Mysuru reports 1 new COVID-19 positive case, 0 discharges and 0 deaths today.

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Charging point at Mysuru Sub-Urban Bus Stand getting ready; trial likely on Dec. 18

Mysore/Mysuru: In an attempt to provide better passenger service and a sound-free travel to achieve a green milestone, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is all set to launch electric bus (e-bus) service on the inter-city route between Bengaluru and Mysuru.

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is already operating a fleet of e-buses and the experiment has proved successful with passengers hailing a hassle-free travel.

Now the KSRTC wants to replicate the success across the State and the Bengaluru- Mysuru route has been considered as a priority route.

A charging point is coming up at the Sub-Urban Bus Stand near the Bengaluru bus section and the civic works are being taken up to complete the elevated platforms on which the charging points will come up. The trial run of the first bus between the two cities will likely be conducted on Dec. 18. One more charging station is coming up at Majestic (Rural Section) Bus Station in Bengaluru. The KSRTC has already struck a deal with Hyderabad-based Olectra Greentech Ltd., which is expected to deliver a prototype e-bus by Dec. 15. By the end of the month, KSRTC expects to take delivery of 25 e-buses. Another 25 are expected by end- February, KSRTC Managing

Director V. Anbu Kumar told reporters in Bengaluru.

While the 150-km Bengaluru- Mysuru route will be a priority, the first stage e-bus operations are being planned to destinations like Virajpet, Madikeri, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Tumakuru, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Belagavi.

Survey favours Mysuru route

According to sources, as per a survey commissioned by the KSRTC, the potential for the Bengaluru-Mysuru route is high and the passengers will prefer a sound-free zero fuel operation.

Now that the 10-lane expressway between the two cities is nearing completion, many who participated in the survey have opined that they would prefer electric buses to any other modes of travel.

KSRTC Mysuru Division Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar told Star of Mysore this morning that as per the directions from the higher officers, the e-bus project will soon see the light of the day. “Though there is no official communication about the launch date, works are being taken up on priority. Charging points are coming up at various destinations so that the buses can proceed after charging fully,” he said.

Passenger safety

The vehicles are installed with tracking units, CCTV and additional measures for passenger safety. They are all equipped with modular batteries with an aim to enable a higher range of kilometres and each bus has 52 Airavata-like seats for comfortable travel.

Apart from procuring e-buses, the KSRTC plans to introduce up to 20 buses with European design and will add 20 BS-6 multi-axle sleeper buses built on the next-generation Volvo 9600 platform to its fleet. One of the longest buses is the 15-metre-long sleeper coach which will contain 40 berths. The European-style bus will offer individual USB charging stations, individual AC louvres and reading lights in addition to space and comfort.

Suggest brand names, win cash prize

Meanwhile, the KSRTC has invited citizens to suggest brand names with taglines and graphics for BS VI- 9600 Volvo Multiple Axle Sleeper and Olectra Electric Bus.

The Corporation has announced on social media that the best entries will be rewarded with cash prizes. While the best brand name with its tagline will win a cash prize of Rs. 10,000, the best graphics will win a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 for each bus. Citizens can send their brand ideas by email to: cpro@ksrtc.org. Last date for submission is Dec. 5, 2022.

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Mysore/Mysuru: Streetlights on one portion of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) became functional last evening and the brightness spread by the LED lights provided relief to the commuters and residents who had to bear with perpetual darkness till now.

Over 50 percent of the lights were switched on by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha and Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait. The remaining lights will be switched on by Dec. 10 and by the end of December, the entire 42.5-km stretch will glow bright with additional 20 high-mast lights with surrounding LED bulbs.

Till now, the entire Ring Road was a haven for criminals who used darkness to their advantage and used to target commuters who returned to their homes from far away destinations during the middle of the night.

So much was the fear that even taxis and autorickshaws refused to drop passengers to the areas along the Ring Road after 10 pm. Two-wheeler riders had to travel on the stretch fearing for their life and safety.

A majority of the crimes including waylaying of commuters used to take place on the Ring Road and the dark stretch was an easy getaway for criminals to reach the city outskirts without any hassles, leaving no trace.

Many vacant places along the dark stretch had become a favourite place for miscreants to indulge in illegal activities including alcohol and drug abuse. Adding to the menace is the mushrooming of wine stores along the road where people sit inside their vehicles and throw out bottles after consuming liquor.

