V. Vinyas, a 7th standard student of Rotary Brindavan School has won 2nd place in Kata category of the International Karate Championship organised by Mouele Shotokan Karate Do Association India at Shivamogga recently.
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N. Sreenivasan
August 28, 2018Sreenivasan (85), retd. Southern Railways employee, Mysuru and a resident of Saraswathipuram in city, passed away on Aug.25. He leaves behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and a host of relatives. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Sunday.
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City gets ready for MCC elections
August 27, 2018Mysuru: With the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) going to polls on Aug.31, the mustering will take place at four centres in the city on Aug.30 covering all the 65 Wards. The Election Commission has appointed 13 Returning Officers (RO) to oversee the civic polls. The mustering for officials assigned with poll duty coming under ROs…
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Kodagu district administration bans Disaster Tourism
August 27, 2018Madikeri: With a large number of people visiting flood and landslip-hit areas in Kodagu district following the recent natural calamity, the district administration has ordered a crackdown on ‘Disaster Tourism.’ Earlier this month, following landslides and floods caused by incessant rains, the district administration had imposed a ban on tourist entry to Kodagu, while also…
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Relief and rehabilitation in Kodagu: Those returning homes face challenge of cleaning
August 27, 2018Madikeri: Batches of people are slowly leaving relief centres in Kodagu to face massive destruction that was brought by catastrophic flooding and landslides. Tales of distress and despair also continued to pour in from different parts as many found their homes filled with huge mounds of mud, slush and dirt left by the receding flood…
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103rd Jayanti celebrations of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji : Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu in city this evening
August 27, 2018Mysuru: The Vice- President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu will arrive in city today to participate in the 103rd Jayanti celebrations of Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji at Suttur Srikshetra tomorrow (Aug.28). Naidu will leave Delhi in an IAF Aircraft at 4 pm and land at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 6.45 pm and drive…
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Kodagu rehabilitation work: Relief Commissioner releases updated report
August 27, 2018Mysuru: The newly appointed Relief Commissioner Gangaram Baderiya, who is also the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, has released a report on rescue-relief operations and rehabilitation process in flood-affected Kodagu. The relief work is going on at full pace following considerable reduction in rainfall. The joint rescue teams are screening each and every house in landslide-affected…
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District Secretary asks officials to expedite relief works
August 27, 2018Mysuru: Even as some parts of the district were affected by floods recently, Mysuru District In-charge Secretary M. Lakshminarayan has asked the officials to expedite relief works on a war-footing. Speaking at a meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Saturday, Lakshminarayan assuring that sanction will be accorded for all measures that are taken…
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CM’s Relief Fund: State Government Staff to contribute Rs. 102 crore
August 27, 2018Madikeri: A day’s salary of State Government employees amounting to Rs. 102 crore will be contributed to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the relief of flood victims in Kodagu. Disclosing this at a press meet at a hotel here yesterday, State Government Employees Association President H.K. Ramu said that the Association has been donating…
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Management of relief centres
August 27, 2018Madikeri: Even as thousands of people have been left homeless following devastating floods and landslides across Kodagu district, 3,824 people have taken refuge in 31 relief centres and camps in the district, while some have chosen to take shelter in the homes of relatives elsewhere and as well as in some home stays. About 1,500…
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