ISKCON supplies anti-viral foods to boost immunity of patients at COVID Hospital in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: With spiralling cases of COVID-19, the focus remains on treatment as well as prevention of the deadly virus that is said to have its origin from a seafood market in China’s Wuhan. The key is to focus on building one’s…
DC inaugurates new COVID-19 rapid testing facility at K.R. Hospital
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar inaugurated the new COVID-19 rapid testing facility set up in Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute’s (MMC&RI) Microbiology Department Block in K.R. Hospital premises this morning. The new facility is set up exclusively for rapid testing of blood and throat swab samples of pregnant women, patients found with…
City to shut down tomorrow
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government announcing complete lockdown of the State on all Sundays from July 5 till Aug. 2 as a measure to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the city will witness a shut down for the entire day tomorrow. Accordingly, there will be no public transport, including KSRTC buses, auto,…
UoM to grant land for Kannada Classical Studies Centre: Higher Education Dept. objects
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru:The construction of the building for Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada in Manasagangothri campus seems to have hit a roadblock as the Karnataka Higher Education Department has objected to the University of Mysore’s (UoM) decision to allot three acres of land at its premises. The UoM, as a gesture for the cause…
Kodagu tops State in conducting COVID test per million population
July 4, 2020Madikeri: Kodagu district has topped the chart in the State in the tests against COVID-19 per million population in the last 10 days. The district did 4,539 tests per million population which is higher than Bengaluru Urban and Mysuru which have reported a big surge in cases over the last few days. District administration officials…
Pourakarmikas eat rice bath for breakfast on all seven days
July 4, 2020MCC’s free breakfast scheme is not free from controversies and this time it is about taste and variety Mysore/Mysuru: The much-hyped ‘Upahara Bhagya’ (breakfast scheme) mooted and implemented by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to provide breakfast to over 2,400 Pourakarmikas engaged in cleaning work has hit a roadblock. This time it is over taste…
Fifth Cross, CFTRI Layout, Bogadi Second Stage is insured!
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Life insurance, vehicle insurance, health insurance and insurance for expensive electronic items are common. But what about insurance for roads? Not a private road but public asphalted road? Sounds weird but true. Even the roads we travel on every day can be insured. Cab driver Vasu (see pic) has gone a step ahead in…
Dusk to dawn curfew receives good response
July 4, 2020In a hurry to reach home by 6 pm, vehicles pile up on city roads Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city responded well for the first day of the dusk to dawn curfew (from 6 pm to 5 am) that began last evening. While shops and business establishments sent their staff home at 5 pm, dine-in hotels wound…
Government quarters near Jaladarshini reeks of stench
July 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Government residential quarters adjacent to Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road has become home to parthenium, weeds, heaps of garbage, reptiles and stench, thanks largely due to poor maintenance and lack of regular cleaning. Employees of Kannada and Culture Department, theatre repertory Rangayana and other Government Departments reside in these quarters which was…
‘In spite of safety measures, no passengers take autos’
July 4, 2020Rues auto driver Shekhar who has driver-passenger separation screen, handwash and hand-sanitiser in his auto Mysore/Mysuru: Even weeks after auto-rickshaws were allowed to ply on the roads, most of the auto-rickshaw drivers are complaining that there are no takers for the ride at all. Lack of work has worried Shekhar, an auto-rickshaw driver from Agrahara,…
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