Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans love mutton and this was proved on Sunday (Mar. 29) as despite lockdown, people queued up in front of very few mutton shops that were open to get their share of the red meat. Serpentine queues were witnessed in front of meat stalls at K.G. Koppal, Hootagalli, Vontikoppal, Paduvarahalli, Devaraja Mohalla and N.R….
Mysuru Railway Hospital ready to treat COVID-19 patients
March 29, 2020Help Desk functioning at City Rly. Station Platform No. 1 Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Hospital on KRS Road in Yadavagiri, Mysuru, run by South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has ten beds of Isolation Ward exclusively dedicated for COVID-19 infected patients and another thirty-eight beds will be utilised as Isolation Ward if there is an increase…
446 kilometres on foot: Labourers trudge from Mysuru to Ballari
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the 21-day lockdown, over 50 casual labourers from Ballari have started leaving Mysuru district on foot. These people were working as security guards, daily wage labourers, and construction workers and were involved in other menial jobs since the past three to four months ago in the district. The lockdown, which was imposed all…
Chamarajanagar District Minister visits Moolehole check post
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district in-charge Minister S. Suresh Kumar visited Moolehole check post located in Karnataka-Kerala border yesterday to monitor the situation amidst Coronavirus spread. National Highway 212 (now 766) connects the two States and every day a number of vehicles carrying essential commodities including vegetables travel through this check post located in the border at…
Take care of your special kids during lockdown: AIISH Mysuru Director
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Director of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) Mysuru Dr. M. Pushpavathi, through the Information and Publicity Department’s Facebook page, went live and addressed the parents of specially-abled children and suggested ways to tend to these children at home. “With the lockdown in place, it is the need of the hour for…
City Labour Department releases Corona awareness poster
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: To bring awareness amongst the labour class, Assistant Labour Officer A.C. Thammanna released an awareness poster about how to prevent Coronavirus. The poster carries information on methods to prevent Corona spread and the importance of social distancing and maintaining personal hygiene. As part of the awareness programme, the Labour Department will also be using…
Coronanxiety: Five more positive cases reported in Mysuru
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Five more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Mysuru, taking the total positive cases to eight. Among the new cases, four are the residents of Nanjangud Town – Chamundipura Extension, Ramaswamy Layout, Govindaraj Layout and one resident of Yaraganahalli New Extension. All are the workers of a pharmaceutical factory in Nanjangud industrial Area, where a…
Mysuru on a Mission: MCC sprays disinfectants in all 65 wards
March 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Preventing the spread of COVID-19 and disinfecting public places across Mysuru as a precautionary measure, the Mysuru City Corporation has taken up massive sanitisation drive. Civic workers are fumigating and spraying anti-viral chemicals in all the 65 Wards under its nine zones. The spraying process began with the MCC workers and Fire Department personnel,…
Amidst opposition, Mysuru M.G. Road Vegetable Market shifted to Doddakere Maidan
March 28, 2020Vendors Association not to conduct business till lockdown ends; prevents farmers from selling their produce Mysuru/Mysore: Tension prevailed at Doddakere Maidan (Dasara Exhibition parking lot) this morning when District Administration authorities evacuated the vegetable vendors from the crowded M.G. Road Market to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The shifting was done amidst stiff opposition by…
From social gathering place to social distancing place
March 28, 2020Even as tension prevailed at Doddakere Maidan temporary market, an uneasy calm was witnessed at the Chikka Gadiyara Market (Dufferin Clock Tower) which used to be abuzz with hundreds of vendors and shoppers. This spot that was developed as a social gathering place by the MCC some years ago has now become a social distancing…
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