SWR Mysuru Division runs 10 Shramik trains till today facilitating 14,066 passengers to reach their homes Mysore/Mysuru: The tenth ‘point-to-point’ Shramik Special train from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, carrying 1,520 migrants, left Ashokapuram (Mysuru) Station today at 1 pm for New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. This train is being run as per the…
Hotel Siddhartha readies a COVID-secure wedding hall
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While the State and Union Governments have released guidelines on how to conduct marriages in COVID times limiting the number of attendees to 50 and imposing restrictions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, even wedding managers and wedding venue hosts are gearing up to face a new reality and are modifying their venues…
‘Congress has come to the aid of migrant workers’
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the ruling BJP Government of failing to come to the aid of migrant workers, who are distressed over COVID-19 lockdown regulations, KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working President Salim Ahmed maintained that the Congress, as a responsible Opposition Party, has come to the rescue of migrant workers at this critical juncture. He was…
Blame it on virus: Future tense for farmers in distress
May 29, 2020Progressive farmer from Mysuru loses hope on getting back his money invested in Cavendish and Zarbera cultivation By Y.D. Shekar With the nationwide lockdown for over two months, farmers who cultivated vegetables, flowers and fruits are facing massive distress due to disruptions in supply chains of the agriculture sector. Higher costs of harvesting and transportation,…
Two more COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru
May 29, 2020Already quarantined persons from Rajasthan and Ireland Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of over a week, two new COVID-19 positives were reported in Mysuru this morning. Now the cumulative number of positive cases has risen to 94. A 26-year- old man having a travel history to Rajasthan and another aged 28 years and from Ireland are…
Property tax payers fret over official delay
May 28, 2020“After submission of old tax receipts, we are not called by MCC Zonal Officers to pay tax” 5 percent rebate period extended till July 31 Mysore/Mysuru: With an intention to provide relief to COVID-hit revenues of Mysureans and to encourage speedy tax payments, the State Government has extended the 5 percent rebate period for payment…
Tourism industry in a wait-and-watch mode
May 28, 2020Stakeholders in Mysuru give thrust to local travel to build confidence Bengaluru: Tourism industry in Karnataka and Mysuru that has earned global recognition is staring at the reality of having to live with the Coronavirus. With hundreds of tourist spots and being the bellwether for Indian tourism, all eyes are focussed on how the State…
Man from Mysuru, his mom travel 56,027 kms on a 20-year-old scooter
May 28, 2020Amid COVID pandemic, they cover 2,600 kms from West Bengal to Karnataka in 7 days Mysore/Mysuru: Not many who so deeply love their mothers would dare do what Dakshinamurthy Krishna Kumar, a resident of Mysuru, did for his 71-year-old mother Choodarathna. He took her on a pilgrimage – a merry scooter sojourn — sitting pillion…
KSRTC ridership increases in rural areas of Mysuru Division
May 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State-run KSRTC, which resumed bus services on May 19, nearly two months after the services were suspended following the COVID-19 lockdown, has seen an increase in the ridership of passengers in rural areas since the past couple of days. KSRTC had received lukewarm response from passengers when it resumed operations on May 19…
A salute through song…
May 28, 2020Bengaluru-based SB Talkies expresses gratitude to Mysuru Corona Warriors Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is being considered a model district for the whole of the country in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The speed in which the number of Corona positive rose had created panic among the people and had also put everyone into worry that Mysuru might…















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