New Delhi: JK Group has announced the JK CARES package to support dependent families of employees succumbing to COVID-19. The initiative includes continuation of the salary of deceased employees, covering their children’s education and medical insurance for their families. According to JK Group, which comprises companies such as JK Tyre that has a factory in…
Govt. to discontinue Central allocation of Remdesivir to States
May 30, 2021New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Government has decided to discontinue the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said directions have been issued to the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Agency and CDSCO to continuously monitor the availability of Remdesivir in the country….
‘Appoint Pourakarmikas in the ratio of 1:500 population’
May 30, 2021Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman writes to Chief Minister Bengaluru: Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman Kote M. Shivanna has appealed Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to have one Pourakarmika per 500 population. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Shivanna said that at present, there is one Pourakarmika per 700 population in Bengaluru’s BBMP and other…
Auto, taxi drivers apply online for financial aid
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Auto and taxi drivers, who are without business and facing deep financial crisis following COVID lockdown, have filed online applications for financial aid, announced by the Government. The online applying process was initiated by MUDA Member Naveen Kumar and Mysuru Yuva Balaga and the online applications were uploaded at an internet centre near Sadvidya…
Ration kits distributed to more than 60 theatre artistes
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s Sri Rajeshwari Vastralankara Samsthe, in association with Akhila Karnataka Sharana Sahitya Parishat, distributed ration kits to over 60 artistes at a programme organised at Professional Women Theatre Artistes Welfare Association office premises in Agrahara here on Friday. Each kit contained 10-kg of rice and wheat, cooking oil and other ration articles. District…
Alleged rape: Kangana Ranaut’s bodyguard arrested near K.R. Pet
May 30, 2021K.R. Pet: Mumbai Police have arrested the bodyguard of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on charges of alleged rape. He was arrested with the help of Kikkeri Police near K.R. Pet of Mandya district. The accused is Kumar Hegde of Heggadahalli in K.R. Pet taluk. Kumar is accused of raping a Mumbai woman on the pretext…
Remainder of IPL 2021 to be held in UAE in September-October, says BCCI
May 30, 2021New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced that the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Board decided to organise the remaining matches of IPL in the months of September and October considering the monsoon season in India…
Are we in a wrong kind of lockdown ?
May 30, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yesterday we in Mysuru District have entered a more stringent kind of anti-Covid lockdown than what we had seen over the last five weeks. I call it more stringent because it leaves only two days a week open for citizens to do their shopping for their daily needs. Although…
The Egyptian Pharaohs
May 30, 2021By Ragoo Rao, Ethologist The vultures are hungry; the vultures are waiting; as disgusting as a vulture eating… These are the phrases we use to describe a person as despicable — an obnoxious behaviour, more so at the dining table. In fact comparing a despicable man with a vulture is an insult to the latter…
More on murals at magnificent Brihadeeshwara Temple in Thanjavur
May 30, 2021Sir, In the popular article on the famous Brihadeeshwara Temple of Thanjavur, published in SOM dated April 27, the author, Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, has made a passing reference to the mural paintings there. I would like to bring to your readers’ attention a remarkable fact, relating to these murals. This magnificent temple is known…
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