Three Level Crossing Gates were eliminated on Mysuru-Hassan section by constructing low height subways Mysore/Mysuru: The suspension of regular train services due to COVID-19 enabled the South Western Railway (SWR) to complete the safety and infrastructure works, besides taking up maintenance of tracks and other works across the zone. This includes monsoon preparedness in the…
Yoga amidst COVID: At home, with family
June 17, 2020Mysureans to set a new record through ‘Virtual Terrace Yoga’ on June 21 Mysore/Mysuru: International Yoga Day (IYD) 2020 is just round the corner. On June 21, this day is celebrated across the world to highlight the benefits of including yoga in daily routine. The theme for World Yoga Day-2020 is ‘Yoga at Home and…
KSRTC announces 80% discount in June rentals for bus stand building tenants
June 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After waiving off rent in total for businesses operating from its bus stand complexes for a period of more than two months (Mar. 22 to May 31) due to COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, the KSRTC, taking forward its gesture, has announced 80 percent discount in rentals to hotel and shop owners doing business in…
ZP orders closure of unauthorised meat shops
June 17, 2020KDP progress review meeting held Mysore/Mysuru: Cracking the whip on unauthorised sale of meat amid the COVID-19 induced lockdown, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) has ordered closure of all unlicensed meat shops in the District. ZP CEO Prashanth Kumar Mishra ordered Taluk Panchayat (TP) Executive Officers to shut down all unlicensed meat shops at the ZP…
Youth with quarantine seal loiters around; Kuvempunagar residents panic
June 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Residents of areas surrounding Pooja Bakery in Kuvempunagar Second Stage M-Block were panic-stricken yesterday as a youth with a quarantine seal on the back of his palm was found roaming around the streets. He was spotted last afternoon carrying a kit bag. He had tea in a nearby shop and was loitering around. Seeing…
No entry for devotees to Chamundi Hill temple on Ashada Fridays
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a clear decision seeking to end the confusion over allowing devotees for Ashada Friday celebrations at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill in the backdrop of COVID-19 regulatory measures, District Minister S.T. Somashekar has announced that devotees will not be allowed to have darshan of the deity at the Hill temple on all…
Many hotels may soon find other uses for properties
June 15, 2020‘Hotel for sale with furniture’ will be a new reality, say harried city hoteliers Mysore/Mysuru: Many hotels in Mysuru want to shut shop after the COVID-19 outbreak-induced slowdown hit business hard. Hoteliers who have own properties want to use the assets for some other business now as they do not see survival in hospitality. Some…
Calling handloom weavers to avail financial aid
June 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Handlooms and Textiles has invited applications from handloom weavers who were pushed to a lot of hardship and distress due to COVID-19-induced lockdown, for seeking financial help (Rs.2,000) from the Government. The applicants must be residents of Karnataka and should be a Pehchan Card holder, issued by the Government of India…
Contact with COVID-19 positive persons: Four hotel employees quarantined
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A couple, who had returned from Tamil Nadu and was under quarantine at their residence in Ittigegud, tested positive for COVID-19 and this has created a sense of fear among the residents of the area as the infected man had visited a hotel in the locality. The hotel ‘Café Mysuru,’ located in Ittigegud, has…
Eight-year-old girl flies solo from Hyderabad to Mysuru
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Desperate times call for desperate measures and here is an incident reported from city to prove that. An eight-year-old girl was united with her mother after three months following lockdown and the little one flew alone from Hyderabad to Mysuru in Alliance Air flight. The incident came to light after the Airport Authority of…
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