K.R. Pet: The Mini Vidhana Soudha at K.R. Pet has been sealed down for two days (July 30 and 31) after a ‘D’ Group employee tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) yesterday, according to the press release from Tahsildar M. Shivamurthy, who has requested the public to co-operate. The Tahsildar has further stated in the press…
Tanveer Sait seeks opening of COVID Care Centres at Hostels
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With NR Constituency becoming a COVID-19 hotspot, NR MLA Tanveer Sait has written to Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar seeking establishment of COVID Care Centres (CCC) at VTU, Teresian College and Kendriya Vidyalaya Hostel buildings. In his letter dated July 26, Sait said that as the Constituency is expected to witness more number of…
ASHA workers submit memorandum
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Over 100 ASHA workers staged symbolic protest yesterday opposite Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office, urging State Government to fulfill their demands. Speaking to press persons, All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) District Secretary Chandrashekar Meti said, “We were planning to lay siege to CM’s residence in Bengaluru as well as DCs Offices in all…
Labourer killed after falling from truck
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 22-year-old labourer was killed after he fell from a moving truck near Mandakalli Airport on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road on Tuesday. The deceased is Fazil (22), son of Abdul Mubarak and a resident of Ghousianagar in city. Fazil, after loading empty flower crates into the truck was proceeding towards Gundlupet by sitting on the empty…
Mandya bandh for ban on mining around KRS Dam evokes poor response
July 30, 2020Protestors arrested, released later Mandya: The Mandya bandh, which was called to urge the Government for a permanent ban on mining and stone quarrying in 20 km radius of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya District and supported by various organisations received poor response yesterday. The bandh was called by Cauvery-KRS…
Tanveer Sait condemns dropping of Tipu Sultan Chapters from text books
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: N.R. Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has strongly condemned the State Government’s move to drop Chapters related to Tipu Sultan from School text books. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Tanveer Sait said that Tipu Sultan, who fought the British, was not limited to a particular community. Tipu Sultan had maintained good relationship with Sringeri Mutt….
MLC opposes relocation of Government Colleges
July 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has urged the Government to cancel the order on shifting of Government First Grade Colleges at Terakanambi in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar District and Hallimysuru (H.N. Pura taluk), Hethur (Sakaleshpur taluk) and Arehalli (Belur taluk) Colleges in Hassan, all coming under his Constituency limits. In a letter to Deputy Chief Minister…
India acquires “Shakti” with Rafale: Remembering Ajit Doval’s Speech
July 30, 2020Recently I received a forwarded WhatsApp in Hindi, a speech by Ajit Doval, our National Security Advisor (NSA). Being a student of Ancient, Medieval and Modern (not current) Indian History in my graduate classes, it interested me. I guess it was an old long speech, the subject being such. I requested R. Chandra Prakash, former…
When Lakshmi flows
July 30, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth. One of her many names is, Chanchala, the restless and whimsical one, who does not like to stay in one place. She loves to move around and so people are advised not to keep images of her in the house…
A dangerous path in Gandhi Square
July 30, 2020Sir, I came across a dangerous path in Gandhi Square recently where the High Tension electric pole was installed on the middle of the footpath! Aren’t the footpath meant for the pedestrians to walk safely in city? If you see the picture, there is hardly 5 ft footpath and exactly in the middle there is…















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