Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which had suspended collection of taxes following the COVID-19 lockdown in March, has restarted collection of taxes from members of the public coming under its jurisdiction. MUDA has opened a counter at Vijaya Bank located in its premises on JLB road to enable the public to remit site,…
COVID-19: Health Department issues guidelines on cleaning vehicles
May 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Office of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, has issued 14 guidelines on sanitising vehicles which are ferrying the sick to hospitals. As COVID-19 (Coronavirus) would be alive for 72 hours on metals, glass, plastic materials etc., vehicles should be washed with detergent…
Hair-raising challenge: Salons, beauty parlours open
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to COVID-19 pandemic, people now are taking all possible measures to not come in contact with the infection. While in offices anyone with a flu or cold is being asked to maintain a distance or go home, there’s an industry that is finding it tough to keep their hands off their customers, literally….
From big fat to short and simple wedding
May 20, 2020Will ‘at home marriages’ be the in-thing henceforth? Mysore/Mysuru: Novel Coronavirus crisis has felled many. And the ‘big fat Indian wedding’ is surely one among them. Thousands gather for dazzling multi-day weddings which are fun, lavish and it fuels a massive industry. Thanks to a Coronavirus-affected world, these weddings are seen now as virus-super-spreader events…
On second day, Mysuru KSRTC sees less passenger footfall
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC buses in the city witnessed little improvement in the number of passengers on the second day of resumption of KSRTC services following the relaxation in COVID-19 lockdown 4.0 regulations. On the first day yesterday, the KSRTC Mysuru City Division operated a total of 69 buses on different routes. Today, 57 buses had plied…
Public throng to savour chaats as roadside eateries open in city
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans thronged various roadside shops to savour chaats such as Gobi Manchurian, Pani Puri, Masala Puri, Bhel Puri etc. as the road side eateries and chaat centres that were closed for two months following lockdown resumed business yesterday. The residents of city, who had stayed put in their houses consuming home-cooked food began to…
DC relaxes lockdown norms in Nanjangud
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar yesterday issued an order relaxing the lockdown norms in Nanjangud, which had reported the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district besides clearing Basavanapura and Tandavapura villages from Containment Zones. Nanjangud was declared as ‘Cluster Containment Zone’ and following May 14 order, only shops selling essential…
Coronavirus cases mount to 1,458 in Karnataka
May 20, 2020With 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…















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