Mysore/Mysuru: With the tobacco auction markets at Periyapatna and Hunsur shut down due to lockdown, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha said that the tobacco growers would not be let down and their produce will be purchased once the lockdown ends. Speaking to presspersons at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning, Simha allayed fears of the farmers…
Telangana woman rides 1,400-km to bring back her son stranded in Andhra Pradesh
April 10, 2020Hyderabad: A 48-year-old woman in Telangana rode nearly 1,400 km on a scooter for over three days amid the nationwide lockdown to bring her son who was stranded at Nellore in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Razia Begum, a headmistress at a Government School in Nizamabad, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, set out on the arduous…
From 1,500 patients to just 50, K.R. Hospital looks deserted
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The K.R. Hospital in city, one of the largest in the State, which was buzzing with patients, their attendants, doctors and staff throughout the day before the outbreak of COVID-19, now wears a deserted look, with hardly a few patients. The Hospital has put up a notice board at its entrance which asks the…
Lockdown effect: No accidents in city since Mar. 25
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city, a tourist hub which was abuzz with vehicular traffic, is now an accident-free city with not even a single accident reported from Mar. 25. In a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from the midnight of Mar. 24. The movement of vehicles…
A warrior of a different kind
April 10, 2020Student from Meghalaya takes on a mission to feed stray dogs Mysore/Mysuru: It has been 17 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown. This meant people staying indoors, which they are. Mahatma Gandhi’s quote reads, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” And in a…
Students travel extra mile to get their quota of Mid-day Meal ration
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With schools shut on account of COVID-19 lockdown, the Education Department has distributed ration (rice and dal) meant for Mid-day Meal Scheme for the 21-day period to students as an alternative measure. While some students received their quota at their doorsteps others who had left their homes were asked to pick up their ration…
Akshaya Patra Foundation provides food, grocery kits to migrant workers
April 10, 2020Till date 37,28,985 cooked meals served and 1,91,320 grocery kits delivered Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru-based Akshaya Patra Foundation that is striving to eliminate classroom hunger by implementing the Mid-day Meal Scheme in Government Schools has stepped in to provide relief to COVID-19 victims by providing food and grocery kits to thousands of people. Since the COVID-19 crisis,…
Outsourced workers at K.R. Hospital continue to serve under scare
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of outsourced workers serving at K.R. Hospital continue to work amidst Coronavirus scare. Over 70 security guards, 80 house-keeping staff (men and women), 50 sweepers (ayahs) and 60 ward boys are working round-the-clock at K.R. Hospital in three shifts while there are 80 house-keeping staff and 30 security guards at adjoining Cheluvamba Hospital,…
‘Campus Companions’ are fed too
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Two SJCE students, who are busy with online classes that the Institution is providing, have a reason to visit their campus every day even when the institution is shut. They come there to feed the hungry dogs. As the educational institutions are closed for long time now, stray dogs which used to get food…
MCC Control Room staff dismissed for negligent behaviour
April 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde has dismissed a woman employee of the MCC Control Room for displaying negligent behaviour towards the public. The MCC Commissioner said that an outsourced employee at the MCC Control Room has been dismissed from the service. In a press release, the MCC Commissioner has stated that the…















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