Mysuru reports 71 new COVID-19 positive cases, 73 discharges and 1 death today.
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Fund crunch hits Zoo subway works
December 9, 2020First phase to be completed by Jan. end; Second phase halted Gate collection hits rock bottom due to COVID-19 Mysore/Mysuru: The construction work of a subway to enable visitors and tourists to cross the busy Shalivahana Road (road in front of the Zoo) from the parking lot to enter Mysuru Zoo, began in January this…
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JD(S) MLCs help in passage of Karnataka Land Reforms Bill in Council
December 9, 2020Bengaluru: Janata Dal (Secular) members helped in the passage of the controversial “Karnataka Land Reforms Bill” in the State Legislative Council where it was defeated in previous Session. This came as a surprise for Congress as it had expected the JD(S) to continue to oppose the Bill which was against interest of farming community. However,…
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Panchalinga Darshana Mahotsava from tomorrow
December 9, 2020COVID-19 test report must for local devotees Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has banned entry of outsiders for the much-awaited Talakad Panchalinga Darshana Mahotsava to be held from Dec. 10 to Dec.19 with the auspicious darshan on Dec. 14. This time, the event is open only for 35,000 persons of Talakad, B. Shettahalli and Holesaalu Gram…
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APMCs will not be closed: Minister
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar has said there are more benefits for farmers from the amendment to the APMC Act than problems. It is a historic agriculture Bill passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for uplift of farming community. In a press release here, he clarified that no APMC will be closed down and the…
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Increased footfall reassures industry as tourism picks up
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Winter is in the air, so is the battered tourism industry is picking up as the COVID-19 epidemic recedes in Karnataka. Many scenic spots in regions with low risk have reopened to tourists, bringing dawn and hope to the hard-hit industry. As the epidemic is levelling off, the tourism industry that has not seen…
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12 couples to tie knot at ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage ceremony tomorrow
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: It will be wedding bells for 12 couples who are going to tie knot at the ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage ceremony organised by the district administration in association with Muzrai and Religious Endowment Department at Srikanteshwara temple in Nanjangud tomorrow (Dec.10). This is the first ‘Saptapadi’ programme to take place this year after Chief Minister…
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GP polls: Winter Session of Assembly cut short
December 9, 2020Bengaluru: In the wake of upcoming Gram Panchayat (GP) polls, the seven-day-long Winter Session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly will now be curtailed by three days. So, the session will end on Dec. 10, said Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri. He said it was earlier decided to hold the session from Dec. 7 to 15. With…
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Farmers, Kannada activists hold protest in Bengaluru
December 9, 2020Bengaluru: Protest rallies by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) to push for repeal of the new agricultural laws have begun from two different places in city this morning. While KRRS, which started the rally from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station, wants to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha, the KRV…
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‘Tribal medicine faces danger of extinction’
December 9, 2020Workshop debates ways and means to protect system of ‘Naati Vaidya’ Mysore/Mysuru: There are more than 50 tribal communities in Karnataka and many of them are on the verge of extinction. They are contributing to the society in their own unique way, said Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Mysore (UoM), Prof. M.R….
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