With Rs. 1.05 crore donated today, Zoo earns Rs. 2.32 crore towards its maintenance Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), which would otherwise have been in deep trouble owing to zero footfall following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, is ‘overwhelmed’ with the donations pouring in. The…
Corona Warriors of 3rd batch back home
May 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Corona Warriors of 3rd batch that included eight Staff Nurses and four Doctors, who have done 10 days frontline duty at COVID Hospital in city and completed 14 days of Quarantine on Tuesday, were sent back home for a day. In this send-off ceremony held at Rajalakshmi Comforts in city where Corona Warriors were…
Tight vehicle screening at 5 Mysuru District borders
May 6, 2020COVID stickers pasted on vehicles; indelible seal stamped on symptomatic travellers Mandatory 14-day quarantine for outside State visitors; asymptomatic persons let off Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take stringent measures against spread of Coronavirus infection even after the State Government decided to allow one-time, two-way inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities to return home,…
CM’s Rs. 1,610 crore booster to revive sagging State economy
May 6, 2020Excise duty on all brands of liquor hiked by 17 percent Bengaluru: In an attempt to revive the sagging economy of the State which was in distress due to onset of the COVID-19 lockdown, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced a relief package worth over Rs. 1,610 crore. He was addressing a press conference from…
Sealdown relaxed at Someshwarapura near Mysuru
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Someshwarapura (Sollepura), which is 12 kms from Mysuru city, was completely sealed down nearly 28 days ago along with Hebya village, where Corona positive cases were reported. Today, the sealdown was relaxed at the village and people, who were confined to their homes, were seen happily moving around. State General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata…
DC, SP inspect Mysuru-Kodagu check-post in Kushalnagar
May 5, 2020Only one inter-district entry and exit point with health screening and vehicle checking kiosks Anechowkur Gate closed for movement of people but open for essential goods Kerala COVID-19 positive truck driver’s contacts in K.R. Nagar, H.D. Kote test negative Kushalnagar: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar and Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth inspected the Mysuru-Kodagu…
Over 8,000 undergo free health check-up in Mobile Clinics
May 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: From the day of launch (Apr.29), the COVID Mobile Clinics, launched by the District Administration to provide medical services at the doorstep, are receiving good response with more people voluntarily approaching the Mobile Clinics for health check-ups. So far, over 8,000 people have made use of this free facility. Yesterday (May 4), the Mobile…
Barring Nanjangud, property registrations resume in district
May 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Property registrations in the district which was stopped at the Sub-Registrar Offices due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, has resumed from yesterday (May 4) across the district, except for Nanjangud, which has been declared as Novel Coronavirus hotspot. The registration of properties, marriages and such other related works resumed at all the five Sub-Registrar…
Normalcy returns to Chamarajanagar
May 5, 2020Chamarajanagar: Normalcy returned to Chamarajanagar yesterday after lockdown restrictions were lifted. A large number of patients were seen in District Government Hospital premises, standing in the corridor of outpatient department. Hospital staff were seen instructing visitors to maintain social distancing. Most of the businesses including jewellers and cloth merchants have opened their shops. Meanwhile, hundreds…
Is blaming China a way out?
May 5, 2020By T.J.S. George Is there an untold story behind the Corona pandemic that is changing our world? When a crisis of this kind hits mankind, it is natural for all kinds of stories to circulate. Most of the stories now being heard about the origin and nature of the pandemic are alarming. The central point…
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