New Delhi: Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that there was no scientific evidence to prove that Sars-Cov-2 virus, the virus that causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was transmitted through newspapers and that it is “totally safe to read newspapers.” “Call your hawker now as newspapers spreading the virus is a baseless rumour; it…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020Mysuru reports 308 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1352 discharges and 4 deaths today.
Bomb detector ‘Lucky’ no more
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Lucky (7), a Labrador, who was serving as a Bomb Detective Dog at the Dog Squad in city, passed away on Oct. 20 after developing fever on Sunday. He had served for more than six years at the Dog Squad. Lucky had bagged a medal at the South Range Police Meet in 2018. He…
Kodava Heritage Centre still in limbo
October 22, 2020Works remain incomplete even after 15 years Mysore/Mysuru: Kodava Heritage Centre, the ambitious project of the Central Government envisaged over 15 years ago to showcase the unique tradition of Kodavas, is still in limbo. This proposed Centre coming up near Vidyanagar in Madikeri was to be built on the lines of the traditional Kodava Ainmane…
A big feat by ‘Namma Doddaspatre’
October 22, 2020In Mysuru District 2,54,587 COVID tests have been conducted till Oct. 20 out of which 1,00,613 have been tested at MMC&RI Microbiology Laboratory (K.R. Hospital). Out of that, 89,589 patients belonged to Mysuru District while 11,024 were from neighbouring districts. Of the total 9,295 positive cases, 8,926 persons belonged to Mysuru District and 369 to…
Flower traders get a day’s relief but must shift to J.K. Grounds on Saturday and Sunday
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following request from flower vendors of Devaraja Market, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has allowed them to do their business tomorrow, but they should shift to J.K. Grounds near Railway Station on Saturday and Sunday compulsorily. A delegation of Mysuru Devaraja Market Flower Traders Association led by its leaders, N. Manjunath and B.R. Yathiraj, met…
Technical team to decide on Dasara crowd
October 22, 2020Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar meets District Officials, reviews Covid situation Bengaluru/Mysuru: A three-member Technical Team headed by Dr. M.K. Sudarshan, Chairman, COVID-19 State Technical Advisory Committee, is holding a crucial meeting in Bengaluru today regarding Dasara crowd management and illumination following reports of visiting public and tourists flouting COVID-19 protocol in Mysuru. The team members…
Decennial celebrations at ATME
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ATME College of Engineering (ATMECE), Bannur Road, Mysuru, celebrated its 10th anniversary as “Decennial and Founders Day” on Oct. 10 at the college premises. During its journey from 2010-2020, the Institute has achieved various milestones — acquired NBA Accreditation, ISO Certification, received award for Swachh Institute by Government of India (GoI), Remote Centre for…
Work with dedication to protect rich forest wealth: PCCF
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Ritu Kakkar has called upon the newly-recruited staff to take pledge to work with dedication and protect the rich forest wealth for the coming generation. She was speaking at a function organised to distribute certificate in connection with convocation of foundation training course for the fourth batch of…
Understanding India Webinar Series “Dasara in India and its heritage”
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Vivekananda Institute of Indian Studies (VIIS), a unit of Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru, is organising a webinar “Dasara in India and its heritage” today (Oct. 22) at 6 pm. This is the fourth session under the ‘Understanding India Webinar Series.’ The objective of these webinars is to discuss and disseminate some important…















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