With 168 cases, Mandya stands second in State, after Bengaluru Urban that has 250 positive cases Bengaluru: With 63 fresh COVID-19 cases being reported, the total number of people infected from the disease rose to 1,458 in the State till 2 pm today (Wednesday). According to official sources, in Hassan district 21 persons tested positive,…
COVID-19 impact: Only 50 guests for weddings
May 20, 202017-point advisory by Department of Health and Family Welfare Services prohibits liquor too Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Department of Health and Family Welfare Services has issued an advisory for marriages, stating that not more than 50 guests shall be allowed and the consumption of liquor on the occasion will be prohibited. In the 17-point advisory, the Department…
Owners say they have suffered huge losses
May 20, 2020‘Ready to pay 50 percent of the advance money’ Mysore/Mysuru: While people who have booked Choultries (Kalyana Mantapas) by paying advance amount are crying hoarse that the Choultry managements are refusing to refund the money in full, managements of such Choultries have a different story to narrate. “We have suffered huge losses and we are…
SSLC exam: Migrant students can select centre of their choice
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the KSEEB (Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board) announcing the time-table for the SSLC Exams 2019-20, the Board Director V. Sumangala has directed all school Head Masters to register any changes in the choice of centre by students, in the Board website before May 25. As children of migrant workers who have returned to…
Nanjangud bus stand yet to see its usual buzz
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: The KSRTC bus stand in the temple town is far from seeing its usual buzz as only a few passengers were seen at the bus stand today, the second day of resumption of bus services following easing of COVID-19 lockdown curbs. Although Nanjangud came out of sealdown a couple of days ago subsequent to…
Sri Vittala Rukmini Convention Hall Trust refunds full money to 22 wedding parties
May 20, 2020‘Unfair to deny advance money for an event that has been cancelled due to COVID’ Mysore/Mysuru: The Trustees of Sri Vittala Rukmini Convention Hall Trust has set a model to all Choultries in Mysuru by refunding the full advance amount for all the weddings that have been cancelled. Twenty-two weddings had been booked between March…
Choultries refuse to refund advance money
May 20, 2020Aggrieved parties can approach Consumer Courts, say Consumer Rights activists Mysore/Mysuru: The Government had banned weddings during the lockdown and now even during the relaxation period, it has imposed many restrictions to make the ceremonies short and simple. But what happens to the advance money paid to Choultries or marriage halls in case the weddings…
From now on, call MCC Control Room for COVID-19 related issues
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the city returning to near normal, the MCC has asked people to call the MCC Control Room from now on for COVID-19 related issues, instead of calling ‘Asare’ Helpline which it had set up following the enforcement of COVID-19 lockdown in March in order to deliver ration and grocery kits to the poor…
Southern Star Hotel shuts operations in Mysuru city
May 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s iconic Hotel Southern Star on Vinobha Road has shut its operations from today due to COVID-19 global pandemic. In a signed notice sent to staff dated May 19 (today), the Hotel General Manager has stated that due to Coronavirus epidemic and the lockdown, business has come to a standstill and as such the…
No pass needed from today for inter-district travel: SP
May 19, 2020Anechowkur Gate in Kodagu opens for private vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: Inter-district travel from 7 am to 7 pm will not require pass from May 19 (today) except for Containment Zones. Travellers will only have to produce their identity cards at check-posts, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth confirmed. As per the Government’s latest order, the…
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