Mysore/Mysuru: With no let up in Corona positive cases and casualties in Mysuru city and district, the Royal family of Wadiyars has planned to make certain changes in its rituals to be observed inside the Palace as part of Sharannavarathri. Already, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, has restricted entry to her…
164 Palace staff test negative
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A free RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test were conducted for the staff of Mysore Palace in view of the beginning of the ten-day Dasara festival from Oct. 17 to 26. As many as 300 persons are working in various Departments in the Palace which includes Electrical, Civil and Horiculture, Police and Home Guards. Of…
Villagers appealed not to come for Mysuru Dasara
October 14, 2020Tests to be intensified in rural areas Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, COVID tests will be intensified in rural areas, according to ZP CEO D. Bharathi. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Bharathi said that in the wake of rapid spread of the contagion in rural areas,…
Lukewarm response from tourists for hotel bookings
October 14, 2020By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Dasara festival which will begin in Mysuru on Oct. 17. With hardly three days left for the formal opening of Dasara-2020, the hustle-bustle of tourists is missing this time much to the disappointment of thousands of families which are directly or indirectly dependent…
‘Vajramushti Kalaga’ cancelled
October 14, 2020Pramoda Devi Wadiyar convinces Jattis not to hold bouts this year as a precautionary measure against pandemic By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced the Government to celebrate Dasara in a simple manner this year, has also ‘gulped’ several other Dasara-related events such as wrestling competitions and other contests, including the…
District Judge Huddar flags off COVID-19 Awareness Jatha
October 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, Bengaluru, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mysuru and Mysore Bar Association jointly took out a jatha (rally) in city this morning, to create awareness on preventing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Ramachandra D. Huddar, who is also the Chairman of DLSA, flagged off…
Will make Health Department a model one: Minister Dr. Sudhakar
October 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Medical Education Department and Health Department have an inter-link, Medical Education and Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has entrusted him both the portfolios in order to streamline health and allied services. Speaking to presspersons at the Government Guest House here yesterday, hours after he was given…
‘Yogakshema Yatra’ draws to a close
October 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The week-long ‘Yogakshema Yatra,’ launched by KR BJP MLA S.A. Ramdas in his Assembly segment in order to hear grievances of the people and the difficulties faced by them during the COVID-19 times, ended on Sunday with the valedictory held at Brahmasthana Kalyana Mantapa on Sahukar Channaiah Road in city. The Yatra on the…
MLA appeals COVID-19 recovered to donate blood plasma
October 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: MLA L. Nagendra has appealed people who have recovered from the deadly COVID-19 pandemic to come forward for blood plasma donation in large numbers. He was speaking after felicitating plasma donors at ‘Plasma Donors – Life Savers’ plasma donation camp organised at Jeevadhara Blood Bank Centre on Sayyaji Rao Road here on Sunday. Appealing …
City Courts completely opened
October 12, 2020Rapid Antigen Test mandatory for advocates, litigants Mysore/Mysuru: After a hiatus, the two Law Court Complexes in city became fully functional from today but with strict implementation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prescribed by the Government of India in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Mysore Bar Association President S. Anand Kumar told Star of Mysore that…















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