Mysore/Mysuru: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause havoc in the State, N.R. Constituency MLA Tanveer Sait has written to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa seeking to use his (Sait) MLA Fund (Local Area Development Fund) for the year 2021-22 to tackle the dreaded pandemic. In his letter, Sait, a Congress MLA, said that Yediyurappa can…
‘Covid-19 patient can take jab after six weeks of testing positive’
April 27, 2021Mumbai: Go for vaccination after 6 weeks of testing positive for mild COVID-19 or 6 weeks after discharge from hospitalisation in case of severe COVID-19, said Dr. Shekhar Salkar, a noted Oncologist, Manipal Hospital, Goa. He was speaking in a webinar yesterday on “COVID-19: Why get vaccinated’ organised by Press Information Bureau (PIB) Mumbai/Goa. He…
Online Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the monthly moonlight music programme, vocalist Pt. Ramesh Kumar Kolkunda will present a Hindustani Music Concert at Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill here at 6 pm today (Apr. 27). He will be accompanied by Pt. Ravichandra D. Dhage on harmonium and Pt. Milind on tabla. Suttur Seer Sri…
Cop killed as tipper topples on Police vehicle
April 27, 2021Nanjangud: A driver of the Police Interceptor vehicle, was killed on the spot after an M-Sand laden tipper vehicle toppled on the Interceptor vehicle near Muddahalli Gate in the taluk yesterday evening. The deceased is Siddarajanayaka (35), a resident of Chamalapura village in Saragur taluk. He leaves behind his wife Jyothi and a host of…
JSS- STU acting VC Dr. Siddaramaiah passes away
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Siddaramaiah (58), acting Vice-Chancellor of JSS Science and Technology University (JSS- STU) and HoD of Polymer Sciences passed away yesterday evening following heart attack. He leaves behind his wife Dr. Hemalatha, Professor at JSS Medical College, daughter Chinmayi and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at Vidyaranyapuram Burial…
Fake Remdesivir injection case: One more accused arrested
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who have intensified their investigation in the sale of fake Remdesivir injections after arresting three accused — Girish, a staff nurse and medical representatives Prashanth and Manjunath — have arrested one more medical representative on Apr. 25, who was involved in the racket. The arrested is 34-year-old G….
Kannada film producer Ramu passes away
April 27, 2021Bengaluru: Kannada film Producer and actress Malashri’s husband ‘Koti’ Ramu (53), who was undergoing treatment at M.S. Ramaiah Hospital here, passed away on Monday night. He leaves behind his wife, daughter Ananya, son Aryan and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Kodigehalli in Kunigal Taluk in Tumakaru today. Ramu had…
Unidentified body found
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Devaraja Police have found a body of an unidentified man in Cheluvamba Hospital premises and have shifted the body to the mortuary besides registering a case. The deceased is aged about 45 years and the kith and kin of the deceased, If any, may contact Devaraja Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418306 or call City…
Mysuru reports 1,563 COVID positive cases; Taluks report 605
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after he Karnataka Cabinet announced a partial lockdown across the State for 14 days starting from 9 pm on Tuesday (April 27), Mysuru reported 1,563 COVID positive cases. Of them, 1219 are primary and secondary contacts, 331 were suffering from Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and 13 had Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI). This is…
14-day COVID Curfew
April 26, 2021Bengaluru: The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa met in Bengaluru this morning to deliberate on COVID situation in Karnataka and the guidelines are expected to be released by this evening. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, the CM refused to use the word ‘lockdown’ but Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai coined the…
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