Expressing happiness over the LED lighting system, MLA Tanveer Sait said that there was a desperate need to illuminate the entire stretch. “The stretch was prone to electric wire thefts and till now, the lighting system could not be implemented fully. A majority of people who come from Bengaluru use this road to reach their homes and the road connects many life-saving hospitals. Now, a part of the project is completed and very soon, people can travel safely here,” he said.

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Mysore/Mysuru: A day after a fast track counter was opened on Wednesday at T. Narasipur Hospital (the first one in General Hospitals of the district coming under the State Health Department), the second one opened at the District Hospital at Metagalli on KRS road  in city on Thursday.

District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad inaugurated the facility in city.

In order to put an end to long queues of patients at Government Hospitals, the State Health Department has come up with fast track counters, which facilitates the patients to scan QR code for getting OPD (Out Patient Department) registration tokens to consult doctors.

According to DHO Dr. Prasad, this counter has now been established at the District Hospital on KRS road, while such ones have already been set up at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and PKTB Sanatorium of MMC&RI.

The fast track counters have been set up at the OPD Block of the respective Hospitals with ‘Scan and Share’ feature under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). This will largely help in preventing long queues at the OPD counters.

Following the launch, the District Hospital and K.R. Hospital have got two such counters each while Cheluvamba Hospital has one counter at present.

Pointing out that hundreds of patients visit the OPDs at these Hospitals every day, the DHO said that patients having smartphones and Aadhaar card can use them to scan QR code and get registration tokens. The facility will hugely help in faster OPD registration by skipping long queue, he added.

District Hospital Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr. Nayaz Pasha was present during the launch of the fast track counter.

According to K.R. Hospital RMO Dr. Rajesh, for using this facility, an OPD patient has to undergo four steps: Step 1 – Scan the code, Step 2 – Install the PHR App, Step 3 – Share his/her profile and Step 4 – Get OP slip.

A display board on the registration process through App has been set up near all the fast track counters, he added.

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Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Pre-University Education has announced the time-table for II PUC Annual Exam-2023. As per schedule, the exams will be held from Mar. 9 to Mar. 29. Candidates can download the time-table by logging on to the official Department website — pue.karnataka.gov.in.

The exams will be conducted in the morning session  from 10.15 am to 1.30 pm. However, there will be no exams on Mar. 10, 12, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 28.

March 9: Kannada, Arabic

March 11: Mathematics, Education

March 13:  Economics

March 14: Karnatak music, Hindustani Music, Psychology, Chemistry, Basic Maths

March 15: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French

March 16: Logic, Business Studies

March 17: Information and Technology, Retail, Automobile, Health Care, Beauty and Wellness

March 18: Geography, Biology

March 20: History, Physics

March 21:  Hindi

March 23:  English

March 25:  Political Science, Statistics

March 27:  Optional Kannada, Accountancy, Geology, Home Science

March 29:  Sociology, Electronics, Computer Science.

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Mysore/Mysuru: Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM) Prof. K.S. Rangappa has received the Fellowship of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The Academy has elected him as a Fellow based on his scientific achievements.

Addressing a press conference at Vijnana Bhavan in Mansagangothri this morning, Prof. Rangappa said that he was the only person who has been elected from India in 2022 and he is the first person to achieve this distinction from the Universities of Karnataka. He has published over 550 international papers and holds 11 patents and among them, two have been commercialised, he said.

The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of Science in developing countries, known worldwide by its acronym, TWAS, supports sustainable prosperity through research, education, policy an diplomacy. TWAS is a programme unit of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and is based in Trieste, Italy.

TWAS was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world, under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the Pakistani Physicist and Nobel Laureate. They shared a belief that developing nations, by building strength in science and engineering, could build the knowledge and skill to address such challenges as hunger, disease and poverty.

Today, TWAS has 1,296 elected Fellows — some of the world’s most accomplished scientists and engineers — representing more than 100 countries, 11 of them are Nobel Laureates. About 84 percent come from developing nations and the rest are scientists from the developed world whose work has had a significant impact in the South.

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Police create Green Corridor to transport organs to Bengaluru

Mysore/Mysuru: The organs of a 21-year-old youth, who had sustained serious injuries in a road accident and declared brain dead by the doctors at JSS Hospital in city, has been donated by the family members of the deceased youth, thus displaying their humanitarian concern.

