Month-long disconnection and regularisation drive begins Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), through its water supply arm — Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) — supplies water regularly to 1,85,000 houses, apartments, residential colonies, hostels and commercial complexes. Of them, only 80,000 pay their water dues and the rest do not pay a single rupee though…
City gears up for Mahashivarathri
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The city of Mysuru is gearing up for tomorrow’s (Mar. 1) Mahashivarathri festival, a major Hindu festival celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva. It marks the remembrance of overcoming darkness and ignorance in life and the world. It is celebrated by remembering Lord Shiva and chanting prayers, night-long vigil, fasting and meditating on ethics,…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: February 28, 2022
February 28, 2022Mysuru reports 11 new COVID-19 positive cases, 86 discharges and 0 deaths today.
CM lays foundation stone for Ambarish Memorial
February 28, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai laid the foundation stone for a Memorial to honour late actor ‘Rebel Star’ Ambarish at Sree Kanteerava Studios in Bengaluru yesterday. After performing the Bhoomi Puja, Bommai said, “Ours was a 40-year-old friendship. I used to call Ambarish as Ambarish only. We shared close bond with each other and despite…
Indira Canteen Reality Check – 4: It’s first-come-first-serve at CADA Office premises
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With quotes of litterateur D.V. Gundappa adorning the walls of Indira Canteen in CADA Office premises, this unique canteen is attracting a lot of customers. But for customers, it is like first-come-first-serve as food gets over quickly. This canteen is clean and provides pure drinking water to customers. Hot water is used to wash…
City student stuck in east of Ukraine cries for help
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A girl student from the city who has got stuck in Ukraine ever since Russia invaded the country five days ago, is crying for help, pleading with all to somehow airlift her back to India. Gnanashri Singh, daughter of Ganesh Singh, a resident of N.R. Mohalla in the city, left for Ukraine in 2019…
Mysuru student makes it to hometown safely
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A girl student from Mysuru district who was studying in Ukraine, has returned to India safely. B. Gnanashri, daughter of Balasubramanya of K.R. Nagar, who had gone to Ukraine for studying medicine, arrived at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) from New Delhi at 9.30 pm on Sunday. She was received by her anxious…
Crowds return to Dasara Exhibition after a gap
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Crowds have returned to exhibitions and other events in Mysuru after two years of COVID pandemic and the resultant curbs and restrictions. While events including political and cultural are pulling crowds, exhibitions are seeing more and more footfalls, especially during weekends. Take the Special Dasara Exhibition organised by the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) at…
Mysuru Jayadeva Hospital performs over 1,000 open-heart surgeries: Dr. C.N. Manjunath
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research at Mysuru has performed over a thousand open-heart surgeries since its establishment a few years ago, Research Institute Director at Bengaluru Dr. C.N. Manjunath said that the success rate of surgeries stands at a good 98 percent, which is an achievement. He was speaking…
Hostel Wardens go on tour; parents take objection
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Opposing the Wardens of Post-Matric Students Hostels run by Social Welfare Department going on a tour en masse, parents of hostel students have strongly objected to the move, contending that the health, security and safety of children are under peril in the absence of Wardens. Pointing out that there are a total of 21…
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