Mysore/Mysuru: With the city and district reporting an increasing number of vector-borne diseases such as fever, dengue, chikungunya and malaria in the past few days, the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara has appealed the public to ensure that water does not get stagnated near their houses or buildings. In a press release,…
Mandya DC inspects COVID Care Centres
April 25, 2021Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi visited COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and Hospitals at Pandavapura, K.R. Pet and Nagamangala taluks on Thursday and reviewed the treatment facilities available there. The DC visited some of the COVID-19 wards and vaccination rooms at hospitals and interacted with the patients. She enquired about the food, medical treatment and…
Animation Film on Suttur Mutt bags award
April 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: ‘The Heritage of Sri Suttur Mutt,’ an animation film in English, produced by city’s JSS Mahavidyapeetha, has bagged the ‘Best Religious Film’ award at the White Unicorn International Film Festival held in January this year. Also, Film Director Abdul Karim has bagged the Best Director award. The film was conceptualised by the city-based Shoonyeka…
Treat mask as part of your body: Suttur Swamiji
April 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has opined that mask must be considered as part of our body till Corona crisis comes under control. “My appeal to citizens is to always wear face mask, maintain social distance, take vaccination and stay inside homes as much as possible in the interest of everyone,” he said…
Second PU practical exams from Apr. 28
April 25, 2021Bengaluru: Ruling out any postponement of second PUC practical exams in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, the Pre-University Education Department has ordered conduct of the practical exams (2020-21) from Apr. 28 to May 18 as scheduled earlier. In a circular issued to Deputy Directors of the Department in all districts, the Department of Pre-University Education…
Vokkaligara Sangha elections postponed
April 25, 2021Bengaluru: Amid the surge in COVID-19 crisis, the Government has postponed the elections to Karnataka Vokkaligara Sangha, which was scheduled to take place on May 16. The Karnataka High Court (HC), which heard a petition filed by Film Producer Krishnegowda seeking conduct of elections for the State Vokkaligara Sangha, had directed the Government on Mar….
The buck stops here, or does it ?
April 25, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD There are times when I think that I have told a story fully and that there is nothing else to talk about it when some most unexpected developments nudge me to go on and tell some more! This is the situation that I am now in because of the…
Giving COVID Dead a Dignified adieu
April 25, 2021The number of diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and deaths from infection in Mysuru have been increasing rapidly every day. Over the last 13 months, ever since the pandemic began, a total of 1,144 persons have succumbed to COVID-19 so far. Amidst reports of unimaginable suffering, it is disturbing to see how the pandemic has taken…
Parking problem for 4-wheelers at cftri gate of Railway Station
April 25, 2021Sir, I would like to draw the attention of authorities concerned and people’s representatives towards the parking problem for four-wheelers at the cftri gate of City Railway Station. This Gate is used by a large number of the population of Mysuru and its western neighbourhood areas. But there is no provision of parking four-wheelers nearby…
Stray dog menace
April 25, 2021Sir, There has been an increase of stray dog menace in some areas of Kuvempunagar. In the past two weeks, at least 5 attacks on pedestrians, 3 on children and numerous encounters with vehicles have been recorded by the residents of the area. Any and all calls to the MCC regarding the same have not…
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