House-to-house survey from Dec. 15 Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has asked ‘Grama Shikshana Pade’ (Village Education Force) in Gram Panchayat limits to undertake house-to-house survey from Dec. 15 to 21 of children who left schools due to COVID-19 and enrol them back in Schools without delay. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department has been…
Minister launches teaching App
December 6, 2020Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar launched ‘Vidyawin,’ an educational App aimed at ascertaining the learning ability of students in respect of online education, at a programme organised in the State capital on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Kumar said that during this COVID-19 critical period where online classes are the…
Next 45 days crucial: Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar
December 5, 2020Need to be extra cautious between Dec. 20 and Jan. 2 Possibility of 2nd Covid wave in Jan. or Feb. Bengaluru: There are all possibilities of a second Covid wave during initial months of 2021 and they need to be extra cautious from Dec. 20, 2020 to Jan. 2, 2021 as these 15 days are…
PM Modi hailed for helping street vendors
December 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A thanksgiving programme was held in city on Thursday to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching micro-credit scheme for street vendors as a gesture to tide over the current situation owing to COVID-19. At a function organised by Belaku Charitable Trust here, the beneficiaries of Rs.10,000 loan scheme shouted pro-Modi slogans and thanked…
Celebrities & Vaccines
December 5, 2020The Covid vaccines are finally here. Surprisingly, they didn’t evoke much jubilation. That’s because may be we have been emboldened by our recovery rates. So emboldened that some of us are wondering if we need this vaccine at all ! Of course, some others are just wary of vaccines, period. Every Government since the invention…
COVID-19 vaccine may be available anytime in country: AIIMS Director
December 4, 2020New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr. Randeep Guleria on Thursday said that there is a possibility of availability of COVID-19 vaccination anytime soon in the country. “In India, we now have vaccines which are in their final trial stage. Hopeful that by the end of this month or early next…
Night Curfew – Yes / No ?
December 4, 2020CM says no night curfew but Health Minister says will decide after discussing with CM Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa this morning said that his Government had no plans to impose night curfew as recommended by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to curb the spread of pandemic during the New Year celebrations…
COVID vaccine soon: PM Modi
December 4, 2020New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for its administration in India in a few weeks and the vaccination would begin as soon as the Centre gets a go-ahead from the scientists. Addressing an all-party meeting with State representatives to discuss Coronavirus situation, he said the pricing of vaccine…
‘Pandemic’ is 2020 Word of the Year Other words are ‘quarantine’, ‘lockdown’
December 4, 2020New York: Two major dictionary publishers have chosen pandemic as 2020 word of the year. Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com both declared their choices on Monday. Merriam-Webster said its decision was based on the “extremely high numbers” of people who had looked up pandemic in its online dictionary in 2020. The word showed a major year-over-year increase…
COVID Panel recommendation: Wear Mask or Go to Jail
December 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Think twice before you step out of houses without wearing face mask. The Karnataka Government’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for COVID-19 has recommended to the Government to consider simple imprisonment of a few hours for mask violators as done in Madhya Pradesh. With citizens showing gross negligence by moving in public places without masks,…
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