Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Union Government for hiking fuel prices every day, Kannada Chaluvali leader and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj staged a tonga protest near Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) here yesterday. Riding on a horse-driven tonga, Vatal Nagaraj claimed that fuel prices are being hiked everyday over the past three-weeks which has severely burdened…
Virus infection has not spread from SSLC exam centres: Minister
June 29, 2020Bengaluru: Amidst reports of over 25 students appearing for the ongoing SSLC examinations testing positive for COVID-19, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has said that though a couple of students appearing for the exams have been found infected, these cases did not spread from examination centres. The exam began last week and…
As chain-snatching incidents rise, BJP leader takes to public address system to alert public
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the city witnessing a rise in chain-snatching incidents after a brief lull during the COVID-19 induced lockdown, L.R. Mahadevaswamy, a BJP leader and a former Mysuru Taluk Panchayat member, has chosen to create awareness among the people through a public address system fitted atop a vehicle, in all areas coming under Vijayanagar Police…
Congress accuses BJP Governments of hiding facts and figures on COVID-19
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing all the State BJP Governments of the country of hiding facts and figures regarding the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, State Congress Spokesperson M. Lakshman alleged that the BJP Government in Karnataka too is hiding data of about 50 percent of the infected patients. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near…
Kannada novelist Geetha Nagabhushan no more
June 29, 2020Kalaburagi: Kannada novelist Geetha Nagabhushan (78) passed away at a private hospital here last night following cardiac arrest. Born on March 25, 1942, into a poor family at Savalagi village of Kalaburagi district, Geetha Nagabhushan had to struggle hard to pass through the patriarchal environment to get educated and serve as a lecturer, reader and…
Rider killed as two bikes collide head-on near Nanjangud
June 29, 2020Nanjangud: A 52-year-old man was killed on the spot while another rider sustained serious injuries when their bikes collided head-on near Mahadevanagar on Nanjangud-Chamarajanagar Road yesterday night. While the deceased has been identified as Ravikumar alias Papachhi of Nanjangud, brother of former Zilla Panchayat member Shashirekha and proprietor of Shashidhar Complex, opposite to Ambedkar Bhavan…
Stricter night curfew in city from tomorrow
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police is fully geared up to enforce daily night curfew from June 29 (tomorrow) and the Sunday full lockdown (from July 5) as decided and directed by the State Government. The measures will resemble the first phase of lockdown that was imposed in March-April, complete with barricading and Police patrol. This…
CM to virtually open Mysuru’s first COVID-19 private testing lab at JSS
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s first private COVID-19 Testing Lab set up by JSS Medical College at JSS Hospital will be inaugurated online by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at 10.30 am tomorrow (June 29). This advanced laboratory will add to the existing laboratories that are testing samples round the clock. At present, only the state-of-the-art Viral Research and Diagnostic…
Those who eyed Indian territory in Ladakh got befitting reply: PM
June 28, 2020New Delhi: India has given a befitting response to those who dared to eye her territory in Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this morning, referring to the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley on June 15 in which 20 soldiers were killed in action. In this context, he also spoke of the economic…
To draw guests, hotels primp up with hygiene promises, discounts
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hotels and hotel chains are among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the lockdown is lifted, the biggest challenge facing hospitality companies is how to get paranoid customers to walk in through their doors. Cash-strapped and bruised by the prolonged lockdown, many hotels in Mysuru are coming up with new campaigns to…















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