Gold and Silver Refiners Association, Vishwakarma Gold…
No KSRTC buses on Sundays from July 5 to Aug. 2
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following complete lockdown on Sundays, the KSRTC has suspended all its bus services across the State for the whole day on July 5, 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2 (Sundays).
Heavy rains turn city roads into rivers
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: It rained cats and dogs in city last evening and roads turned to rivers, drainages and stormwater drains overflowed and as usual, water entered houses and hotels in low-lying areas. It was just a drizzle at around 3 pm and later it grew into a heavy downpour. Fortunately, it was a Sunday and most…
Mysuru reports second COVID-19 death
June 29, 2020Virus, co-morbidities snuff out 70-year-old man’s life; Nine more Containment Zones declared Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru reported its second COVID-19 death yesterday. The district recorded 18 virus infections, taking the total number of positive cases to 255. Yesterday, 32 people have been cured and discharged and the cumulative discharges stand at 164 and there are 89 active…
CM clicks open COVID Testing Lab at JSS Hospital
June 29, 2020Karnataka which had only two Labs in February now has 79 Testing Labs Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa virtually inaugurated Mysuru’s first private COVID-19 Testing Lab set up by JSS Medical College at JSS Hospital. The lab will assist the Government testing facilities in Mysuru, the CM said. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, the…
PM Modi calls shepherd from Mandya a ‘Water Warrior’
June 29, 2020The octogenarian, who created 16 ponds, responds, “It is the greatest joy of my life” Mandya: An 84-year-old shepherd from a remote Dasanadoddi village in Malavalli Taluk of Mandya found a place in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ that was aired on All India Radio yesterday. Modi, asking listeners to divert attention and…
City Markets re-open after closure for four-day sanitisation drive
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Five major Markets in the heart of the city, namely Devaraja Market, Mannars Market, Shivarampet, Santhepet and Boti Bazar (also called Mutton Market), which were ordered to be shut down by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for four days from June 25 to 28 for complete cleaning and sanitisation in the wake of COVID-19…















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