Month: April, 2020

Kodagu District relaxes lockdown rules
COVID-19, News

Kodagu District relaxes lockdown rules

April 26, 2020

Madikeri: With no fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus reported from Kodagu District, the authorities have relaxed the lockdown guidelines, bringing relief to the people. For emergency and farming activities, the District Administration has laid a few conditions. Amid the relaxation, the prohibitory orders will continue. The timings for the purchase of essential commodities have been…

INS seeks two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments
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INS seeks two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments

April 26, 2020

Newspapers have lost Rs. 4,000-5,000 crore in 2 months, says Indian Newspaper Society New Delhi:  In a second letter to Information and Broadcasting Secretary Ravi Mittal, Indian Newspaper Society (INS) President Shailesh Gupta has urged the Government to immediately announce a two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments and to increase official advertisement rates and budget…

Giraffe ‘Yadunandan’ makes his way to Bannerghatta Biological Park from Mysuru Zoo amidst lockdown
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Giraffe ‘Yadunandan’ makes his way to Bannerghatta Biological Park from Mysuru Zoo amidst lockdown

April 26, 2020

Will be paired with ‘Gowri’ who was shifted in 2018 Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as Mysuru Zoo, which had successfully shifted 14-month-old giraffe ‘Chamarajendra’ to Assam State Zoo-cum – Botanical Garden at Guwahati by road (3,200 km) in December last year, has now shifted 17-month-old ‘Yadunandan’ to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru….

Grocery kits distributed to tribals at Nagarahole
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Grocery kits distributed to tribals at Nagarahole

April 26, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In the presence of Forest Department staff, grocery kits were distributed to indigenous tribal families, residing in various hamlets (haadi) amidst the dense forests of Nagarahole, which have been hit hard by the lockdown. As a few haadis fall under Antharasanthe Zone of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest, except Forest Department staff, no one is…

District Minister distributes grocery kits to Muslim community families at Tilaknagar
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District Minister distributes grocery kits to Muslim community families at Tilaknagar

April 26, 2020

Holy Month-long Ramzan fasting begins Mysore/Mysuru: As the Holy Month of Ramzan has begun and many financially weak Muslim community families affected due to lockdown, District Minister S.T. Somashekar, accompanied by MP Pratap Simha, Chamaraja Constituency MLA L. Nagendra and others, distributed grocery kits to nearly 200 financially weak Muslim community families at a programme…

Positivity & Filth = Happiness & Health?
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Positivity & Filth = Happiness & Health?

April 26, 2020

A few days ago the Head of Shanghai’s COVID-19 clinical expert team, Zhang Wenhong noticed something about the Indian people after watching a religious gathering on TV where the devotees were not wearing masks or practicing social distancing. He said, “Indians may not be physically immune to the pandemic but they are mentally immune.” Just…

Low-key Basava Jayanti in Mysuru
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Low-key Basava Jayanti in Mysuru

April 26, 2020

Co-operation and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar offered floral tributes to the statue of the 12th century Saint Basavanna at Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle near JSS Mahavidyapeetha in Mysuru, as part of Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration this morning in a simple manner amidst lockdown. MP Pratap Simha, former Minister…

One tests positive for COVID-19 in MYSURU
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One tests positive for COVID-19 in MYSURU

April 25, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: After a continuous gap of over two days, one Coronavirus positive case was reported in Mysuru today, April 25. With this the total number of positive cases in Mysuru has reached 89. Today’s positive case again has roots in Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics. There are 51 active cases in Mysuru till now and 38 patients…

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