Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation has implemented odd-even rules in all wholesale markets in the city, under which traders will sell fruits, vegetables and other essentials on alternate days. The timing has been fixed from 6 am to 5 pm. The odd-even rule has been passed on Apr. 23 (yesterday) and will be in force…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2021
April 24, 2021Mysuru reports 536 new COVID-19 positive cases, 637 discharges and 4 deaths today.
Hostels to double up as COVID Care Centres?
April 24, 2021Students leave for homes from University hostels; struggle to find buses Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore has asked students staying at various hostels under its jurisdiction to vacate as the institution is formally closed till May 15. The academic centre will open only after fresh guidelines are issued by the Government. Sources told Star of…
Plans to deploy extra staff at labs to give RT-PCR test result quickly: Nodal Officer
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration is planning to deploy additional staff at two RT-PCR testing laboratories in city to issue report within a day. “The swab collection has reached almost 8,000 a day. The capacity of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) laboratory was around 4,000 samples. Similarly, the daily capacity of CFTRI laboratory is…
Justice N.V. Ramana takes oath as 48th Chief Justice of India
April 24, 2021New Delhi: Justice N.V. Ramana was today sworn- in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He was administered the oath by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, here. He took over from former CJI S.A. Bobde whose term ended on Friday. Born in an agricultural family on Aug. 27, 1957 in…
COVID Care Centre at Beedi Workers Hospital from Apr. 26
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Beedi Workers Hospital at Shanthinagar, N.R. Constituency, will also function as a COVID Care Centre (CCC) from Apr. 26. N.R. MLA Tanveer Sait, who had stressed on urgent need for setting up a Covid Care Centre in the Assembly segment at a recent meeting attended by District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Health Minister…
Free oxygen supply for COVID patients
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: United Vision Welfare and Charitable Trust and MESCO have come forward to supply free oxygen to COVID patients with severe respiratory infection. The unit was inaugurated by progressive thinker Prof. Shabbir Mustafa, Secretary, MESCO Association at Subashnagar in city yesterday. The initiative has been termed “United Oxygen Services” and it has a hotline number. …
MUDA, Pvt. Hospitals to set up 500 oxygenated beds by next week
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With demand for oxygenated beds increasing due to spike in Corona positive cases, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Private Hospitals have resolved to add another 500 oxygenated beds in three hospitals in next two to three days. MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev, who chaired a meeting here yesterday, said he held discussions with leading…
Vaccination, RT-PCR testing will go on during weekend curfew: DC
April 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Vaccination and RT-PCR testing will go as usual in all Centres in city as well in Taluks on Saturdays and Sundays being declared as weekend curfew to check spiralling Corona positive cases in the State, said Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. She issued this direction after holding a meeting of officers of various Departments here yesterday. …
Panic buying: Groceries, food items fly off the shelves
April 24, 2021Traffic jams at Santhepet and surrounding areas as people crowd shops Mysore/Mysuru: With just hours left (from last evening) for the first weekend curfew of 2021 to begin, an unusually high crowd was witnessed ‘panic buying’ at shops, supermarkets, markets and other areas that predominantly sell essential items yesterday. Customers could be seen flocking to…
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