Launches Mobile Fever Clinic; Joins frontline warriors in battle against Coronavirus Mysore/Mysuru: If you are thinking that the whole of public transportation system, including KSRTC and Railways, has been gathering dust ever since the lockdown was announced, spare a thought. They have found innovative ways and means to keep their wheels running and at the…
Probe begins to trace source of Nanjangud COVID-19 cluster
April 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following a directive from the State Government, senior IAS Officer Harsha Gupta, who was earlier appointed as Nodal Officer, COVID-19 Control Operations, Mysuru district, has begun an investigation into the mysterious Coronavirus spread from Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics, a drug-making company. The State Government late last evening ordered a probe to ascertain reasons for the…
Coronavirus steals scent of Mangoes
April 25, 2020Growers bear the brunt of lockdown; Prices plummet to new low due to lack of demand Mysore/Mysuru: Summer is soaring and the ‘King of Fruits’ has not yet occupied its throne in Mysuru, thanks to COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown, the mangoes are not getting an enthusiastic welcome that it…
Three Blood Sample and Throat Swab Testing Centres in Mysuru City
April 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: There are three Blood Sample and Throat Swab Testing Centres in Mysuru city to handle COVID-19 suspect cases and at the same time, 10 Fever Clinics have been established across the city where symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat or breathlessness are tested by designated doctors, informed Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta…
Mysuru tops Karnataka in COVID-19 tests per million
April 24, 2020Epidemic under control as there are more number of negative cases, assures DC Mysore/Mysuru: In a news that gives renewed hopes to Mysuru district that has been declared as a COVID-19 hotspot by both Centre and State, a report from the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, says that Mysuru district has…
DC, SP sacrificing family life to save Mysuru from virus: GTD
April 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to district and city-level officers, especially Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar and Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth for their work in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Mysuru, a declared hotspot. Speaking at an event in Jayapura yesterday where food grains and vegetables grown by…
Chamundeshwari Constituency farmers donate vegetables, food grains
April 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The farmers of various Gram Panchayats in Chamundeshwari Constituency, under the leadership of MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), donated a large quantity of food grains and vegetables to be distributed among the needy and the same was handed over to the District Administration yesterday by MLA G.T. Devegowda and District Minister S.T. Somashekar at Jayapura…
Namma Mysuru in safe hands of Pourakarmikas
April 24, 2020By M.B. Pavan Murthy “Wash your hands with soap, maintain hygiene, use hand sanitiser and ensure social distancing.” This has been the new mantra amidst the lockdown due to the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, which has now marked its presence in 184 countries across the globe. Who are the frontline warriors who are risking…
Red Zone: No lockdown relaxation in Mysuru
April 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Lockdown will not be relaxed in Mysuru as the district has been declared as a Red Zone with more than 80 cumulative COVID-19 positive cases, clarified Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who also holds Co-operation portfolio. Today the State Government began a partial exit from lockdown where select activities were allowed only outside Containment…
How Mysuru-born IAS Officer is leading Jharkhand’s fight against COVID-19
April 23, 2020By B.C. Thimmaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once said, “You will not have a united India if you do not have a good all-India service which has the independence to speak its mind, which has a sense of security… The Constitution is meant to be worked by a ring of service, which will keep the…
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