Mysuru reports 253 new COVID-19 positive cases, 0 discharges and 0 deaths today.
Top District Officers under home quarantine
August 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Mysuru district is preparing to receive the Chief Minister, who will be arriving to offer Bagina to Kabini Dam tomorrow (Aug. 21), top officers of the district — Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta and SP C.B. Ryshyanth — have gone into home quarantine,…
Loan burden forcing taxi drivers to sell vehicles
August 20, 2020COVID financial help by Govt. not reached even 10% of drivers Mysore/Mysuru: Drivers-cum-owners of taxis in city, who have already suffered huge loss following COVID lockdown, are yet to earn their normal livelihood and now, with banks asking them to repay their loans, they are forced to sell their vehicles. Also the Rs. 5,000 financial…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020Mysuru reports 562 new COVID-19 positive cases, 240 discharges and 5 deaths today.
Makeshift Flower Market at J.K. Grounds
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: J.K. Grounds in the heart of the city and located very close to the City Railway Station, was a bee-hive of activity this morning as people from all parts of the city thronged the venue for purchase of flowers and other puja articles for the Gowri-Ganesha festival later this week. In view of the…
COVID-19 restrictions dampen spirits of traditional idol-makers
August 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the State Government’s guidelines restricting the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival celebrations in order to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most affected people are traditional Gowri-Ganesha idol-makers in the region. In Kumbarageri alone, which is located near Gandhi Chowk in city, there are over 20 families, who have been depending on…
KSOU Academic Bhavan COVID Care Centre’s novel initiative
August 18, 2020Huge compost pit to recycle food waste Centre’s Nodal Officer Lt. Col. Dr. S.U. Ashok shows the way Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID Care Centre (CCC) established at the Academic Bhavan of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) at Mandakalli, which has 526 in-patients as of today, has now got a huge compost pit to convert food and…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020Mysuru reports 357 new COVID-19 positive cases, 298 discharges and 6 deaths today.
Open COVID Centre at Sathagalli Bus Stand Complex: MLA
August 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait has suggested the district administration for a COVID Care Centre (CCC) at Sathagalli Bus Stand Complex in city. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Sait said that as COVID test is being conducted across the city daily, the number of positive cases too was increasing and it is necessary to establish…
Plasma Donation Drive to be intensified
August 17, 2020DC appeals COVID-19 recovered people to volunteer for donating plasma Only people aged above 18 years and below 60 eligible for plasma donation Each donor to get Rs. 5,000 as healthcare incentive Mysore/Mysuru: With the city and district receiving poor response for Plasma Donation, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has appealed COVID-19 recovered people to…
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