Rs. 4 crore loan taken from Andhra Pradesh Bank Six including three women arrested; one absconding Mysore/Mysuru: An organised gang that used to sell high-value property with fake documents and also obtain bank loans has been busted in the city and six persons, including three women, have been arrested. Not only they took loans on…
Bakrid: Pandemic casts shadow over sheep sales in city
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With just a few days remaining for Bakrid Festival, COVID pandemic has cast a shadow over the sale of sheep as the sales have remained dull with sheep traders, who had brought their livestock to city waiting for customers. The LIC Circle in city, which used to be a spot of hectic activity with…
Four Sub-Registrars dismissed from service along with three staff
July 9, 20218th accused, a Senior Sub-Registrar, is dead Bengaluru: In a decision that can serve as a warning to corrupt Government servants, the State Government has dismissed seven currently serving staff, including four Sub-Registrars on charges of fudging challans at Mandya Sub-Registrar Office that resulted in losses to the tune of lakhs of rupees to the…
Devotee ban atop Chamundi Hill: Simple but traditional pujas mark first day of Ashada
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, devotees have been restricted from visiting Goddess Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill and Jwalamukhi Sri Tripurasundari Temple at Uthanahalli during Ashada Friday puja for the entire month. This year, the Ashada month began on July 9 (today) with Ashada Amavasya. Ashada Friday pujas are scheduled on July…
Drone’s eye view to track illegal mining around KRS
July 9, 2021State asks Mandya Administration to use technology to scan mining hotspots Bengaluru: The State Government has ordered the Mandya District Administration to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with advanced cameras to identify illegal stone and granite mining hotspots in and around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya and the areas surrounding it. There…
Sloth bear’s tiger chase has netizens thrilled
July 9, 2021Dammanakatte: An interesting encounter between a sloth bear and an adult tiger at Kabini backwater forests has impressed netizens after it went viral on social media. The Kabini forests come under Nagarahole National Park and the video has been shot at Kakanakote area under Antharasanthe Range (Dammanakatte) The Tiger Reserve was opened a couple of…
ICU, HDU beds added at PKTB Hospital to treat patients
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The 100-year-old PKTB & CD Hospital (Sanatorium), Mysuru, which has a distinction of recording ‘zero mortality’ cases of Corona positive patients at its Centre, is all set to add ICU and High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds in the special ICU facility. “It is a matter of pride that the ICU beds are created in…
Ensure installation of oxygen generation plants by month end: MP
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has directed the District Officials to ensure installation of the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plant in the premises of K.R. Hospital before the end of this month. This 1,000 LPM (Litres Per Minute) capacity oxygen plant is being installed with the financial assistance of National Highways Authority of…
Mysuru DC transfer row: HC upholds CAT order on IAS Officer B. Sharat’s transfer
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) on Thursday upheld the CAT’s (Central Administrative Tribunal) verdict in connection with the case pertaining to the premature transfer of IAS Officer B. Sharat, who was Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) and transferred out of Mysuru just one month into his job last year. A Division Bench of the HC,…
MCC’s street vending zones: Submit objections by July 13
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion the setting up of vending zones at seven different places in the city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has invited objections, if any, from members of the public for the establishment of these vending zones. The MCC, which has issued a public notification in this regard dated July 5, has asked…















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