New Delhi: Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya has said the shortage of Amphotericin-B will be resolved soon. Amphotericin-B is used for treatment of Mucormycosis. The Minister informed that within three days, 5 more Pharma companies have got new Drug Approval for producing it in India, in addition to the existing 6…
Fishermen neglected during pandemic
May 21, 2021Mangaluru: Former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj on Thursday accused the BJP Government of neglecting the interests of fishing community during the present times of Covid despite getting the support of community during election. Speaking to mediapersons here, he said the Government has cheated the fishermen by not announcing any package despite they being worst hit by…
‘Follow Union Health Ministry guidelines for vaccination’
May 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: National Health Mission has directed Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri not to allow diversion of vaccine supplied by the Government of India and use it to vaccinate only healthcare and frontline workers. According to a press release, this order followed classification of bank, transport and railway employees as frontline wor-kers and vaccinating them with the…
Online Veena concert by Prof. R. Visweswaran
May 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Thyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust, Mysuru, will present an online veena concert by eminent senior musician Prof. R. Visweswaran on their YouTube channel. The concert, which is in two parts, will be premièred at 5 pm on next two Saturdays (May 22 and May 29) respectively. Prof. R. Visweswaran is an internationally acclaimed…
Why You Should Study for an Online Sports Journalism Master’s Degree
May 21, 2021The chance to study for a master’s degree used to be something only those with plenty of time and money could do, and this meant that the world was a rather skewed place; plenty of people who had the knowledge and desire to take a sports journalism master’s degree were unable to because it cost…
Speed-up vaccination drive
May 21, 2021Sir, Prevention is better than cure, so goes the adage. Presently, we are neither fully preventing COVID-19 nor totally curing all the affected people. The main issue here is fund crunch and politics, as usual. The vaccine’s efficacy being 85%, the authorities must go with full speed to get everyone vaccinated, post-haste. It should cover…
Corporator SBM Manju’s noble gesture
May 21, 2021In a noble gesture during COVID times, Ward No. 6 Corporator SBM Manju distributed rice to the needy residents of Gokulam and Brindavan Extension on May 13. Also seen are Brindavan Kumar, Mahadev, Shivu and Nagaraj, who too lent a helping hand.
COVID patients shake legs with health staff to beat stress at Varakodu COVID Centre
May 21, 2021In a bid to boost the confidence level of COVID patients housed at the COVID Care Centre at Moodalahundi near Varakodu, the health staff dressed in PPE suit danced with the patients on Wednesday and the video of which has gone viral on social media. The Morarji Desai Model Residential School has been converted into…
K.B. Somashekar
May 21, 2021K.B. Somashekar (91), Chairman of Sri Neelakanteshwara Shikshana Samsthe, retired Principal of Government Boys College and an Education expert, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in Mysuru, following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife, one son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at his native place…
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