80 districts across the country fully shut New Delhi: A day after India observed 14-hour-long Janata Curfew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to point out that people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Several videos have emerged of people taking out rallies and crowding streets during the curfew on Sunday. “Many people…
City-based Skanray to assemble nearly one lakh ventilators
March 23, 2020Karnataka to procure 1,000 ventilators; Mysuru to seek 20 immediately Mysore/Mysuru: Skanray Technologies, a Mysuru-based global exporter of ventilators, is drawing plans to locally assemble nearly one lakh ventilators (as per national demand) in the country with active support from the Union Government as the country prepares to gear up for emergency situation. Skanray is…
Banks to provide only essential services
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Banks which opened today with limited staff is providing only essential services and customers seeking non-essential services have been asked to use internet banking and respective bank’s mobile application (app). Canara Bank, Tilaknagar Branch, has asked its customers to postpone their visit to bank for less important works such as updation of passbook, balance…
Janata Curfew against COVID-19 empties out city
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Social distancing is the only way to flatten the curve of the Coronavirus spread. And like never before, Mysuru was completely deserted with residents remaining indoors yesterday the whole day as part of the Janata Curfew call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While roads were empty, commercial establishments, both small and big, remained…
Claps, plates, conches pierce through Janata Curfew as people thank its heroes
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans came out onto their balconies and stood near open windows to clap, clang metal vessels and ring bells yesterday to cheer emergency workers battling the spread of the Coronavirus during a nationwide lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked citizens to stay indoors for a voluntary dawn-to-dusk curfew, but said they should make…
Pourakarmikas observe Janata Curfew by cleaning the city
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: When Mysureans were observing Janata Curfew from 7 am to 9 pm yesterday, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Pourakarmikas were busy cleaning the city by undertaking clearing of garbage heaps, sweeping streets, thus observing Janata Curfew yesterday. “We have to do cleaning works daily. We also support Janata Curfew. We have to undertake cleaning which…
No disruption of essential services despite lockdown, assures DC
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar said that the State Government has temporarily halted some services as a measure to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19. Addressing an emergency press meet at his office here on Sunday, Abhiram G. Sankar said that more than 20 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from the…
Mysuru, Kodagu lockdown till Mar. 31
March 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Government on Sunday announced a lockdown in nine districts, where COVID-19 cases have been reported. Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Chikkaballapura, Kodagu and Belagavi will be shut down till Mar. 31. Consequent to the Government order to promote social distancing and isolation measures to combat COVID-19, restrictions will be…
Warmer climates will slow Coronavirus spread, but won’t stop it: New study
March 23, 2020New Delhi: Communities living in relatively warmer areas may have a “comparative advantage” to others in slowing the transmission of Coronavirus, an analysis by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) indicates. A report maintains that the MIT researchers — Qasim Bukhari and Yusuf Jameel — found most Coronavirus transmissions to have occurred in…
Government postpones SSLC, PU exams
March 23, 2020Bengaluru: Putting an end to the confusion, the State Government yesterday deferred the SSLC examinations that were scheduled to begin from Mar. 27 in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. This apart, the Government has also deferred the PU examination (English) which was due today. Taking stock of the epidemic situation across the State, Chief Minister…
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