Citizens can call helpline 104, toll free number 1800-425-8330 for details Mysore: The Department of Medical Education and Health and Family Welfare Department have jointly undertaken the distribution of health cards under ‘Ayushman Bharat – Arogya Karnataka’ (ABARK) scheme, where treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh will be provided free of cost for those who…
Meat waste won’t go waste
May 8, 2019MCC plans to set up Modern Animal Waste Processing Plant in city Mysore: A common complaint these days is the manner in which animal waste from meat/ fish stalls and hotels is being discarded in an unscientific manner in city. More often than not, the waste is simply dumped into drains, resulting in clogging and…
Two food consignments from CFTRI reaches Odisha
May 8, 2019Mysore: Two food consignments of two-and-a-half tonnes each, which were sent from CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute), has reached the Cyclone Fani ravaged State of Odisha. The first consignment, airlifted to Bhubaneswar from Bengaluru, was received by a team from the Institute of Minerals and Materials Management (IMMT) on Monday. This team will coordinate…
Plea to include dialysis under Universal Health Scheme
May 8, 2019Mysuru: Patients undergoing dialysis treatment have condemned the State Government for not including dialysis under ‘Ayushman Bharat – Arogya Karnataka’ (ABARK) Universal Health Coverage scheme. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Monday, social activist G.M. Raghu alleged that the Private Hospitals are denying dialysis treatment to the needy patients as the Government…
Centre returns names of two Judges mooted for SC
May 8, 2019Gauhati High Court Chief Justice A.S. Bopanna and Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Aniruddha Bose New Delhi: The Centre has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider the names of Gauhati High Court (HC) Chief Justice A.S. Bopanna and Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Aniruddha Bose for appointment as Judges of the Supreme Court. The…
Protests erupt after CJI Ranjan Gogoi cleared of sexual harassment case
May 8, 2019New Delhi: Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court yesterday, a day after a panel of Judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, carrying placards demanding a new and impartial investigation. A former Court assistant accused CJI Ranjan Gogoi of having made unwanted sexual advances last…
Complaints galore against excess parking fee
May 8, 2019Visitors’ ire against parking lot contractor at Sriranganathaswamy Temple; Tahsildar warns of action, threatens to cancel contract Srirangapatna: There is complaints galore about excess parking fee being collected at the parking lot near the famous Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple here. The complaints point to more parking fees being collected than the one fixed by the Temple…
Postman Basappa’s statue moved to new location
May 8, 2019Commandant Bhujangarao Jagadale’s statue shifted today Mysore: Shifting process of the life-size statues of a Postman (Anche) Basappa and Commandant Bhujangarao Jagadale on Lalitha Mahal Road in front of KARP Mounted Police Headquarters has begun under the supervision of Heritage Experts. While the statue of Anche Basappa has been successfully shifted last evening, the Commandant’s…
Artiste’s presence of mind saves children at ‘Chinnara Mela’
May 8, 2019Mysuru: A senior artiste displayed presence of mind and saved several children from potential injuries during the Chinnara Mela at Rangayana in city yesterday. Artiste K.R. Nandini, was preparing for a performance when she sensed that a branch of a tree could fall due to high wind and gale that lashed city for sometime. She…
Awareness programme on Labour Laws and IMV Act held for garment workers
May 8, 2019Mysuru: As part of an initiative to educate garment workers on Labour Laws and Indian Motor Vehicles (IMV) Act, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), in association with Mysore Bar Association and Labour Department, held an awareness programme at Shahi Exports (P) Ltd., Koorgalli Industrial Area in city, on Monday. Speaking after inaugurating the programme,…
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