Visiting Thailand for leisure or business is always exciting. You will be exposed to a whole new way of life, different weather, and get to enjoy authentic Asian culture, hospitality, and adventure all at once. Yes, Bangkok is as exotic and as mad as you’ve seen it depicted in western movies. Getting access to Thailand…
COVID-19 scare: Mysuru yoga tourism hit
March 11, 2020Foreign yoga students cancel bookings; existing students extend their stay Mysuru/Mysore: As the extensive spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in foreign countries, yoga studios in city that get a lot of foreign students say they are feeling the burn. While many centres have cancelled their yoga lessons till May this year, others have…
MCC Health Panel inspects medical stores, checks masks
March 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Following complaints from the public that a few medical stores were selling masks at exorbitant prices, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Standing Committee on Health, led by its President Gopi, visited a few medical stores on Dhanvantri Road this morning and conducted an inspection. The Committee members checked the masks and collected information pertaining…
One more subway near City Bus Stand
March 11, 2020Star of Mysore reality check on two existing subways reveals a sorry state Mysuru/Mysore: The decision of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to take up the construction of a new subway near the densely-populated Mysore Bus Stand near K.R. Circle has brought the focus back on the other two subways in the heart of the city…
Kalyanis: Relics of Mysuru’s past in a state of neglect
March 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Long before becoming a big city, Mysuru was known for its Kalyanis (ancient step ponds) or temple tanks. Many historians called Mysuru as a place for springs, natural tanks and Kalyanis. Over the years, the heritage Kalyanis, lakes and open wells have become the first casualty of development. Most of them are now either…
Man-animal conflict: State mulls Rs. 10 lakh compensation
March 11, 2020Bengaluru: In some good news for the villagers living in the periphery of wildlife sanctuaries, Karnataka Minister for Forest and Ecology Anand Singh said that the Government was thinking to increase the compensation for human deaths in wild animal attacks to Rs. 10 lakh. The family of victims who are mauled by wild animals would…
MP Guv refuses to take decision to expel 6 rebel Ministers
March 11, 2020Lucknow: Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon today refused to take any decision on the recommendation of Chief Minister Kamal Nath to expel six rebel Ministers. Tandon said that he is on leave and will take a decision when he reaches Bhopal on Friday. “I am watching the political situation of MP closely but will act…
Suttur Seer condoles death of former Governor Bhardwaj
March 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Suttur Mutt Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has condoled the death of former Karnataka Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who passed away in New Delhi on Sunday. In a condolence message, the Seer said that Hans Raj Bhardwaj, who hailed from Haryana, was a senior Congress leader who entered politics as a Rajya Sabha MP…
Visiting Kashmiri youth cook and serve lip-smacking delicacies
March 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Kashmiri Pulao, Shahi Paneer, Kashmiri Yakhni, some of the lip-smacking delicacies from Jammu and Kashmir were prepared and served yesterday in Mysuru. Later, those who prepared these special dishes also participated in watermelon and banana eating contests. The ones who enjoyed this culinary festival along with other cultural programmes were the Kashmiri youth visiting…
Shortage of protective equipment endangering health workers worldwide: WHO
March 11, 2020Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – is putting lives at risk from the new Coronavirus and other infectious diseases. Healthcare workers rely on personal protective equipment to protect…















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