Mysuru: As part of National Malaria Prevention Month with the theme ‘End Malaria for Good,’ the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer had organised an awareness rally in Bannimantap here this morning. The rally was flagged off by Corporator R. Nagaraj from the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Hanumanthanagar in the presence of District Vector-borne Diseases…
MP Pratap Simha visits K.R. Hospital
June 20, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha visited K.R. Hospital today and enquired about the health of those undergoing treatment for suspected dengue. Speaking to media, the MP said that there was increase in dengue and viral fever cases in city and rural places, which was creating panic among the public and added that as per the…
SSLC supplementary exams evaluation from June 23
June 20, 2017Mysuru; The evaluation of SSLC supplementary exams will be held at six centres in city from June 23 to July 1. The six centres are: Satya Sai High School, St. Joseph’s High School, Mahajana High School and Chinmaya High School in Jayalakshmipuram; Nirmala Convent High School and Mathru Mandali High School in V.V. Mohalla. In…
Exclusive Fever Centre at ED Hospital by July 2nd week
June 20, 2017Mysuru: An exclusive Fever Centre at the Epidemic Diseases (ED) Hospital premises on KRS Road here will be functional by second week of July. The Centre is being established by District Surgeon Dr. M. Pashupathi and District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara with the help of District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. B. Basavaraju to…
Exit for the elderly
June 20, 2017Thanks to the steadily rising mark of life expectancy for both male and female sections of the land’s population, not only the percentage of the elderly in the total mass but also their headcount have been increasing currently, going by officially published data and information on India’s demography. As if to substantiate that scenario portraying…
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is BJP’s Presidential nominee
June 20, 2017New Delhi: The ruling BJP yesterday announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its Presidential candidate. A politically significant choice, Kovind, a senior Dalit leader of the party, belongs to Uttar Pradesh and has been a two-time Rajya Sabha member. To ensure consensus over his candidature, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone with…
Convert Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house into a Memorial
June 20, 2017Sir, I fully endorse the thoughtful suggestion of Yadupathi Putty in his letter titled “Preserve Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house” (SOM dated May 17) with regard to making it into a suitable monument. My Guruji (late) Mysore B. K. Padmanabha Rao was one of the senior-most disciples of the Acharya and I had the privilege…
“Farm loan waivers will lead to banks’ bankruptcy”
June 20, 2017Bengaluru: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has warned that if Nationalised and Cooperative Banks waive of farmers’ loans, the day is not far off when Banks will go bankrupt. RBI Governor Urjit Patel has written letters to the Chief Ministers of all States in this regard, expressing his displeasure and said that banks continuing…
‘Parthenium Park’ behind Kamakshi Hospital
June 20, 2017The park behind the compound of Kamakshi Hospital is filled with parthenium plants making it a haven for snakes, rodents and other reptiles posing danger to children who play in the park. Though the restoration works of the park was initiated a year back, it has ceased to progress due to reasons best known to…
Plea to clear garbage pile at Hebbal
June 20, 2017A pile of garbage, which is dumped next to Shivanand School in Hebbal 1st Stage, is causing a lot of problems to the school children who are bearing the foul smell emanating from it. This has also resulted in the increase of mosquitoes in the surroundings. Authorities concerned are urged to get the garbage cleared…
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