Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to close pubs, clubs and other watering holes except bars and restaurants in the wake of Coronavirus scare has not been taken lying down by beer guzzlers as they are questioning the decision where only pubs are closed but bars are spared. “In Mysuru, there are hundreds of bars and…
Army reports first COVID-19 case
March 18, 2020New Delhi: A 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Leh, Army sources said today. As a precautionary measure, ten soldiers who shared a barrack with the infected soldier, have also been kept in quarantine. Meanwhile, around 800 men in Ladakh Regimental Centre have been kept under lock-down. This is the first COVID-19…
Dental colleges in city to be shut till month end
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following directions from the Medical Education Department, the two Dental Colleges in the city — JSS Dental College & Hospital and Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, have declared holiday for students till Mar. 31. Speaking to SOM this morning, JSS Dental College Principal Dr. S. Ravindra said following the directives of the Indian Dental…
ZP member accused of illegal quarrying alleges political motive for his penalisation
March 18, 2020K.R. Pet: Days after he was penalised Rs.11 crore by the Mines and Geology Department for illegal stone quarrying in villages of K.R. Pet taluk, Mandya ZP JD(S) member H.T. Manju alleged that there is a political motive behind his penalisation. Addressing a press meet at the JD(S) Office here on Monday, H.T. Manju said…
Woman goes missing
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old woman, who left her house on Feb. 24 at about 1.30 pm along with her brother’s friend to buy clothes, has since gone missing. The missing woman is Mamatha, who is 4.9 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal built, oval faced, speaks Kannada and was wearing a jeans pant and t-shirt at the…
Kodagu man issued notice for violating home quarantine orders
March 18, 2020Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration has served a notice to a person in Siddapura village for allegedly violating the home quarantine orders. A statement issued by Annies Kanmani Joy, Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district, stated that the Administration had identified a total of 131 residents of the district, who had returned from foreign visits and…
Digital matka, murder, harassment to women: Former Mayors accuse Police of inaction
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing Udayagiri Police of not taking action against the menace of digital matka, harassment to women and girls and other illegal activities in Udayagiri Police limits, former Mayor and Corporator Ayub Khan along with former Mayors Pushpalatha Jagannath and Arif Hussain and others, who met Udayagiri Sub-Inspector Jayakeerthi at the Police Station, submitted a…
A visit to Livelihood Centre
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Club of Mysore West, under its aegis runs Paul Harris Vocational Training Institute (PHVTI) at the premises of Rotary West School in Kanakadasanagar, Mysuru. The Institute offers training for women in tailoring, fashion designing, embroidery, artificial jewellery-making and saree falls; paper bag-making, spoken English, basic computer operation and solar water heater repairs for…
IEEE Faculty Conclave held in city
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)- Bengaluru Section had recently organised the first ever ‘IEEE Faculty Conclave’ in Mysuru at NIE Institute of Technology (NIE-IT) in Koorgalli here. In his opening remarks, Puneet Kumar Mishra, Chair, IEEE- Bengaluru (IEEE-B) and Scientist, ISRO-ISAC, Bengaluru, provided insights on IEEE and IEEE Bengaluru. He highlighted…
State to seek technical assistance for ground water conservation
March 18, 2020Mysuru: The State Government will seek technical assistance for ground water conservation through an Indo-German Memorandum of Understanding under the Jalamrutha Project, said Nijalingappa, Director of State Jalamrutha Project. He was speaking at an internal auditor certification training programme, conducted by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Rural Development at Abdul Nazir Sab State…















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