Month: May, 2021

Free vaccination at Pvt. Hospitals continues; Jab at paid sites stopped
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Free vaccination at Pvt. Hospitals continues; Jab at paid sites stopped

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Owing to pressure, the State Government has restored free vaccination at 30 sub-centres (Private Hospitals) in Mysuru and it will continue till the full-fledged vaccination begins for the 18-plus population. However, paid sites (getting vaccinated by paying Rs. 250 per dose) in Private facilities have stopped functioning since yesterday.  The District Health authorities have withdrawn…

Courier service sector hit hard by second wave
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Courier service sector hit hard by second wave

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The economic impact of the Covid-19 second wave has started taking a toll on many sectors. While the pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk, courier and parcel service sector is one such business that has been hit hard. Earlier, consumers were mostly sending and receiving commodities through courier services,…

DC Office asks public to refrain from making unnecessary visits
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DC Office asks public to refrain from making unnecessary visits

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: With the city and district witnessing a steep hike in COVID cases for the past couple of weeks, the District Administration has asked the people to refrain from making unnecessary visits to the Deputy Commissioner’s  (DC) Office here.  In a press release issued on Friday, the DC’s Office said that despite COVID Curfew in…

Government to hold meeting with KSRTC Union tomorrow
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Government to hold meeting with KSRTC Union tomorrow

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Following a High Court direction, the Government will hold a meeting with Federation of Karnataka State Transport Corporations at the KSRTC’s head office at Shantinagar in Bengaluru tomorrow (May 3). The Chief Labour Welfare Officer of KSRTC has written to the Federation President, asking five office-bearers of the Federation to attend a meeting at…

Legal Metrology Dept. starts Helpline
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Legal Metrology Dept. starts Helpline

May 2, 2021

To check over-pricing of masks, sanitisers, oximeters and other essentials  Mysore/Mysuru: The Legal Metrology Department (Weights and Measures) has started a Helpline to check over-pricing of masks, sanitisers, oximeters and other essentials in pharmacies and shops. The Helpline has been set up following a Government Order in the wake of complaints that many essential commodities…

State-level webinar ‘Awareness on COVID Vaccination’ held
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State-level webinar ‘Awareness on COVID Vaccination’ held

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Seshadripuram Degree College, Mysuru, in association with University of Mysore (UoM), NSS Cell and IQAC, had organised a State- level webinar titled “Awareness on Covid-19 Vaccination” on Apr. 29.  Nadoja Dr. Wooday P. Krishna, Hon. General Secretary, Seshadripuram Educational Institutions, spoke on the importance of vaccination, acting with social responsibility, impact of Covid-19 second…

Call for help on social media not wrong, SC observes
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Call for help on social media not wrong, SC observes

May 2, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said the appeals by the people for medical or any other help on social or any other media cannot be considered “wrong” and warned of contempt to court proceedings against any official found clamping down any such information. “If citizens communicate their grievance on social media and…

MCC launches mobile teams for vaccine drive
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MCC launches mobile teams for vaccine drive

May 2, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: In what is probably a first-of-its- kind in the State, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has formed mobile teams to vaccinate  residents  in localities. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, MCC Health Officer Dr. Nagaraj said that six mobile teams have been formed, whose job is to visit localities and vaccinate people nearer their…

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