Mysore/Mysuru: “Barutayti barutayti, Olle kaala barutayti, aa Yellamma Devi Ellarannu Kaapaduttale (Good times will come, Goddess Yellamma Devi will take care of everyone).” This is the soothsaying as told by the Koravanjis who travel all around the city, to the doorsteps of the houses singing melodiously and praising Goddess Yellamma, clad in Ilkal sarees, round…
495 migrant labourers return home
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government permitting return of stranded migrant workers to their native places, the District Administration has almost completed the process of sending back migrant workers to their native places. Starting from Apr.26, the authorities have moved a total of 495 migrant workers, most of whom were from North Karnataka, in 24 KSRTC buses…
Probe to trace source of Nanjangud COVID-19 cluster ends midway
May 3, 2020Investigation Officer submits incomplete report Mysore/Mysuru: The mystery over how the first patient (now identified as Patient Zero or P52) from Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics contracted the deadly Novel Coronavirus might remain a mystery for ever as the probe ordered by the State Government has remained incomplete. Senior IAS Officer Harsha Gupta, who was appointed by…
Big cat spotted roaming inside Coffee Estate in South Kodagu
May 3, 2020Ponnampet: The elusive tiger that is terrorising some of the villages in South Kodagu was spotted inside a coffee estate near Balele last evening. The feline was sighted near the estate of Podamada Ashok Chengappa at Rajapura village. The photographs and the video of the fully-grown big cat has gone viral. The video shows two…
Dist. Minister holds meeting to sort out differences between Mayor and MCC Commissioner
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following complaints by Mayor Tasneem that MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde was not taking her and other Corporators into confidence during the launch of the MCC’s COVID-19 lockdown initiatives such as distribution of food, ration kits and medicines and launching of Fever Clinics in the city, District Minister S .T. Somashekar held a meeting with…
NRI adopts Zoo elephant for two months
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Jyothi Vikas, a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), has adopted an elephant of Mysuru Zoo for a period of two months. A resident of Phoenix in USA, Jyothi has adopted the elephant in the name of her one-year-old daughter Prisha by paying Rs. 25,000 under the Animal Adoption Scheme. She made the contribution to help Zoo…
Two arrested for illegal sale of liquor
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Yelwal Police have arrested two persons on charges of illegal sale of liquor at Huyilalu village in Yelwal hobli and have seized a car and two- bikes from them. The arrested are Shivakumar and Mahesh of Belawadi village. Another accused identified as Sagar of Hootagalli fled from the spot when the Police raided the…
I PU results to be out on May 5
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The annual results of I PUC (2019-20) exam held in the month of February will be declared on May 5. In a circular issued on Apr.30, the Department of Pre-University Education said that all Colleges in the State will message the results of their students to the mobile number and e-mail address of parents…
Holiday of Courts extended till May 16
May 3, 2020Bengaluru: Due to COVID-19 lockdown, the holiday of all Courts across the State including the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru and its Benches at Hubballi and Kalaburagi, has been extended till May 16. Earlier, the Courts had declared holiday till May 3. In a notification issued on Thursday (Apr.30), Karnataka High Court Registrar-General Rajendra Badamikar…
Sub-Registrar Offices in Mysuru to open from May 4
May 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Ending the long wait of the public amidst the COVID-19 lockdown, all Sub-Registrar Offices in the city and district will resume functioning from May 4 (Monday). Earlier this week, Revenue Minister R. Ashoka had said that all Sub-Registrar Offices in the State, which were closed due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, will be functioning…















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