S.A. Sachin, a resident of Singapura village in Pandavapura taluk, who had sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Nov. 28 was admitted to JSS Hospital here with brain haemorrhage. The doctors, who examined Sachin, informed his family members that he would not survive for long. The doctors, who counselled the family members, told them about organ donation, following which the family members gave their consent.

On Nov. 29, the doctors declared Sachin as brain dead and later harvested his (Sachin) heart, corneas, kidneys and liver and transported the heart to Vydehi Hospital, one kidney and liver to BGS Global Hospital and two corneas to Lions Hospital, all in Bengaluru to be transplanted to needy waiting patients.

City Traffic Police created Green Corridor from JSS Hospital up to Manipal Hospital junction via M.G. Road, Bannur Road, Deve Gowda Circle and Ring Road, which helped the vehicle carrying the organs pass smoothly without facing any traffic issues.

Meanwhile, the doctors and management of JSS Hospital thanked the family members of Sachin for their humanitarian gesture.

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Mysore/Mysuru: Saraswathipuram Police, who are investigating the death of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) Officer D.K. Dinesh Kumar (50), who had died under mysterious circumstances at his residence near Nirmithi Kendra in Bogadi 2nd Stage here recently, have sought the help from the members of the District Child Welfare Committee (CWC), who held counselling with the deceased officer’s younger son at the private hospital.

The deceased officer’s younger son and wife have been admitted to a private hospital in city ever since the incident came to light.

In their statements given to the Police, deceased Dinesh’s son and wife had stated that all the three had their dinner on Sunday (Nov. 27) night and slept. When she and her son got up the next morning, they found Dinesh in an unconscious state and they too fell unconscious.

The workers at Dinesh’s house shifted Dinesh to a private hospital, where the doctors declared him dead and the body was later shifted to MMC&RI mortuary for post-mortem.

But the doctors who examined the body of Dinesh, opined that the death may have taken place about one-and-a-half days ago as the body was bloated, blood had oozed out from the mouth and was decomposing.

Saraswathipuram Police, in a bid to know the real facts sought counselling of Dinesh’s younger son with the help of CWC members and accordingly, the CWC members held counselling with the boy at the private hospital yesterday, but the boy stuck to the statement he had given to the Police on the first day.

Meanwhile, the Police have sought the help from Psychiatrists of K.R. Hospital, who will counsel Dinesh’s wife at the private hospital today.

Meanwhile, the Police are awaiting post-mortem and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports. It is learnt that the reports would take two more days to reach the Police.

The Police will decide their future course of action only after receiving the FSL and post-                 mortem reports.

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PCCF issues shoot at sight order; shooter from Kodagu being summoned for the task

T. Narasipur: Even as the death of a youth in a leopard attack incident at M.L. Hundi village last month is still fresh in the minds of the villagers, a girl student was killed when a leopard attacked her at S. Kebbehundi village in the taluk yesterday.

The deceased student is Meghana (22), daughter of Ramesh Nayaka of the village, who was pursuing her education at the Government Women’s College in T. Narasipur. Meghana, who had sustained serious injuries in the leopard attack, was admitted to T. Narasipur Government Hospital, where she succumbed to injuries. 

Meanwhile, villagers have expressed their anger on the Forest Department and the Taluk Administration.

They said that last month a youth was killed by a leopard and now a girl student has been killed. “Though leopard attacks were taking place frequently across the taluk, the Forest Department and the Taluk Administration officials were doing nothing to solve the problems,” they said and staged a protest in front  of the hospital.

MLA Ashwin Kumar, who arrived at the hospital, collected information from the villagers and consoled the family members of Meghana. He then sat on a dharna among the protesting villagers and demanded the District Minister, Deputy Commissioner and Forest officials to visit the spot.

Dy.SP Govindaraju, Sub-Inspector Tirumallesh, Dr. Bharathi, Dr. Revanna and others were present.

Meanwhile, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Kamala Karikalan and Conservator of Forests (CF) Dr. Malathi Priya, who arrived at the protest spot yesterday night, held discussions with them. Kamala Karikalan said that T. Narasipur Range Forest Officer (RFO) would be sent on compulsory leave and a department enquiry will be initiated against him.

She further said that teams comprising 15 experts will be formed to capture the leopard and added that the leopard would be shot dead if necessary.

