Universities write to Nodal Agency UoM seeking postponement of eligibility test Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM), which is the Nodal Agency recognised by the UGC, New Delhi, for conducting K-SET (Karnataka State Eligibility Test), has extended the deadline for submission of application forms to June 5. The earlier deadline was May 25. The K-SET…
Lorry owners urge District Minister to waive off six-month taxes
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As movement of goods vehicles were banned following lockdown, lorry owners have urged District Minister S.T. Somashekar to waive six months taxes and insurance amount. The office-bearers of Mysuru District Lorry Owners Federation led by Federation President B. Kodandaramu, who met the District Minister during a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, apprised…
Floriculturists asked to submit applications for relief
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With many farmers who cultivated flowers suffering huge losses due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, vagaries of nature and lack of buyers, the Horticulture Department has asked farmers (Floriculturists) to submit compensation applications directly to the Office of the Senior Assistant Director of Horticulture (SADH) at their respective taluks in order to avoid middlemen. For…
Private buses to ply from June 1
May 31, 2020T. Narasipur: With permission from the State Government and the District Administration, private buses will be resuming its service in the district from June 1 (tomorrow), said Mysuru District Private Bus Owners Association Vice-President P. Puttaraju. Addressing press persons in the town yesterday, Puttaraju said that following the Centre’s guidelines, the State Government has relaxed…
Malabar Gold & Diamonds offers best price for old gold
May 31, 2020Bengaluru: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, which has re-opened its showrooms in Karnataka in line with the COVID-19 protocols, is offering an opportunity to the customers to sell their old gold ornaments at best prices and maximum value. Through this customer-friendly offer, Malabar Gold & Diamonds will buy old gold ornaments, no matter from where the…
STORM-REVIEWER online workshop on snake rescue
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Kālinga Foundation and Kālinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology (KCRE) will conduct an online workshop — STORM (Scientific Training on Reptile Management) – REVIEWER — from June 5 to 7 between 5 pm and 6.30 pm. Led by expert Herpetologist P. Gowri Shankar, the programme will address the ethics, basics, right equipment, right methods, first…
Happy World Foundation plants 70 saplings at Hunsur School
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Happy World Foundation, as part of their ‘Adopt a Tree’ project successfully planted 70 saplings at Kittur Rani Chennamma School, Nanjapura in Hunsur (Mysuru district) recently. The tree species comprised Badami, Neem, Honge, Tabebuia Rosea, Parijatha, Sampige and Jack Fruit varieties. The saplings were planted within the school camps and were procured from various…
Man goes missing
May 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old man, who left his house at Vivekananda Block in Teachers Layout on May 26 at about 11.30 am telling his family members that he was going for a walk, has since gone missing. The missing man is Boregowda, a commission agent at APMC. According to the compalint lodged at Alanahalli Police Station,…
World No Tobacco Day: Lung health, COVID and tobacco consumption
May 31, 2020For many, the COVID-19 lockdown has been a good push to quit smoking. Tobacco smoking or chewing is a known risk factor for many respiratory infections and increases the severity of respiratory diseases. On World No Tobacco Day today, here is an article that highlights how smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19…
Property tax: Extend doorstep collection for all senior citizens
May 31, 2020Sir, Recently we, senior citizens, had been to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Office at Sharadadevinagar to submit last year’s property tax paid receipt xerox copy. Unfortunately, the condition which prevailed there was horrifying. The Zonal Office was terribly crowded. Though the Government has formed norms for the people to follow, nobody observed it….
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