Mysore/Mysuru: Considering COVID -19 as a deadly epidemic disease, the KPTCL (Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited) has agreed to bear 75 percent of the expenses incurred for the treatment of its employees who have contracted the deadly contagion. It has also announced that measures will be taken for quick reimbursement of medical bills submitted after…
Here is Why buying Gold on Akshaya Tritiya is considered Auspicious
May 10, 2021Once a wise man said, “Gold is no longer an investment. It is no longer a portfolio item. Gold is your lifeline and I mean it literally.” And who better than the Indians would acknowledge the Power of Gold. Be it childbirth, festivals, housewarming, or marriage occasions; each special event is marked by the purchase…
The big blame game is on
May 10, 2021But can one ramp up ICU beds from 10,000 to 10,00,000 in 10 months? By Vishwaprasad Alva Seventy-four years since independence and where are we in healthcare coverage? Not many of us know that in the last 7 decades the nation has built less than 20,000 ICU beds in the whole country. In March 2020,…
Invoking opportunities
May 10, 2021In the practice of Feng Shui, your first impressions as you enter a home or room is very important. By crossing a threshold you enter a new environment or another world. You experience particular qualities, moods, and presences, both visible and invisible, that conditions our homes and workplaces and influences our lives. Feng Shui addresses…
Kudos to Covid Warriors at District Hospital
May 10, 2021Sir, I would like to bring to readers’ attention about the yeomen service rendered by the front-line covid warriors at District Hospital on KRS Road. On Apr. 16 (Friday) I rushed to this hospital as my RT-PCR report came positive. In spite of considerable crowd, I noticed the staff who were registering the covid patients…
Public behaviour at vaccination centre
May 10, 2021Sir, I was very disappointed by observing the behaviour of some of our fellow citizens during these unprecedented times. I went with my mother for her second dose of vaccine at the ESI Hospital on Friday. The vaccine was supposed to arrive and hence the token distribution was stopped. But once the vaccine arrival was…
Worthy suggestion
May 10, 2021Sir, Apropos the letter ‘Convert this Bus Stand building as Covid Seva Kendra’ (SOM dated May 2) by Raghunath Sharma, it is indeed worth converting any un-used public building for a social cause, especially in the present situation when not only covid-infected people run from one hospital to the other looking for bed and treatment…
Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig launches sanitisation drive at Agrahara
May 10, 2021Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig launching off the sanitisation drive in Ward number 51 of Agrahara in city yesterday. All major roads in Ward number 51 of Agrahara will be sanitised using high-pressure jetting machine to prevent transmission of the deadly Coronavirus. MLA S.A. Ramdas, Corporator B.V. Manjunath, MCC Health Officer Dr. Nagaraj and others were…
Jayakumar
May 10, 2021Jayakumar (63), a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife, three sons, one daughter, son-in-law and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Chirashanthidhama in Gokulam yesterday evening, according to family sources.
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