Mysore/Mysuru: Months after the Government declared that the Centre would give Rs. 50,000 and the State Rs. 1 lakh for bereaved family members of COVID-dead, the District Administration has set out guidelines for seeking COVID death relief. According to the guidelines issued by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, the family members of the working…
COVID Death Relief: Applicable to both BPL & APL Cardholders
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “There is no age limit to seek Centre’s COVID Death Relief of Rs. 50,000 and the relief is applicable to family members of both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) Cards,” said Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunathaswamy. Speaking to SOM, he clarified that families of COVID-dead persons can apply…
Charulatha Somal takes over as Chamarajanagar DC
November 16, 2021Chamarajanagar: Hours after she was appointed, IAS Officer Charulatha Somal took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chamarajanagar District from the outgoing DC Dr. M.R. Ravi at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Monday. Dr. Ravi , who was serving as Chamarajanagar DC for about 22 months, was transferred by the Government on…
Broken Sword of Chamaraja Wadiyar Statue: Works on to fix new Italian marble sword
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A new Italian marble sword is being carved to replace the broken sword of Chamaraja Wadiyar statue in the heart of the city at Chamaraja Wadiyar Circle in front of the Palace. The sword was broken on Oct. 15 during the ‘Jumboo Savari’ rush where people crowded the area to have a glimpse of…
893 people killed, 3,781 injured in road accidents since two years in Mysuru District
November 16, 2021Checking of vehicles was suspended for some days due to COVID Mysore/Mysuru: Though Mysuru district was under lockdown for several days during 2020 and early 2021, the number of road accidents had not decreased. During the above period, as many as 893 people were killed and 3,781 people had sustained injuries in road accidents in…
PFA holds free health check-up camp for horses
November 16, 2021To hold farrier workshop for tonga horse owners on Nov. 18 Mysore/Mysuru: People for Animals (PFA), Mysuru, in association with Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS), Ooty and Jeev Daya Jain Charity (JDJC), Mysuru, had organised a free health check-up camp for tonga horses near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace this morning….
Sudha Murty visits B.R. Hills temple
November 16, 2021Yelandur: Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty on Monday visited Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple atop B.R. Hills in the taluk and sought the blessings of the deity. Sudha Murty, accompanied by some of her family members, arrived at the Hill temple at about 9.30 am and offered special prayers to the deity. She also sought information about…
Hotels, shops sport vaccination status
November 16, 2021To promote safe business practices Mysore/Mysuru: After the killer second wave of the pandemic, many hotels and business establishments in the city have rolled out a new feature to show the fully vaccinated status of staff. This is to assure customers that they are safe as all staff manning the units were fully vaccinated and…
Govt. recognition sought for Kaliyuva Mane
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that ‘Kaliyuva Mane’, a non-formal School at Kenchalagudu on the outskirts of the city, has been providing education to deprived children since many years, Divya Deepa Charitable Trust, which runs this School, has demanded recognition from the Government. Addressing a press meet here recently, Managing Trustee M.R. Ananth Kumar said that inspired by…
National Library Week launched
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Director of the Department of Libraries B. Manjunath symbolically launched the ‘National Library Week’ by offering floral tributes to the portrait of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, who is considered as the Father of Libraries in India, at the City Central Library at People’s Park in Nazarbad here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Manjunath…















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