Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, the Excise Department officials have arrested four persons on charges of illegal transportation of liquor and have seized a car and two-wheelers besides seizing 23 litres liquor from them. The arrested are 30-year-old Subash, 60-year-old Shankaraiah, 38-year-old Anil Kumar and 59-year-old Mahadevu. In the first case, the Excise Sub-Inspector of Mysuru…
Milk booth, medical shop raided
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The officials of the Legal Metrology Department, who raided a milk booth and a medical store near the Mandi Market last evening, have seized eight packets (one litre each) of milk meant for free distribution from the milk booth and 25 bottles (60 ml each) of fake sanitisers from the medical store. Department Assistant…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 13
April 12, 2020The great escape and predicament of priest Kashi ! [Continued from April 9] At Mathura, Shivaji moved around in disguise with the help of a friendly Brahmin named Kashi. Shivaji shaved his head, removed his moustache and beard, smeared his face with ashes and put on the yellow robe as a religious mendicant. He had…
Our gratitude to selfless service of frontline warriors
April 12, 2020Sir, Coronavirus (Covid-19) is the topic of discussion in the media and amongst the people — outside and inside the houses. The crisis created by this virus is very alarming and the number of cases is increasing day by day. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave the name to this virus…
Coming together in fight against pandemic
April 12, 2020Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham handing over a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh to MLA S.A. Ramdas at the Ashrama premises in city towards PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. K.A. William handing over a…
‘Corona Warriors’ feed stray animals
April 12, 2020The Youth Volunteers, appointed as ‘Corona Warriors’ by the Information and Public Relations Department, in association with Labour Department and Indian Red Cross Society, to check the spread of false rumours and messages regarding the deadly COVID-19, have now started feeding the stray dogs, cats and birds which have been starving due to lockdown. The…
Lockdown tightened
April 11, 2020Krishnaraja, Devaraja and Narasimharaja sub-divisions on high alert; barricades laid Mysore/Mysuru: If all roads leading to Padarayanapura and Bapujinagar, off Mysuru Road in Bengaluru have been sealed off and asbestos sheets have been used as barricades to prevent entry and exit of people, things are no different in Mysuru where the lockdown norms have been…
Modi wears home-made face mask, discusses lockdown situation with CMs
April 11, 2020I am available 24×7 for any assistance, PM tells State Heads New Delhi: Wearing a home-made cloth face mask, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning discussed Coronavirus lockdown situation in the country with Chief Ministers of all the States via video conferencing. PM Modi imposed a 21-day lockdown on Mar. 24 asking people to remain…
Distribution of Ration Kits launched in Chamaraja Constituency
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil jointly launched distribution of free ration and essential items kits, initiated by Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra for the poor and the needy of his constituency, at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning. Speaking after the launch, District Minister Somashekar said that he would like to…
Jubilant’s first, Mysuru’s second patient cured of Coronavirus
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst spiralling cases of COVID-19 in Mysuru, here is a silver lining as the second positive patient in Mysuru (Patient 52 or P52), has been successfully treated and discharged. He was the first employee who tested positive for COVID-19 from Jubilant Generics, a pharmaceutical firm in Nanjangud that is in the thick of a…















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