Vaccine hesitancy among educated a matter of grave concern No strain of new Omicron detected in Mysuru; high alert at borders Mysore/Mysuru: Faced with the looming threat posed by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has been instructed to substantially increase the second dose coverage by the end of…
MLC polls: Congress candidate Dr. D. Thimmaiah’s papers accepted
November 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief for the Congress, the nomination papers of party candidate Dr. D. Thimmaiah for the MLC polls from the dual-member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat, was accepted yesterday by Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, who is also the Electoral Officer. BJP candidate Raghu R. Kautilya, citing lapses, had objected to the nomination…
DC asks officials to prepare error-free electoral rolls
November 17, 2021Mysuru: With no scope for carrying out corrections in the electoral rolls at the Deputy Commi-ssioner’s Office, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham has asked the electoral personnel of the district to be careful and watchful while preparing the voter list. He was speaking at a video-conference with Electoral Officers of the District in the backdrop…
COVID Death Relief: DC issues guidelines to apply
November 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Months after the Government declared that the Centre would give Rs. 50,000 and the State Rs. 1 lakh for bereaved family members of COVID-dead, the District Administration has set out guidelines for seeking COVID death relief. According to the guidelines issued by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, the family members of the working…
Model Code of Conduct comes into force in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar
November 10, 2021Mysuru: With the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule for the Legislative Council polls from Local Authorities’ Constituencies, which also includes elections to two seats from Mysuru-Chamarajanagar, the Model Code of Conduct has come into immediate effect in these two districts. Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham has, in a press release, said that the…
DDPUE bans jeans and T-shirts for College staff, then withdraws
November 8, 2021Controversial circular evokes resentment on social media; DC seeks explanation Mysore/Mysuru: A circular issued by the Deputy Director of Pre-University Education (DDPUE) of Mysuru district on the dress code for teachers and non-teaching staff in Colleges preventing them from wearing jeans and T-shirts at work became controversial as the ‘regressive’ move was widely criticised on…
DC issues guidelines on use of groundwater
November 7, 2021Mysuru: In a bid to regulate use of groundwater, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham, who also heads the District Groundwater Committee, has issued guidelines for groundwater consumption by industries, commercial establishments, infrastructure development companies, mining units, entertainment and amusement parks, etc. According to a press release, the guidelines are as follows: It is mandatory …
DC promises action
October 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the horror unleashed by the breach of Mariyappanakere (Bogadi Lake) that led to water spilling onto the Ring Road and many other areas yesterday, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham has assured that all the lake encroachments and Raja Kaluve encroachments will be cleared for the smooth passage of water. The Lake…
DC chairs preparatory meeting on Kannada Rajyotsava
October 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the all important Kannada Rajyotsava (Nov. 1) just a week away, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham chaired a preparatory meeting at his office here on Monday. Addressing the meeting, he said that the Rajyotsava will be celebrated in a purposeful manner. He said that District Minister S.T. Somashekar will offer prayers to Bhuvaneshwari…
Chamundi Hill temple shut for devotees from today till Oct.7
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In view of preparations for Dasara inauguration and as a security measure, the District Administration has banned entry of devotees and other members of the public to Chamundi Hill temple from 4 am today till the afternoon of Oct.7, the day on which the Nada Habba will be inaugurated. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham,…
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