Mysore/Mysuru: The eight ‘point-to-point’ Shramik Special train from Mysuru Division, carrying 1,164 migrants, left Ashokapuram (Mysuru) Station on Sunday at 14:00 hrs for Purnia in Bihar. This train is being run as per the request of the State Governments of Bihar and Karnataka. The train comprising 22 LHB coaches is scheduled to reach Purnia (2488…
Experience safe jewellery shopping at Malabar
May 25, 2020Bengaluru: Malabar Gold and Diamonds has re-commenced its operations in Karnataka in a phased manner after complying with all the norms set by the Government following the outbreak of COVID-19. “As the global pandemic has raised health concerns, and also to have a safe shopping environment, we are ensuring that all our showrooms are fumigated…
Desperate Tongawallahs seek revival package
May 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: We are under lockdown 4.0 and most of the businesses including the long-closed salons and beauty parlours have opened up for business. However, there is one business, a famed one in Mysuru that too, the Tonga ride business which is in dire straits and is desperate for a revival package. With no tourists and…
India will not host any Intl. event in the immediate future: Sports Minister
May 25, 2020New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that India will not host any international event in the immediate future and fans will have to learn to live with the new normal of sporting activities happening behind closed doors in the post-COVID-19 world. Rijiju’s statement gain greater significance in the context of the suspended…
Sunday Curfew Total
May 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Call it ‘Sunday Curfew’ or ‘Sunday Lockdown’ or a ‘36-hour shutdown’, the city’s streets wore a deserted look, resembling a ghost town with an eerie silence and uneasy calm prevailing across its length and breadth while hundreds of Policemen kept a close vigil. “A total lockdown is in force across the State since Saturday…
Several couples get married in Mysuru on Lockdown Sunday
May 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Several couples got married in Mysuru today, while the Karnataka Government announced a complete lockdown on Sundays, as part of the fourth phase of COVID-19 shutdown till the end of this month. The marriage ceremonies were possible thanks to a clarification given by the State Government for marriages, which has been already scheduled for…
Ramzan festival in city tomorrow
May 24, 2020No mass prayers at Eidgah Maidan, Mosques Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 pandemic everywhere and lockdown rules in force, Muslim community members will celebrate Ramzan festival in a simple manner tomorrow in city. At the Mysuru District Moon Committee meeting held yesterday at Apna Ghar in Shivarathreeshwara Nagar which was chaired by Sir Khazi of Mysuru Hazrath…
Alliance Air, TruJet to start Mysuru flights from May 25
May 24, 2020Seven-day institutional quarantine mandatory for out-of-State passengers Mysore/Mysuru: Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, is all set to commence flight operations from Mysuru from May 25 (Monday). The detailed schedule of the flight operations from May 25 to June 30 is available under Alliance Air section of www.airindia.in. TruJet, a regional airline, too…
Process on to resume stalled social security pensions
May 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has begun the process of distributing social security pensions like widow pension, old age pension and other financial aids. The process was stalled since January this year due to the merger of smaller banks to bigger financial entities and COVID-19. Due to the merger of banks, the direct account transfer or…
All he could do was to watch his dying dad’s photo on phone
May 24, 2020A heart-rending story of a man who could not return to his native village to perform his father’s last rites Mysore/Mysuru: Aging process and death are inevitable to every human being and we all wish to stand by the deathbed of our dear ones and share grief with our family and friends. This man, however,…
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