Mysore/Mysuru: Following rumours spread by some miscreants that yesterday was the last day to submit applications to avail Rs.2,000 financial aid given in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic, residents of Mandi Mohalla and N.R. Mohalla flocked to Taluk Office in large numbers since early morning. Within a short span of time, their numbers swelled to…
Herbal masks distributed to Home Guards
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Club distributed 300 masks (two each) to Home Guards at a programme held at the SP Office auditorium here this morning in the presence of ASP P.V. Sneha. Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Club Chairperson Shubha Sanjay and office-bearers Vijaya Rao, Divyashree Sanjay,…
Corona Warriors feted at their Offices
June 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Senior Officers of various Departments, which have been working in the forefront in the fight against the Corona pandemic, were felicitated by various Associations and Organisations. Mysuru’s Sai Foundation, Keerthi Mahila Abhivruddhi Samsthe, Vishwamata Seva Samsthe and Roshini Foundation office-bearers visited the offices of Corona Warriors and feted them expressing gratitude on behalf of…
J.P. Nadda heaps praises on BSY’s leadership in handling COVID-19
June 15, 2020Jana Samvada virtual rally screened in Mysuru too Bengaluru: BJP National President J.P. Nadda was all praise for Karnataka’s handling of COVID-19 with special mention to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) yesterday during a virtual address. Nadda highlighted the achievements of the Narendra Modi Government 2.0 as he addressed thousands of BJP leaders and workers…
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…
Schools ready to admit students but tepid response from parents
June 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Although the Schools in Mysuru district are all set to begin a new term, admission process in schools is still going at a snail’s pace. Even as the State Government is yet to take a clear decision about when and how to re-open the educational institutions, Primary, Middle and High Schools in the district…
Lockdown, Let Loose…
June 14, 2020By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist Lockdown, sealed down, quarantined, COVID, Corona… these are sickening words. We are almost hearing everywhere 24X7 about mask, sanitise, wash and these are dictums. It is a dreadful period. A small sneeze from a little dust blown around is enough to either send you to a quarantine or everyone keeping away…
Kalyan Mantaps refuse to toe the Govt. line
June 13, 2020Choultry Owners Association holds meeting in city Decides to wait for written order to refund advance amount Mysore/Mysuru: After receiving several complaints of wedding hall owners not refunding the money even after the cancellation of scheduled wedding dates owing to lockdown, the State Government has directed all such hall owners to immediately refund the money…
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