Lt. Col. Vinod Kumar (Retd.)
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Lt. Col. Vinod Kumar (Retd.)

May 3, 2020

Lt. Col. Vinod Kumar (Retd.) of Rajputana Rifles passed away this morning around 4 am at his residence in Bengaluru after a brief illness. He was 72.  General Officer Commanding, Army Sub Area, KK&G, had arranged to pay rich tribute to the departed soul as per Indian Army’s Assured Dignified Last Rites’ Scheme (ADLRS) and…

Donations pour in for Mysuru Zoo
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Donations pour in for Mysuru Zoo

May 2, 2020

District Minister donates Rs. 1.19 crore; Food & Civil Supplies Minister hands over Rs. 8 lakh Minister Somashekar writes to Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty for funds Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who had donated Rs. 73.60 lakh collected from the people of his Yeshwanthpur Constituency (Bengaluru) for maintenance of Mysuru Zoo on Apr….

DC withdraws Containment Zone orders in some areas
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DC withdraws Containment Zone orders in some areas

May 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has withdrawn the Containment Zone order imposed on a few areas in the city and in Nanjangud following the outbreak of COVID-19. Sri Subhramanya Swamy Temple Road, Yaraganahalli New Layout, Sardar Vallabhai Patel Nagar, Lalithadripura, Basavanagudi Block in Nanjangud, Vijayanagar First Stage, Gokulam Ward 19 were declared…

Youth in soup for catching rare Mahseer fish at Harangi
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Youth in soup for catching rare Mahseer fish at Harangi

May 2, 2020

The species is critically endangered Hump Backed or Orange Fin Mahseer Kushalnagar/ Mysuru: The youth who had caught a 38-kg fish at Harangi backwaters in Kodagu district on Apr. 29 is in a fix now as the fish has turned out to be Mahseer  (not Catla as reported earlier). Angling Mahseer is prohibited as it…

Hundreds benefit from COVID-19 Mobile Clinics
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Hundreds benefit from COVID-19 Mobile Clinics

May 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Everyday hundreds of people are being benefited by the COVID-19 Mobile Clinics, launched by the Mysuru District Administration on Apr.29, with the motto ‘Doctors at your doorstep.’ Thermal screening being a mandatory procedure in the Mobile Clinic service, so far no COVID-19 symptoms have been reported. Elderly citizens are making most of the service…

No face masks: MCC officials collect Rs. 18,400 fine from flouters
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No face masks: MCC officials collect Rs. 18,400 fine from flouters

May 2, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC Health officials, who conducted an operation in all nine MCC Zones against those not wearing face masks, have collected a total fine of Rs. 18, 400 yesterday. The details of fines collected in all nine zones is as follows: Zone1-Rs.1,000; Zone 2-Rs. 3,900; Zone 3-Rs. 800; Zone 4-Rs.1,100; Zone 5-Rs. 3,000; Zone…

Lt. Gen. P.C. Thimayya retires as GOC-in-C  Army Training Command (ARTRAC)
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Lt. Gen. P.C. Thimayya retires as GOC-in-C Army Training Command (ARTRAC)

May 2, 2020

Shimla: Lieutenant General P.C. Thimayya, who was serving as the 21st General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (GOC-in-C, ARTRAC) here, retired from service after duty hours on April 30, 2020, an Army official said. Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda Chengappa Thimayya, PVSM, VSM, ADC, had assumed office on Nov. 1, 2018 from Lt. Gen. Manoj…

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