JD(S) legislator claims 969 have died in the district this month while the District Administration reported only 238 deaths Mysore/Mysuru: A day after former K.R. Constituency MLA M.K. Somashekar of the Congress charged the BJP Government of massive under-reporting of COVID deaths, K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh today accused the District Administration of hiding…
District Minister asks Police to provide security for ASHA workers during survey
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As ASHA workers are expected to face some problems during the ongoing COVID door-to-door survey, District Minister S.T. Somashekar has directed the concerned Police officials to provide security to ASHA workers during their work. Speaking to presspersons at Heggadanahalli in Nanjangud taluk on Sunday, Somashekar lauded the service of ASHA workers who have been…
COVID: Centre announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes
May 31, 2021New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday announced additional benefits for workers through ESIC and EPFO schemes to address the fear and anxiety of workers about well-being of their family members due to increase in incidences of death due to COVID-19. Enhanced social security is sought to be provided to the workers…
International Webinar on Evolutionary Learning and its Engineering Applications
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru IEEE – Student Branch, in association with IEEE – Bangalore Section, IEEE – Mysore Sub-Section and IEEE Circuits and System Society – Bangalore Chapter, had organised an International Webinar on ‘Evolutionary Learning and its Engineering Applications’ by Dr. Amir H. Gandomi, Professor of Data…
BJP OBC Cell celebrates 7th anniversary of Modi Govt.
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of 7th year of BJP-led NDA Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office, the BJP OBC Cell members celebrated it in a novel way by drawing the boxes in white paint near the shops to make people follow social distancing to check the spread of Coronavirus. Led by the Cell…
Illegal sale of liquor during lockdown: Accused arrested; car, liquor seized
May 31, 2021Hunsur: Excise Department officials have arrested a person on charges of selling liquor illegally during lockdown and have seized a car and liquor packs from him. The arrested is 42-year-old Vasanthkumar of Karimuddanahalli village in the taluk. The officials have seized the car (KA-45-M-2827) and about 40 litres of Original Choice 90 ml liquor packs….
Notice served on two Taluk Health Officers for vaccinating Forest staff
May 31, 2021Forest Department to once again write to the officials concerned to consider Forest staff as frontline workers Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department staff are angry following the notice slapped on two Taluk Health Officers (THOs) by the District Health Officer (DHO) for vaccinating a few Forest employees under the 18 to 44 years category. About 8 to…
Two killed as lorry rams into scooter
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two elder citizens were killed when a LPG cylinder lorry rammed into the scooter they were riding near Lalithadripura-Ring Road Junction yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Chandrappa (60) of Lalithadripura and Chinnaswamy (62), of Police Layout in city. Yesterday afternoon at about 2.30, Chandrappa and Chinnaswamy were proceeding on the scooter from Ring Road…
Ex-MLA accuses Govt. of under-reporting COVID deaths
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Terming the BJP Government as a factory of lies, former K.R. MLA M.K. Somashekar alleged that the Union and State Governments were under-reporting COVID deaths and the Mysuru District Administration was no different. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here yesterday, Somashekar charged the BJP Government of hiding…
Names of the Women – 1
May 31, 2021In the month of April 2021, I was going through the weekly magazine ‘OPEN’ and the review of a book titled ‘Names of the Women’ by Jeet Thayil drew my attention. It is because of the name of the author, rather than the title of the book, that I decided to read the review that…















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