New Delhi: The office of the Government’s Principal Scientific Advisor on Tuesday issued a detailed manual to prepare homemade masks using easily available items like old vests, t-shirts and handkerchiefs, stressing they are “70 percent effective” in curbing the spread of Coronavirus. Masks lower the chances of Coronavirus entering the respiratory system through droplets left…
Mysore/Mysuru: Forced to shut down due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, many educational institutions of the city have resorted to online classes in order to make up for the time lost due to the lockdown. Most private educational institutions of the city that run under-graduate, post-graduate, technical, professional and other courses, have already started virtual…
[Continued from April 2] The city of Agra, where the imperial Mughal Court was at that time, resembled a country town where people had to sleep indoors even in hot weather for fear of thieves! Some of the courtiers had their own Palaces at Agra while the most important nobles of the Court had their…
Lights out, lamps on… and the plan? We have another request from our Prime Minister. First we clapped for 5 minutes at 5 o’ clock, next we have to light lamps for 9 minutes at 9 o’ clock. What next? May be, chant for 10 minutes at 10 o’ clock… for positive energy? Indeed, collective…
Self-praising and self-degrading habits are known to lead to enthusiasm and depression respectively. Also, facing crisis situations and succumbing to stress, often self-created, depend on one’s preparedness ahead of the contingency. Asking anybody to be prepared in dealing with viruses in general and Covid-19 in particular is sure to be dismissed as naive. The saying…
Sir, With the State Government announcing door-to-door distribution of ration to BPL card holders, hundreds of people crowded at Kalyanagiri Housing Apartment (Ward 32) yesterday, giving the social distancing measure a toss. When the District Administration is taking all safety measures and appealing the citizens to maintain social distance at public places, some people don’t…
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Mysore, donated Rs.4 lakh to MLA S.A. Ramdas towards relief works for victims of Corona-related shutdown taken up in Mysuru by GSS Research Foundation. Sriram of Tapovan, Prakash of Pramur Builders, D. Srihari of GSS Projects, Sridhar of Foundations and Arun Pandit of Samatha Group…
In view of the prevailing Coronavirus pandemic, the celebrations of Ugadi festival on Mar.23 and Panchanga Shravana and Sri Ramanavami festival, which were scheduled to be held from Apr.1 to Apr.3, have been cancelled, according to a press release from Shankara Jayanti Sabha, Saraswathipuram.
The Mysuru City Police have, in a press release, clarified that there will be no restriction on movement of goods vehicles and there is no need of ‘Passes’ for the same. For any inconvenience, they may contact Control Room on Ph: 0821-2418339 or 2418139, according to a press release from the City Police.
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