Stating that a compensation of Rs. 7.5 lakh will be given to the deceased girl’s family, Kamala Karikalan handed over a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh at the spot and the remaining was paid after the post-mortem.

CF Dr. Malathi Priya said that the Forest Department would provide a job to one person from the deceased Meghana family on contract basis and added that permission has been obtained to shoot the leopard dead. It is learnt that the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) has given the shootout order for which expert shooter from Kodagu is being summoned for the task.

Statistics of leopards captured

According to the statistics from the Forest Department, 15 leopards were captured in Mysuru Division in 2020-21, 24 in 2021-22 and 14 leopards have been captured in 2022 till date.

In Hunsur Division, six leopards were captured in 2020-21 and three in 2022 till date.

In Mandya Division, seven leopards were captured in 2022 till date.

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Mysore/Mysuru: Stressing on the need for having control over ‘Jnanendriyas’ (the five lower sense organs referred to as ears, eyes, nose, tongue and skin) as they often go out of our control, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysuru, said that we should shun our egos for having a better living filled with societal purpose.

He was delivering the benedictory address after inaugurating the day-long 18th Global Gita Conference organised by International Gita Foundation Trust, Bengaluru, in association with Avadhoota Datta Peetham, at Nada Mantapa auditorium in Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on Nanjangud Road here this morning.

Observing that humans are guided by the almighty in their duties and responsibilities, Sachchidananda Swamiji emphasised on the need for educating the people on the messages sent out in the great epic Bhagavad Gita. Explaining the salient features of Bhagavad Gita, which chiefly features ‘Geethopadesha,’ where Lord Krishna advises Arjuna, he said that however, reading the epic has also resulted in the creation of some confusions in the minds of people. The Global Gita Conference is being held with an objective of making the population understand the concepts of Bhagavad Gita in a simple language, he added.

Pavagada Ramakrishna Ashrama Seer Sri Japananda Swami, who delivered a discourse, said that people have great respect for Bhagavad Gita. Stressing on the need for everyone to understand the thoughts advocated in the epic, he bemoaned the tendency of the people to perform puja to Bhagavad Gita and later keep it in the shelf in their homes, without bothering much to read and understand it in full.

He quoted an example where a Guru questioned his audience on how many people had read the Bhagavad Gita. While all the people raised their hands when questioned about reading of the 16th, 17th and 18th chapters of the epic, the Guru in order to test reality, questioned the audience on who have read the 19th chapter. Soon, all the audience blindly raised their hands. The Guru, who went into laughter,  said that Baghavad Gita does not have the 19th chapter at all, which shows how hollow was the claims of the people on having read the epic. 

Reiterating the need for understanding the epic especially when the world is facing a crisis on many fronts, Japananda Swamiji said that teachers should make efforts to teach Bhagavad Gita to students as an effort to make them better and responsible citizens in the future. Highlighting the salient features of the 18th chapter of Bhagavad Gita, he said that everyone should have a pure soul and genuine devotion.

Earlier, Dr. C.N. Gupta, Co-Chairperson of the Conference, welcomed and delivered the introductory address.

A slide show featuring details of all the 17 previous Global Gita conferences was screened and the guests were felicitated.

Former Bombay High Court  Chief Justice Manjula Chellur, Vidwan Dr. S. Ranganath of Bengaluru, Kuppa Viswanatha Sharma of Tirupati,  K.G. Raghavan, a senior advocate of Bengaluru and others were present. The conference features discourses, recitation of 18th chapter shlokas, lectures and cultural programmes.

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Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has promoted a total of 71 Officers, including five from Mysuru, serving in various Departments of the State.

Nischay, who was serving as  Office Assistant at Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s Office has been promoted and posted as the Registrar of Karnataka Appellate  Tribunal at Bengaluru.

Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Tahsildar K.Johnson has been posted as the Chief Administrative Officer of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences at Mandya, while J. Mahesh, who was awaiting posting, has been posted as Assistant Administrative Officer of CADA (Cauvery) Office at Mysuru.

Former Mysuru Taluk Tahsildar K.R. Rakshith, who was awaiting posting, as MMC&RI, Mysuru Chief Administrative Officer and MUDA Tahsildar R. Manjunath as the Chief Administrative Officer of Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Chamarajanagar.

