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.
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: 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
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: 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…
Alleged dowry harassment: Newly wed commits suicide at husband’s house
May 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 28-year-old newly wed woman, unable to bear the harassment for dowry, allegedly committed suicide by hanging self at the room of her husband’s house at Srirampura in city on Friday night. The deceased is Asharani, wife of M.C. Pradeep, residing at SBM Colony in Srirampura 2nd Stage in city. A native of Saragur…
Food packets distributed to the poor and needy
May 9, 2021Mysore/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
May 9, 2021Mandya: 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
May 9, 2021Bengaluru: 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
May 9, 2021Mysore/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
May 9, 2021New 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
May 9, 2021Nanjangud: 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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