He was the Founder of St. Joseph’s School in Mandya Mysore/Mysuru: Rev. Fr. Joseph Aloysius D’Mello (72), a priest of the Diocese of Mysore, passed away in the early hours today ( May 19). He was sick for the last few years and since the last five months was under medical treatment in St. Joseph’s…
Lockdown 4.0: No entry for visitors from 4 States
May 18, 2020Karnataka restricts people from COVID-19 hotspots of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala till May 31 Bengaluru: After making up its mind to open up lockdown curbs in Karnataka, the State Government, in a sudden move this morning, announced that it has banned the entry of visitors from States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil…
Mumbai link haunts Mysuru, Mandya and Kodagu Districts
May 18, 2020Mandya reports 17 COVID-19 positive cases today, Mysuru and Kodagu one each Mysuru/Mandya/Madikeri: Karnataka reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases this morning as 84 fresh cases surfaced in the past 24 hours pushing the tally to 1,231. Apart from 18 fresh cases in Bengaluru Urban District, Mandya recorded 17 cases, Mysuru and Kodagu…
MCC presents Rs.7.36 crore surplus budget
May 18, 2020Rs.10 lakh each earmarked for 65 Wards to fight COVID D. Devaraj Urs Road to be developed at a cost of Rs. 5 crore Rs. 4 crore for construction of multi-level parking lots near Sub-urban bus stand and Gaadi Chowk Mysore/Mysuru: After a delay of nearly two months due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the…
CESC’s COVID-stalled underground power cabling works resume
May 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The massive underground power cable laying project worth over Rs. 300 crore that was stalled due to COVID-19-induced lockdown has resumed in city. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in another three months. It is an estimated Rs. 600 crore project being undertaken by the State Energy Department and…
Rain pounds city
May 18, 2020Brings some respite to scorching heat Houses in low-lying areas flooded; Trees uprooted; Power lines snapped Mysore/Mysuru: Moderate to heavy rains lashed city yesterday night bringing some respite to the heat from the scorching sun. People who were reeling under hot sun since yesterday morning heaved a sigh of relief as the rain began to…
Leopard cubs rescued from sugarcane field
May 18, 2020To be handed over to Mysuru Zoo if mother leopard does not take them back Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department personnel have rescued three leopard cubs from a sugarcane field belonging to one Honnappa at Kodanahalli village in the taluk on Sunday. The villagers, who saw the leopard cubs yesterday afternoon, informed the Forest Department personnel, who…
All Shelter Camps closed except at Youth Hostel
May 18, 2020Some get jobs, some head back home A sum of Rs.45,000 earned by making paper covers Mysore/Mysuru: Among the five Shelter Camps opened at various places by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in view of nationwide lockdown, all have been closed except the one set up at Youth Hostel in city. The Shelter Camps at Nanjaraja…
Governor gives assent for APMC Act amendment ordinance
May 18, 2020Bengaluru: The ordinance passed by the State Government to bring in changes to the APMC (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee) Act to remove restrictions on the sale of farm produce, has now become official with Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Saturday giving his assent to the ordinance. The State Cabinet, in a major policy decision, had…
Full impact of COVID-19 still not known, says doctor
May 18, 2020‘Every citizen should play a role in this war against the pandemic’ Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M.G. Satish Kumar, Consultant Internal Medicine at Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysuru, says that full impact of COVID-19 is still not known and the present condition is still the tip of the iceberg. Only suppression and mitigation are important to combat the…















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