Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of rising COVID cases, the Sericulture Department has set up helplines at all taluks of the district for the benefit of Sericulturists and other stake holders in order to address their problems or grievances. The Phone numbers of the Department officials are – Office of the Deputy Director of Sericulture, Mysuru: …
Minister Poojary wants medical team to take care of Covid patients in home isolation
May 7, 2021Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary has instructed officials to form medical teams to take care of Covid patients in home isolation as over 85.70 percent of patients in the district are in home isolation. Presiding over a meeting of experts here on Thursday in the backdrop of the rising Covid cases…
Anti-poor people Govt., alleges AAP
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A Government which actually cuts ration quantity during a pandemic is definitely an anti-poor people Government, alleged Malavika Gubbivani, District Convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Mysuru. The ration quantity of food grains given to BPL families under State PDS and PM Garib Kalyan Scheme has been drastically cut when poor people do not…
90 arrested for selling Remdesivir in black market
May 7, 2021Bengaluru: As many as 90 people have been arrested in the State for selling Remdesivir in the black market, Director General of Police Praveen Sood said. The antiviral drug is used in the treatment of COVID-19. In a tweet, he said “Ninety people have been arrested for selling Remdesivir in the black market and cases…
Ten days of COVID Curfew from Apr. 27: District sees 24,098 positive cases, 112 deaths and 13,117 discharges
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district has seen a total of 24,098 COVID positive cases, 112 deaths and 13,117 discharges of COVID patients from hospitals in 10 days from Apr. 27 (the day COVID Curfew was imposed). During the 10 days, the district saw the highest positive cases of 3,500 on Apr. 30, highest deaths of 18 on…
Amrita figures in world’s Top 100 Varsities in THE Impact Rankings
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has emerged in the Top 100 Universities in the world in the just released Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. Holding 81st rank, Amrita is the only University from India to appear in the prestigious top 100 list. THE’s Impact Rankings rate Universities against the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
Appointed as KSOU Registrar
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. R. Rajanna, faculty of the Department of History, University of Mysore (UoM), has been appointed as the new Registrar of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru. The post had fallen vacant after Prof. Lingaraj Gandhi was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore City University recently. Prof. Rajanna has the experience of serving…
Unidentified man dies at K.R. Hospital
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick near Sub-Urban Bus Stand on Apr. 25 and shifted to K.R. Hospital by the Police, has breathed his last at the Hospital at about 11.15 pm on May 2. The deceased is aged between 45 and 50 years, 5.2 ft. tall, normal built, oval faced, oily…
Girl goes missing from city
May 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 17-year-old girl, who left her relative’s house at S.V.P. Nagar on Apr. 26 at about 8 am, without informing anyone, has since gone missing. The missing girl is S. Chandana. She is 5.4 ft. tall, round faced, normal built, oily red complexioned, speaks Kannada and was wearing a black pant and yellow T-Shirt…
What we need to know about COVID-19 Vaccines
May 7, 2021By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy It was in March 2020 India took many harsh measures and enforced lockdowns which gradually reduced the incidence of Covid disease. As the country was feeling happy by the beginning of 2021, and slowly relaxed many restrictions, covid-19 disease has returned with greater fury and virulence. All over the world…
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