By S.T. Ravi Kumar Battling killer Coronavirus and preventing its spread requires a concerted effort from various Government Departments, Police agencies, volunteers and, of course, the public in large. Only if all join hands can we fight the pandemic and uproot it from the locality, district, State and country. In Mysuru, over 9,000 personnel from…
Krishnaraja MLA Ramdas’ COVID Care Team Stands Tall
April 20, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a standstill with many of them not even able to get two meals a day or the essential groceries to cook their own food. So has been the cases of many from the labour class, those with no BPL or APL cards, migrant workers…
An ode to frontline fighters
April 20, 2020‘Corona Warriors’: A short-film by city’s Suthan Dileep By M.T. Yogesh Kumar If you think sitting at home, following the guidelines of lockdown set by the Government is tiring, imagine the plight of doctors, Police personnel and others in the essential line of services, who are working tirelessly day and night, risking themselves and their…
The man behind walk-in kiosks and disinfectant tunnels
April 19, 2020By M.B. Pavan Murthy The designated COVID-19 Hospital (District Hospital, Mysore) on KRS Road has set up low-cost walk-in kiosks at its premises for safe collection of swabs of symptomatic people by the medical staff without direct exposure and contact with patients. The man behind these walk-in kiosks, known as Swab Testing Cubicles is Ramesh…
One Idea, Many Expressions
April 16, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In a typical Hindu temple, we do not find just one image. We find multiple images. For many people, unfamiliar with Hindu tradition, this looks like polytheism. But for Hindus, these are various manifestations or expressions of the same divine principle. Broadly there are three categories…
The Covid cut: From social distancing to husband distancing!!
April 13, 2020By Ashvini Ranjan Yet again there was no response from Venkatesh of Venkateshwara Hair Cutting Salon where I regularly have my hair cut. Venkatesh, the owner of the salon, generally returns my call within minutes unless he is attending to another client. He extends me some special privileges either because I am a long-standing customer…
ATI Mysuru plays critical role in combating COVID-19
April 11, 2020By Dr. Ashok Sanganal, Head, Centre for Disaster Management, ATI, Mysuru The Centre for Disaster Management, Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru, in collaboration with Revenue Department (Disaster Management) and Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority, has been actively involved in helping the State Government and District Administrations in preparing State and District Disaster Management (DM) Plans. …
SKYWATCH: Biggest, Beautiful and Brightest Pink Supermoon of the year tonight
April 8, 2020By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer Coronavirus (COVID-19), lockdown, sultry weather, home stay… People are fed up of this ongoing pandemic. But now, completely deviating from COVID-19 to Astronomy, on Apr. 8, Indians are fortunate to witness the spectacular, resplendent and biggest Supermoon of this year. This is known as lunar perigee and a…
Why Coronavirus is so lethal and fast spreading ?
April 8, 2020Its biology, disease, cure and call for united action By Swami Muktidanandaji, President, Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Mysuru We have to first understand the simple structure of a typical cell briefly. Then even as laymen, we can understand how the structure of Coronavirus is different from a typical cell. It is a common man’s understanding and…
On strengthening friendship luck
April 6, 2020There are phases in our lives when we go through our emotional turmoil and look for solutions and decide to stay on our own. However, when you have the care and support of a friend with whom one can share the thoughts, problems and talk it out, you feel a lot better. Having a good…
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