Noted film producer Kapali Mohan commits suicide
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Noted film producer Kapali Mohan commits suicide

March 24, 2020

Bengaluru: Noted financier and film producer, Kapali Mohan committed suicide at his own hotel near Peenya in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Monday. V.K. Mohan, known as Kapali Mohan (59), was a resident of Sadashivanagar and was very close to the family of late actor Dr. Rajkumar. He was suffering from huge financial crisis…

Home Guards hope for dignity of work, better salary
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Home Guards hope for dignity of work, better salary

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: Their slogan is ‘Nishkam Seva’ meaning Honorary Service. Trained in first aid, emergency relief and disaster management, they assist Police in various situations — all for a meagre salary of Rs. 380 per day. The Indian Home Guard is a volunteer force tasked as an auxiliary to the State Police. The job of a…

Government approves Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project
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Government approves Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project

March 24, 2020

Bengaluru:  Urban Development Minister Byrati Basavaraj said that the Government has approved the ambitious Rs.350 crore Hale Unduwadi Water Project aimed at supplying regular drinking water from KRS Backwaters to many localities of the city and 92 surrounding villages. Replying to a query by Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda and NR MLA Tanveer Sait during the…

UoM asks students to use digital education platform
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UoM asks students to use digital education platform

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: With the University of Mysore (UoM) declaring a long-holiday for students in the wake of COVID-19 scare, the University’s Educational Multi-Media Research Centre (EMRC) has urged the students to study from the safety of their homes by reaching on the digital education platform being provided by the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC). While being…

Mysore Varsity declares holiday to all staff
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Mysore Varsity declares holiday to all staff

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: In a bid to prevent Coronavirus from spreading, University of Mysore (UoM) has declared holiday for its teaching and non-teaching staff from Mar.23 to Mar.31, said Varsity Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa who added that the holidays were declared following instructions from the State Government asking them to declare holidays to all colleges coming under…

National Poshan Abhiyaan, a ‘Jan Andolan’
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National Poshan Abhiyaan, a ‘Jan Andolan’

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore:  National Poshan Abhiyaan is not just a programme, it is a ‘Jan Andolan (People’s Movement)’, which aims to free the nation from malnutrition and reach every household with the message of ‘Nutrition.’ The goals of this Abhiyaan are to achieve improvement in nutritional status of children from zero to six years, adolescent girls, pregnant…

Legal action if masks, sanitisers sold at higher rates
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Legal action if masks, sanitisers sold at higher rates

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: Following COVID-19 scare, the Central Government has fixed Rs. 8 for two ply masks, Rs. 10 for three ply masks and Rs. 100 for a 200ml bottle of sanitiser. Despite the Centre fixing the rates, complaints of masks and sanitisers being sold at exorbitant prices are being received. Hence, legal action would be initiated…

Appointed as Notary
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Appointed as Notary

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: City advocate H.N. Varija has been appointed as a Notary by the Government of India and is authorised to practice as such throughout Mysuru district for a period of five years.  Varija is a resident of Vinayakanagar in city.

Spurious sanitisers confiscated
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Spurious sanitisers confiscated

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: With the demand for hand sanitisers increasing due to the Coronavirus scare, it has come to light that some people are trying to cash in on the soaring demand by selling spurious hand sanitisers in Mysuru. A person who was selling fake sanitizer in city has been arrested by Legal Metrology Department recently and…

BJP Mysuru Rural District unit
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BJP Mysuru Rural District unit

March 24, 2020

Mysuru/Mysore: The following have been appointed as the new office-bearers of the BJP Mysuru Rural District unit: Vice-Presidents: Dasaiah (T. Narasipur), Raju Gowda (Periyapatna), Kendagannappa (Nanjangud), Siddaveerappa (Varuna), Surya Kumar (Hunsur), Sunandamma (H.D. Kote), Madhu Subbanna (Nanjangud) and Shwetha Gopal (K.R. Nagar). General Secretaries: B. Mahadeva Nandeesh (Chamundeshwari), Mahesh Madawadi (T. Narasipur) and Yoganandakumar (Hunsur)….

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