Mysore/Mysuru: JK Organisation, which has diversified interests including tyres, cement and paper, on Friday pledged Rs. 10 crore for fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. While a large part of the fund will go to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the rest will be utilised in meeting the immediate needs of communities and migrant labour, currently underway,…
75-year-old man with no travel history is State’s fourth COVID-19 victim
April 4, 2020Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka witnessed a surge in Coronavirus-positive cases, the State recorded its fourth fatality on Friday. The victim is a 75-year-old man from Bagalkot (patient 125) who had no travel history. His son, who works with a software company in Bengaluru and his daughter had visited him about 10 days ago. The…
Mysore Physicians Trust donates Personal Protection Kits
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Physicians Medical and Research Trust (MPMRT) donated about Rs. 1 lakh worth PPE-Personal Protection Kits to K.R. Hospital and JSS Hospital. This material will help in protecting the professional healthcare workers from transmission of COVID-19 virus. The PPE-Kit will have coverall suit, hood drape, face mask, hand gloves, plastic apron, goggles, shoe…
Indian Railways clears air on erroneous reports on post-lockdown journeys
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Railways on Thursday flagged what it called erroneous reports by a section of the media that it had re-started ticket reservation for journeys post-Apr. 14. It had never been stopped in the first place, Railway authorities clarified. The time-frame for advance reservation of tickets is 120 days, so the window for Apr….
Government’s manual to prepare homemade masks for all
April 4, 2020New 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…
COVID-19 lockdown: City educational institutions resort to online classes
April 4, 2020Mysore/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…
Remembering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — 10: Two interesting episodes…
April 4, 2020[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…
COVID-19 Effects
April 4, 2020Lights 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…
People’s pleasing profile
April 4, 2020Self-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…
Whither social distancing?
April 4, 2020Sir, 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…
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