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Mysore/Mysuru: The Management of Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, has decided to celebrate Puthari Namme-2022 at the Samaja premises in Vijayanagar on Dec. 7.  In the previous years, the harvest festival used to be celebrated at Sree Cauvery School premises in Kuvempunagar.

This year’s celebrations will commence at 6 pm in the Samaja premises. All traditional dances of Kodavas will be performed during Puthari Namme. Kadh (paddy sheaf) will be distributed by Samaja volunteers to all those present. Thambutt prasada distribution is cancelled.

As a prelude to Puthari Namme, a five-day Eedu has been arranged from Dec.1 to  5 in the Samaja premises from 6 pm onwards where all cultural dances will be performed, according to a press release from Mukkatira B. Jeevan,  Hon. Secretary of the Samaja.

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Maddur: A nurse, depressed over frequent feuds, committed suicide along with her three children by feeding them poison and later hanging self at Holebeedhi in Maddur yesterday.

The deceased have been identified as Usma Kausar (30), a nurse at a private nursing home in Maddur, her children Harris (7), Alisa (4) and Anum Fathima (2). Usma’s husband Aqueel Ahmed is a car mechanic at Channapatna and it is alleged that there were issues between the couple since one-and-a-half years.

Depressed over frequent fights between the couple, Usma fed poison to her children, when she and the kids were alone in the house and after confirming that the children were dead, she hanged herself in the house, it is learnt.

The incident came to light when the family members returned home in the night. Maddur Police, who rushed to the house, conducted mahazar, registered a case, shifted the bodies to the Government Hospital mortuary and are investigating.

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To  provide customers ‘Har Din Kuch Naya’ experience

Mysore/Mysuru: Nexus Malls, the retail platform in India owned and managed by Blackstone Real Estate funds, has announced Amitabh Bachchan as their ‘Happyness Ambassador’.

This is a unique, one-of-a-kind partnership with India’s biggest global superstar to provide customers with a ‘Har Din Kuch Naya’ experience.

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most iconic celebrities in India, who is an all-time favourite across different age groups. He is a household name renowned for his award-winning acting career and charitable efforts.

“We are extremely privileged to welcome Amitabh Bachchan to our Nexus Malls family. He has a remarkable ability to connect with different age groups,” said Dalip Sehgal, CEO, Nexus Malls.

“I am delighted to endorse Nexus Malls. Together, we will try and  further aim at curating new experiences for the customers each time they visit Nexus Malls,” said Amitabh Bachchan.

Since its inception in 2016, Nexus has become India’s largest retail platform with 17 properties across 13 cities. In June 2022, Nexus Malls unveiled a new brand identity, which represents joy, excitement, freshness, life, and magic – and most importantly, happyness.

Nexus Malls today operates across 17 major malls in the country spread across 13 cities which include Mysuru, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Indore and Udaipur.

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Sir,

Most of the vehicles on the road running between AIISH (All India Institute of Speech and Hearing) signal and Manasagangothri Gate move at a very high speed and it is very difficult and also dangerous to take a right turn towards Maruthi temple road (near JSS boys hostel).

 Hence, we the citizens request the Traffic Police Department to install a signal post or a barricade to stop or slowdown speeding vehicles and avoid accidents.

– T.J. Venkatesh, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, 18.11.2022

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Sri Bhagavad Gita Campaign, discourse on ‘Bhagavad Gita: Chapter-2’ by Pt. Raghottamachar Nagasampige, Bagalkot, Sri Uttaradi Mutt, Agrahara, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

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Kathe Kelona Banni-752, story-telling by S. Subbalakshmi, Art teacher, Govt. Higher Primary School, T.K. Layout, Mysuru; Suruchi Rangamane, # 476,  Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

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Cultural programmes, ‘Nage Habba’ by humorist Sudha Bargur of Bengaluru, Dasara Exhibition Grounds, 7 pm to 10 pm.

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Gita Jayanti celebrations, talk on ‘Indina Samajakke Bhagavad Giteya Prastutate’ by Dr. K. Anantaramu, BK Lakshmiji graces the occasion, benediction by Swami Mahipalanandaji, Gyan Prakash Bhavan, 2nd Main Road, Yadavagiri, 6.30 pm.

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16th annual day celebrations, MLA L. Nagendra inaugurates, MES President T. Muralidhar Bhagavat presides, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam auditorium, School premises, Jayalakshmipuram, 5.00 pm.

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