Weekend lockdown continues in Mysuru
The Hindu
The weekend lockdown in Mysuru will continue with the curbs that were prevailing since the past weekends, and will remain on Saturday (August 28) and Sunday (August 29) in view of the pandemic situati
The weekend lockdown in Mysuru will continue with the curbs that were prevailing since the past weekends, and will remain on Saturday (August 28) and Sunday (August 29) in view of the pandemic situation. There is no modification in the curbs despite Minister in charge of Mysuru district S.T. Somashekar’s statement on Friday that he would urge Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to lift the lockdown as the cases were under control in Mysuru as well as in Chamarajanagar. Permission will be given only for the sale of essential goods from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Milk booths can function till 8 p.m. besides parcel services in hotels.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.