Mysuru: Elder Citizens Council in association with All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) conducted an ENT check-up camp for senior citizens recently at its Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavana in Jayalakshmipuram. Experts from AIISH gave detailed reasons for hearing loss, blocking of ears due to cold, nasal block, damages to ear drums by using sharp…
Pelican dies at Kukkarahalli Lake
October 26, 2019Death brings back memories of Bird Flu scare Forest Dept. collects samples Mysuru: The death of a Spot-Billed Pelican at Kukkarahalli Lake yesterday has worried bird- lovers of city and they have demanded a thorough probe to find out the exact cause for the bird’s death. Citing past incidents of Bird Flu that rocked Mysuru…
Deepavali rush in Markets, cracker sale dips
October 26, 2019Mysuru: With Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, being celebrated from tomorrow, heavy rush was observed in city markets this morning with people buying puja articles. Rush was also seen in cloth shops and sweetmeat stalls. But not many were seen at cracker stalls in J.K. Grounds and other places as rains for the last couple…
MCC to renew licence of only those shops that sport Kannada Boards
October 26, 2019Mysuru: As part of its plans to promote more usage of Kannada in shops, business establishments and other commercial enterprises, the MCC has decided to renew the licence of only such shops that use Kannada in their business activities. This decision was taken at the District Kannada Jagruthi Committee meeting on full implementation of Kannada…
District Minister visits flood-hit areas in Periyapatna
October 26, 2019Periyapatna: After a brief gap, District Minister V. Somanna resumed his tour of flood-affected areas in the district by visiting a few villages in Periyapatna taluk this morning. The Minister inspected Koppa, Mullina Muthusoge, Avarthi and Doddahosur villages which were among the worst affected villages in the taluk. Somanna directed the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited…
Government hikes honorarium for Anganwadi workers
October 26, 2019Bengaluru: As a Deepavali gift, the State Government on Friday hiked the monthly honorarium of Anganwadi workers and helpers with retrospective effect from October 2018. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Women and Child Welfare Minister Shashikala Jolle said that the honorarium of Anganwadi workers will be hiked by Rs.2,000, that of mini-Anganwadi…
Police rescue two runaway boys, return them to parents in B’luru
October 26, 2019Mysuru: Lashkar Police have rescued two runaway boys in city yesterday and safely sent the children back to their parents. The Police found the two boys yesterday sitting at Sub-urban Bus stand here and enquired about them. It was learnt that the kids were residents of Peenya in Bengaluru and had left home on Oct.22…
He stayed for 15 hours inside a 50-ft gorge; rescued
October 26, 2019Siddapur (Kodagu): A man who had accidentally slipped and fallen into a 50-ft gorge at Kallukore village in Somwarpet taluk 15 hours ago was rescued by Fire Brigade personnel yesterday. Manjunath of Hosur village in Polibetta was said to be returning home on Thursday evening on foot when he slipped and fell into the gorge….
A Click worth a Prize…
October 26, 2019Mysuru: Two photojournalists from city have bagged top honours in the recently held State-level Photography Competition organised as part of 65th Wildlife Week Celebrations by Nagarahole National Park Office authorities. Photojournalist M.S. Basavanna (Anurag Basavaraj) bagged first prizes in Herbivorous (Picture of a Running Elephant), Emotional (Tiger quenching its Thirst) and Birds (Serpent Eagle) categories….
Shortage of wildlife doctors plagues Forest Department
October 26, 2019Day-long workshop at city Zoo deliberates on desperate need to have more wildlife scientists Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sanjai Mohan has said that the State Forest Department has a shortage of qualified and knowledgeable veterinary scientists and wildlife doctors and efforts have to be made to increase their numbers. He was speaking…















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