New Delhi: Noting that fight against Coronavirus is not over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said work was going on in the country on several COVID vaccines and some of them are in an advanced stage of development. Government is making preparations on how a vaccine, whenever ready, reaches every citizen in the shortest possible time….
Railway Protection Force Officers and staff undergo RT-PCR test
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Covid-19 Medical Camp, RT-PCR test was organised for officers and staff of Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Railway Institute here recently in coordination with Mysuru City Corporation and Railway Hospital. The camp was held as per the directive of MCC Commissioner and IG cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner, RPF, South Western…
Railwaymen stage protest against non-declaration of Product Linked Bonus
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Members of South Western Railway Mazdoor Union (SWRMU), Mysuru Division, observed All India Bonus Day by staging protest against non-declaration of Product Linked Bonus (PLB) for the financial year 2019-20 in city yesterday. The protestors said that Adhoc PLB was declared in the year 1979 which was being paid till then and added that…
Communist leader Maruti Manpade passes away
October 21, 2020Kalaburagi/Mysuru: Senior Communist leader Maruti Manpade (65), passed away at a private hospital in Solapur, Maharashtra, yesterday. He leaves behind his wife and two sons. Manpade, who was the State unit Vice-President of Karnataka Prantya Raitha Sangha at the time of his death, was admitted to ESIC Hospital a fortnight back and was later shifted…
‘Pharmacists came first to serve COVID-19 patients’
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. T.V. Narayana, National President, Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), said that pharmacists were the first to come out to give service to the society in the tough COVID-19 situation. He was speaking at the inauguration of ‘World Pharmacist Day’ online organised jointly by IPA, eight Pharmaceutical Associations, four Pharmacy Colleges and JSS College of…
National e-Conference on ‘Food Safety and Nourishment’
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of its Golden Jubilee events, the Department of Studies (DoS) in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore (UoM), in association with Indian Dietetic Association (IDA)-Mysore Chapter, has organised a National e-Conference on the theme ‘Sustainable Strategies for Food Safety and Nourishment’ on Oct. 22 and 23. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2419632…
Labourer electrocuted
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 48-year-old labourer, who was undertaking welding work at an auto garage near Hosahundi on Mysuru-Bannur Road, died after he was electrocuted on Monday morning. The deceased is Mukthar, a resident of K.C. Layout in city. A case has been registered at Mysuru Rural Police Station.
Woman goes missing from city
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 23-year-old woman, who had gone to return the books to Maharani’s College library on Oct. 17, has since gone missing. The missing woman is Savitha. She is 4.9 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, round faced, speaks Kannada and was wearing a black colour top and red leggings at the time of going missing. Those…
T.P. Chlorigaster…
October 21, 2020By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist, [Pic. by SOM reader H.S. Sreeranjini] T.P. What…? Who is it? Sounds like a pedigree name for a nobleman, from an aristocrat family!!! Relax, it’s neither a nobleman nor a pedigree name for a Royal Family. It’s just the Taxonomical name for a Pigeon. The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon. Hasiru Paariwala in…
Pet Talk
October 21, 2020In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells about symptoms & treatment of parvo in puppies Can a puppy suffer from both distemper and parvo at same time? Yes, a puppy can suffer from both distemper and parvo at the same time. Most puppies that are sold by breeders and pet shops usually have both. Can…
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