Mysore/Mysuru: With the deadly COVID-19 contagion continuing its rampage across the country, the State NPS (Non Pension Scheme) employees have appealed the Government to use their contribution totalling a whopping Rs. 12,500 crore for tackling the pandemic. In a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Karnataka State NPS Employees Association President Shantaram said that it…
Chennai: The two-week complete and total lockdown, with some relaxations came into force in Tamil Nadu from today morning in view of the surge in daily Corona cases. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who assumed office on May 7 and held a review meeting with all the District Collectors and medical experts on the prevailing COVID…
Mandya: Social distancing norms to check the spread of COVID-19 are going for a toss with people crowding and jostling against each other to buy essential commodities such as groceries and meat in city yesterday. As per the protocol, essential services such as vegetable, grocery and meat shops are allowed to function between 6 to…
Hanur: One person was killed while more than 10 suffered serious injuries, when the vehicle in which they were proceeding to Indi Basappa Temple near Tulasi Keri on Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills), fell into a gorge yesterday. While the deceased has been identified as Veeranna Gowda (85) of Mahadeshwara Hills, those injured are 50-year-old…
Kalaburagi: Former Minister and Rajya Sabha member K.B. Shanappa (79), passed away at a hospital in Kalaburagi following brief illness yesterday. He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. Hailing from Ravoor village in Chittapur taluk of the district, Shanappa was an influential Dalit leader in Kalaburagi. The deceased who was a…
State to add another 20,000 oxygenated beds: Dy.CM Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to add another 20,000 oxygenated beds following Supreme Court allotting 1200 metric tons of oxygen to Karnataka, said Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Talking to reporters here, he said the State required 20,000…
New Delhi: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, will commit an additional Rs. 100 crore to support efforts to fight COVID-19 in India. This comes on top of the Rs. 100 crore that it allocated last year, taking its total commitment to Rs. 200 crore. “Last year, we helped in establishing full-fledged COVID Hospital…
Mandya: There is a serious thinking to manufacture oxygen in the district as the present supply of liquid medical oxygen is not able to meet the current demand, said District In-charge Minister K.C. Narayanagowda. Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, he said that the matter has been discussed with Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji of Adichunchanagiri Mutt…
‘Golden Star’ Ganesh appeals all Policemen to get vaccinated on priority Mysore/Mysuru: When everyone in the country has been asked to remain indoors during lockdown and is receiving all the knowledge in the world on how to deal with social isolation, it’s mostly the Policemen that one sees on the roads, maintaining law and order…
Mysore/Mysuru: Under the Disaster Management Act 2005, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, who is also the District Magistrate, has appointed B. Manjunath, Deputy Director of Libraries at Mysuru, as the Nodal Officer for oxygen supplies in the district with immediate effect. Manjunath has been entrusted with the task of ascertaining the availability of sufficient quantity of…
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