Markets, shops witness moderate rush even as flower prices shoot up Mysore/Mysuru: On Ugadi festival eve, moderate rush was seen at all major markets across the city and residential areas this morning. And of course, the pandemic does not seem to have deterred the spirits of the people. ‘Ugadi,’ which means ‘starting of a new…
Lockdown inevitable if people don’t co-operate: CM
April 12, 2021Bengaluru: With experts opining that COVID-19 second wave was likely to peak by May first week in Karnataka, CM B.S. Yediyurappa this morning said that the State Government may impose lockdown if the necessity arises. “People need to respond for their own good. If they don’t heed then we may have to take stringent measures….
Heli-Tourism concept has no vision: Pratap Simha
April 12, 2021Calls the project a publicity stunt; says no tree will be chopped near Lalitha Mahal Mysore/Mysuru: Heli-Tourism concept without a vision document is a flawed one and the much-publicised project will not be allowed in Mysuru at the cost of environment. Public opinion against the project is rising by the day and the Government will…
Night curfew: City Police to keep momentum till Apr. 20
April 12, 2021With KSRTC strike, travel plans of many outstation professionals have gone for a toss Mysore/Mysuru: Day two of ‘Corona night curfew’ came into effect in city at 10 pm yesterday with business establishments downing shutters well before the appointed hour. As the enforcement by the Police was strict on the first day, second day was…
COVID: State may reach peak during May 1st week, warns Dr. Sudhakar
April 12, 2021Bengaluru: Experts have opined that second wave was likely to peak by May first week in the State and slowdown by the end of May. Till then, the State Government has to take measures accordingly, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Speaking to media after the meeting with COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) here…
1,000 oxygenated beds readied to meet exigency
April 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases and death rate seeing an increasing trend in the second wave, the Mysuru District Administration has reserved beds at District Hospital, Metagalli, that was earlier a designated COVID Hospital and at JSS Hospital. While many of the beds are normal ones, provision has been made to reserve a portion of…
Stones pelted at six KSRTC buses in Hunsur, two held
April 12, 2021Hunsur: The fifth day of the indefinite strike launched by KSRTC staff seeking fulfilment of their various demands, turned violent at Hunsur on Sunday with stones pelt at 6 KSRTC buses, causing minor injuries to a passenger.All the six buses got damaged in the incidents that occurred at different places in Hunsur taluk. The Police…
56 trees in Vijayanagar First Stage marked for cutting?
April 12, 2021Local residents allege that MUDA wants to widen road at the cost of greenery Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of hundreds of trees being numbered to be chopped off for Heli-Tourism project in the surroundings of Lalitha Mahal Palace, more than 50 fully-grown and healthy trees have been numbered at Vijayanagar First Stage purportedly for…
Milk procurement price hiked by Rs. 2 a litre
April 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a Ugadi festival gift for Dairy farmers, the city-based MyMUL (Mysore Milk Union Limited) has hiked the procurement price of milk by Rs. 2 a litre. Announcing this at a press meet here on Saturday, MyMUL President P.M. Prasanna said that milk procurement price has been hiked by Rs. 2 a litre with…
Pvt. Hospitals agree to keep 50 percent beds for Covid-19 patients
April 12, 2021Bengaluru: Private Hospitals have agreed to reserve 50 percent of its beds for COVID-19 patients with immediate effect and also discharge non-serious non-covid patients from the Hospitals by this weekend, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to reporters after a video-conferencing with Association members of Private Hospitals this morning, he said…
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