Last week, one of our city’s few ‘creative’ industrialists, Shabir Vagh of MAS Furniture, called me and said, “I have an interesting person you should meet.” When Shabir says someone, or something is interesting it usually is. So, I accepted his invitation and landed up at an industrial shed on Hunsur Road yesterday afternoon. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore University Oval Grounds, opposite Crawford Hall, was dotted with thousands of students from different educational institutions, Government staff and members of the public this morning as they took part in the reading of the Preamble of the Constitution of India, as part of the International Day of Democracy, which is celebrated across…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has called upon the public not to panic in light of reported cases of Nipah virus in neighbouring Kerala but to exercise caution. He made these remarks during a virtual meeting with District and taluk-level officers to discuss measures to control Nipah virus and address the declaration of…
Thermal screening must for those entering Karnataka from Kerala through Bavali check-post in H.D. Kote taluk Mysore/Mysuru: High alert has been sounded at H.D. Kote taluk that forms Karnataka-Kerala border in the district, following the spread of Nipah virus at Wayanad and Kozhikode in Kerala. As a precautionary measure, those entering the State from Kerala…
32-year-old Brijesh Sharma arrives in Mysuru after pedalling 38,000 kms, meets Yaduveer Mysore/Mysuru: Cyclist Brijesh (Brajesh) Sharma of Gujarat who is campaigning for ‘Single Use Plastic Free India’ has arrived in the Cultural Capital Mysuru and will be creating awareness here for a month. A native of Morena, Madhya Pradesh, 32-year-old Sharma, who embarked on…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday said that the State will once again file a petition before the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC), expressing its inability to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister, who held a ‘special emergency meeting’ yesterday at the Conference Hall of Vidhana Soudha, said the Government will consult its…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant stride towards enhancing blood collection efforts, K.R. Hospital Blood Bank in Mysuru has unveiled a cutting-edge mobile blood donation vehicle. This innovative addition is poised to revolutionise the blood donation process, rendering it more efficient and convenient for donors. For years, the K.R. Hospital Blood Bank has been at the forefront…
‘Accused targeted elderly persons by faking accidents’ Mysore/Mysuru: The Kuvempunagar Police have successfully solved a case in which a senior citizen driving a four-wheeler was targeted by a criminal who falsely accused him of causing an accident and then extorted money. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident. The arrested individual is…
Bengaluru: The special emergency meeting called by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah began at Vidhana Soudha this noon to discuss steps to be taken after Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) direction that Karnataka release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 15 days. Dy. CM D.K. Shivakumar, Ministers of Cauvery basin region, MPs and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Like a good old adage in Kannada- Jana Marulo Jatre Marulo, passersby vied with each other to own the look alike products of branded companies, in city yesterday. Tens of people split in four groups occupying footpath spaces on the either side of Regional Institute of Education (RIE) building on Bogadi Road in city,…
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