Bengaluru: To mitigate severe shortage of medical oxygen in Hospitals and Covid Care Centres, Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar has written to the Railway Board to run oxygen express trains to Karnataka on priority. In a letter to Railway Board Chairman Suneeth Sharma, the Chief Secretary has requested Railways to operate oxygen special trains that would…
Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to aid contact tracing and infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the District Administration has deputed as many as 65 PU College Lecturers of the district as members of Contact Tracing Team (CCT). Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunatha Swamy has issued an order in this regard. As per…
Bengaluru: As the State is witnessing steady surge in COVID cases, the Government on Wednesday revised summer holidays for Schools. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar said that the new academic year for Primary Schools will commence from June 15, after the conclusion of summer holidays on June 14 as announced earlier. Pointing out…
Mysore/Mysuru: Taking cognisance of the Covid-19 situation, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has decided to postpone its examinations for Foundation Programme, Executive Programme (old and new syllabus) and Professional Programme (old and new syllabus) scheduled to be held from June 1 to June 10, 2021. The new schedule of exam will be…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist To be or not to be celibate is an important concept that emerged in India, and, although it is attributed to Buddha, it is perhaps an older concept that existed even during the Vedic times, when there is reference to narcotic-drinking hermits, who stayed away from…
Sir, On Monday, 3rd May, I had to address an argument on an important public issue before the High Court for admission through video-conferencing. Shockingly, on Sunday night my BSNL Broadband connection got stuck. Being anxious, I messaged at 10 pm to Ramkumar, Head of Accounts Department, BSNL and this time the shock was greater…
Coronavirus has shown us a world without traffic. With Mysuru observing the two-week State-wide COVID Curfew since April 27, the ever-busy Statue Circles across the city wore a deserted look yesterday. Picture above shows an aerial view of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Statue Circle in Ramakrishnanagar built on the lines of K.R. Circle. A panoramic view…
Rizwan Ahmed (59), Range Forest Officer (RFO), passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital in Mysuru following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Najeeba Khanum, a teacher and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held in Mysuru, according to sources.
New Delhi: K. Ravi Kanth, Joint Director of Electronic Media Production Centre (EMPC) of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, passed away yesterday at Hyderabad. Ravi Kanth was instrumental in internationalising the Gyan Vani activities in Karnataka with the broadcast facilities from the All India Radio Stations at Bengaluru and Mysuru, besides setting…
Narendra Sen Singh (85), retired Scientist E1 in Fruits and Vegetables Technology at CFTRI and a resident of J.P. Nagar, passed away on Apr. 30 in city. He leaves behind his wife, one son, one daughter, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. He was the Founder-Member and former President and Secretary of District…
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