Festivities confined to homes; 50 percent attendance at Mosques Mysore/Mysuru: The festival of Bakrid — festival of sacrifice or Eid-ul-Adha — will be celebrated on a low-key in city tomorrow. For two consecutive years in this worrisome pandemic situation, festivities will be confined to homes and only 50 percent of the crowd is allowed at…
Street Vending Zones: MCC receives eight objections for four vending spots
July 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has received eight objections for its proposed Street Vending Zones in city. The MCC, which has proposed to set up Vending Zones at seven places in city, had issued a public notification dated July 5, asking citizens to submit their objections, if any, in writing along with supporting documents…
Students demand holding of exams as per UGC guidelines
July 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Students of various colleges staged a protest under the banner of All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO) against the State Government’s decision to hold two semester examinations (odd number semester exams) for all Degree, Engineering, Diploma and Post Graduate courses in a span of just one month time. The protest was staged in front…
Driver killed as bus hits tree
July 20, 2021Virajpet: The driver of the KSRTC Ambari Bus was killed on the spot, while the passengers escaped with minor injuries after the bus hit a roadside tree here yesterday. The deceased is Swamy (43), son of Raju and a resident of Kolathur in T. Narasipur taluk. Details: The KSRTC Ambari Bus (KA-40-F-1180) left for Kerala…
Traffic Cops continue footpath encroachment clearance drive
July 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Traffic Police, who have undertaken footpath encroachment clearance in city, continued the drive yesterday also. They cleared footpaths on Rave Beedhi and Gandhi Square in Devaraja Traffic limits, Chamaraja Double Road in K.R. Traffic limits, Akbar Road, Ashoka Road and New Sayyaji Rao Road in N.R. Traffic limits, Male Mahadeshwara Road in Siddarthanagar…
Professional courses in Kannada from this academic year: Higher Education Minister
July 20, 2021Bengaluru: All the professional courses including engineering will also be taught in Kannada across the State starting from this academic year and translation works of the curriculum has begun, said Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Speaking at the webinar organised by All Languages Faculty Association of Karnataka University on the…
Sabarimala: ‘Virtual Q Booking’
July 20, 2021Online portal denies right of girl children below 10 years for darshan Kochi: ‘Virtual Q Booking,’ an online portal jointly launched by the Kerala Police and the Travancore Devaswom Board for providing easy ‘darshan’ and hassle-free experience during Sabarimala pilgrimage, is now denying the rights of girl children aged below 10 years. According to parents…
Appointed as State Temperance Board Chairperson
July 20, 2021Bengaluru: A day after she was removed as KSTDC (Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation)Chairperson, actress Shruthi was appointed as Chairperson of Karnataka Temperance Board at Bengaluru on Monday. Shruthi, who was serving as KSTDC Chairperson since Jan. 2020, was suddenly removed from her post on Sunday and was replaced by Mysuru Taluk (Varuna) based Ka.Pu.Siddalingaswamy,…
ASHA workers expose child sale case in Nanjangud
July 20, 2021Unable to raise the kid, woman sold the baby to a couple in Hassan Nanjangud: ASHA workers, who had been to supply nutritional food to a child in Nanjangud, detected a child sale case where the mother, unable to raise the child, had sold it off to her relatives in Hassan. The one-month-old child has…
Lady SI transferred for allowing birthday celebration in Police Station
July 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Superintendent of Police R. Chethan has transferred a Sub-Inspector and a Police Constable attached to Sargur Police Station on charges of allowing an individual to celebrate his birthday inside the Police Station recently. Last week, SI Divya had allowed Shivu of Sargur town to cut cake inside her chamber in front of other Police…















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