Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 spreading unabatedly across the country, the city’s Brahmana Paraspara Sahaya Vedike performed a Mrutyunjaya Homa at Kashi Vishwanath Temple premises on Ramanuja Road here, under the leadership of KR MLA S.A. Ramdas yesterday. The Homa was carried out by Palace Priests Kumar and Vidwan Chandru, praying for the total destruction of the…
Painting the present reality
April 2, 2020Mysuru Zilla Kuncha Kalavidara Sangha creates awareness on Corona Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Save Your Life. Save Our Nation,’ is the message a group of around 10 artists from city are trying to convey through their brush strokes. Members of Mysuru Zilla Kuncha Kalavidara Sangha, led by artist Mahadevu, a resident of Gayathripuram in city and A.S.R. Sameer,…
Instead of cooked food… Essential Commodities’ Kit distributed
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy and local Corporator Satvik Sandesh Swamy yesterday distributed essential commodities’ kits to poor families residing in N.R. Mohalla, Ward No. 35. A total of 300 kits, with each kit containing rice, dal, cooking oil, salt, soap and other essential commodities sufficient for a week, were distributed. Speaking on the occasion,…
Round Table India launches crowd-funding initiative to help healthcare staff, Police
April 2, 2020It is a student-driven campaign to combat COVID-19 Mysore/Mysuru: Healthcare staff including doctors, nurses, Class 4 workers and the Police in Mysuru need Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)as they are on the frontline in containing the deadly COVID-19. Healthcare workers involved in the direct care of patients should use PPEs like gowns, gloves, medical mask and…
Liquor addict attempts suicide
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A liquor addict, unable to procure liquor for his daily consumption, attempted suicide by slitting his throat at Hoysala Layout in Gundu Rao Nagar here yesterday. The seriously injured person has been identified as 45-year-old Anand of Hoysala Layout. He was rushed to a private hospital, where he is being treated by a team…
Fire at Sewage Farm doused after nine-hour operation
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Huge mounds of garbage at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram, caught fire yesterday morning and was doused by Fire Fighters after a nine-hour-long operation. Members of the public, who noticed the fire at about 11 am, informed Saraswathipuram Fire Station. Soon, Fire and Emergency Services personnel of Saraswathipuram (16 personnel), Bannimantap (6) and Hebbal…
“You Can Come Out of It”
April 2, 2020First Bengaluru patient to recover from Coronavirus Bengaluru: Those were a difficult couple of weeks. But P.K. Venkat Raghavan can now, literally, breathe easy. “I am the first patient coming out clean… and I never infected my family. That’s a big deal. I don’t hope it will come to you. But if at all it…
Safety Kits distributed to Pourakarmikas
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Pourakarmikas of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Ward No. 23 were distributed with Safety Kits by PG Janaspandana Foundation. Each Safety Kit includes Sanitisers, Dettol Soaps, Napkins and drinking water bottles. Former MLA Vasu launched the programme at Jaganmohan Palace premises yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Foundation President and former Corporator P. Prashanth Gowda…
Minister launches vehicles to sell vegetables at doorstep
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District in-charge Minister V. Somanna yesterday launched the vehicles, arranged by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Horticulture Department, to sell fruits, vegetables and other necessary items, at the doorsteps of city residents. Speaking on the occasion, he said that these arrangements are made so that people do not come out of their houses and…
Good response for home delivery of fruits and vegetables
April 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Mane-Manege Hannu Haagu Tarakari’, an initiative undertaken jointly by the MCC and the Horticulture Department for home delivery of vegetables and fruits, drew good response from the citizens today. The initiative, that covers all 65 wards of the MCC, was launched by District-In charge Minister V. Somanna yesterday. Today, the MCC undertook home delivery…
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