Mysore/Mysuru: Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Mysuru, along with District Administration and Zilla Panchayat had organised a programme to celebrate hockey legend Maj. Dhyanchand’s birthday as National Sports Day. The programme was held after adhering to COVID guidelines at Chamundi Vihar Stadium this morning. The programme was inaugurated by Mysuru Division Intelligence Department Superintendent…
National Regatta Championship begins amid confusion
August 21, 2021Blame game between Mysuru and Mandya administrations as locals cry violation of weekend curfew norms Mysore/Mysuru: Sailing competitions began in the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) in Srirangapatna Taluk of Mandya District this morning amidst “jurisdictional” confusion. While Mysuru District Administration claims the area where the competition is being held comes under its jurisdiction,…
Brisk Sale
August 19, 2021Markets choked with shoppers; social distancing goes for a toss Mysore/Mysuru: For the second successive Varamahalakshmi festive season, the city’s major flower markets, particularly at the century-old Devaraja Market, remained temporarily closed as a precaution against COVID-19. Instead, the markets were shifted to the spacious J.K. Grounds to ensure social distancing. But so many people…
DC directs sugar factories to pay advance money to cane growers
August 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the District Administration will write to the Government seeking to fix FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) for sugarcane, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham directed the representatives of Bannari Amman Sugar Factory in Nanjangud taluk to implement the bilateral agreement reached between sugarcane growers and the factory as directed by the Government,…
Stricter weekend curfew to begin at 9 tonight
August 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID cases on a rise in the past couple of days, the District Administration, based on the State Government directions, has ordered a 56-hour weekend curfew in city and district, starting from 9 pm today till 5 am on Monday (Aug.16). This is the second weekend curfew to be enforced in the district…
COVID to be micro-managed at Primary Health Centres: CM
August 10, 2021‘Centre to increase State vaccine share from 65 lakh to one crore per month’ Mysore/Mysuru: After holding a review meeting with officials of the District at Zilla Panchayat Hall yesterday regarding COVID scenario, battle-readiness for third wave and also vaccination target, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai outlined a slew of measures to mitigate the effects of…
Babus carry heavy files to CM but take them back!
August 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: It was touted as the first Departmental progress review meeting that would be chaired by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Abdul Nazeer Saab Hall inside ZP Office yesterday. Many Ministers were also scheduled to be a part of the meeting. In their enthusiasm to present data before the CM, officials from all the Departments…
Minister Somashekar plans a major surgery for century-old K.R. Hospital
August 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: There is a serious plan of performing a major surgery on the century-old K.R. Hospital in a bid to find out permanent solution to several problems being faced by the Hospital all these years, said Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar. “This subject is discussed in every meeting but yet there is no solution for it….
Paediatric infrastructure ramp-up…Mysuru prepares to tackle COVID third wave
July 11, 2021By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: With a gradual decline in COVID cases, Mysuru is fast recovering from the shock induced by the second wave of Coronavirus. The dip may have come as a relief but it has rung the alarm bells of a possible third wave. Top scientists and doctors have already signalled that the…
Mysuru District Officers heave a sigh of relief as Corona cases plummet
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Officers of various Government Departments in Mysuru are now heaving a sigh of relief, thanks to a plunge in Corona positive cases in the last 8-10 days. This has resulted in drastic fall in demand for oxygenated beds in Covid Care Centres (CCCs), District Covid Hospital and Private Hospitals. Intensive vaccination drive and…
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