Month: May, 2021

SC sets up National Task Force to look into oxygen distribution
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SC sets up National Task Force to look into oxygen distribution

May 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a 12-member National Task Force to streamline and ensure the “effective and transparent” allocation of liquid medical oxygen on a “scientific, rational and equitable basis” to States and Union Territories fighting COVID-19. The Apex Court had expressed its dissatisfaction at the Centre’s earlier “oxygen-for-bed” formula. This “rough-and-ready”…

Involve medicos for COVID service with caution: Expert tells Govt.
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Involve medicos for COVID service with caution: Expert tells Govt.

May 9, 2021

Bengaluru: All the required medical consumables needed for the health workers should be supplied uniformly across all the hospitals before roping in medical students for COVID-19 duty, opined Dr. N. K.Venkataramana, a noted Neurologist.  The call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rope in medical students and interns was a welcome step, but before deploying…

Minister Somashekar promises Rs.1 lakh personal relief to families of COVID dead
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Minister Somashekar promises Rs.1 lakh personal relief to families of COVID dead

May 9, 2021

Bengaluru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar, who represents Yeshwanthpur Assembly segment in Bengaluru city, said that he will be donating Rs. 1 lakh as personal relief to the family of every person who has died of COVID in his Constituency. Speaking to presspersons after Adichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji inaugurated the relief distribution programme at…

Food packets distributed to the poor and needy
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Food packets distributed to the poor and needy

May 9, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since COVID Curfew was announced, Devaraja Market Traders Association, in a bid to ward off hunger of the poor and the needy, have been distributing food packets across the city. The members of Devaraja Market Traders Association, headed by Association President Devaraju distributed food packets to poor people near K.R. Hospital, Mysore Railway…

Former CM to donate 100 oxygen cylinders,  10,000 masks in Mandya
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Former CM to donate 100 oxygen cylinders, 10,000 masks in Mandya

May 9, 2021

Mandya: In an effort to combat the COVID crisis in his native district Mandya, former CM S.M. Krishna has come forward to donate 100 jumbo oxygen cylinders and 10,000 masks. In a statement released yesterday, former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said, “Mandya district is facing a huge scarcity of oxygen cylinders. The associates of…

Celebrate marriage with just 40 guests at home
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Celebrate marriage with just 40 guests at home

May 9, 2021

Bengaluru: The State Government has revised guidelines for 15-day total lockdown which will begin from tomorrow, by further reducing the number of guests for marriage from 50 persons to 40 persons during the period. The Government has done this to check the surge of Corona positive cases and casualties across to the State. Permission has…

Blood Bank donates chairs and shamiyana to vaccination booth
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Blood Bank donates chairs and shamiyana to vaccination booth

May 9, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Jeevadhara Blood Bank on Friday donated 100 chairs and shamiyana for the benefit of persons receiving vaccination at Charaka Government Ayurveda Post-Graduation Centre in Gangothri Layout. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary of Jeevadhara Padavidharara Samithi Varalakshmi said that the public receiving vaccination at Charaka Government Ayurveda Post-Graduation Centre in Gangothri Layout were finding it…

SC orders re-release of inmates to de-congest prisons
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SC orders re-release of inmates to de-congest prisons

May 9, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday passed an order directing immediate de-congestion of prisons with the re-release of all eligible prisoners in view of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. A Bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant ordered forthwith release of all those prisoners…

United Breweries donates 200 beds and bed sheets
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United Breweries donates 200 beds and bed sheets

May 9, 2021

Nanjangud: United Breweries Ltd. and Credit-i institution donated 200 beds and bed sheets for the benefit of COVID-19 patients being treated in Nanjangud hospitals yesterday. Speaking to press persons yesterday, Tahsildar Mohan Kumari said, “Due to increased number of infected patients, we are facing shortage of oxygen and other medical equipments. We had requested industrial…

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