Automotive Axles-Kalyani Meritor, Gopala Gowda Hospital and Ashakirana Charitable Trust partner with District Administration Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when no District Hospital in Karnataka runs on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model at present and there is a history of failed PPP arrangements in running Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Mysuru has achieved the distinction of opening the…
All eligible in Karnataka will be vaccinated by 2021: Health Minister
May 20, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has set a target to vaccinate all those eligible in the State by November end, against Coronavirus. Speaking to newsmen here, Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar said, “Our major objective is to vaccinate each and everyone eligible by October end or November. All our efforts are in the…
Five leopards sighted
May 20, 2021Cage with bait placed to trap the felines in BEML premises Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard with four cubs — all presumed to be sub-adults — were sighted on the BEML factory premises on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday night and a video showing them prowling near the compound is doing rounds on social media….
16 COVID Care Centres shut
May 20, 2021SOPs not followed; some of them indulged in money-making activity: MLA Ramdas Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the city needs more and more infrastructure to handle multiplying virus infections, the District Administration has decided to close down 16 COVID Care Centres set up in all the three Assembly Constituencies — Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja and Chamaraja. At…
Mogarahalli village sealed down as more than 60 test positive for COVID
May 20, 2021Srirangapatna: Mogarahalli (Manti) village, coming under Hosahalli Gram Panchayat limits in the taluk, has been completely sealed down after more than 60 residents tested positive for COVID-19. Tahsildar M.V. Roopa, Taluk Health Officer Dr. N.K. Venkatesh, Taluk Panchayat EO Bhyrappa, Revenue Inspector Umesh, PDO Chendil and GP Member Vishwa, along with ASHA workers, visited the…
Three ‘OxyBuses’ being readied by KSRTC at Bannimantap Depot
May 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to contribute in the battle against the deadly COVID-19 virus during the current second wave, the State-run KSRTC is converting three of its buses in Mysuru as ‘OxyBus’ also called as Oxygen Bus on wheels, meant for feeding oxygen to COVID patients who need the life-saving gas. The KSRTC had contributed…
Congress urges Govt. to provide more relief package to people
May 20, 2021Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Opposition Leader in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has expressed resentment over the meagre financial relief package announced by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. Addressing newsmen here on Wednesday, the Congress leader lamented that the Rs. 1,250 crore financial package announced by the Chief Minister is nothing but misleading and…
Organisations, individuals continue to help the distressed during pandemic
May 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Organisations, associations and indi-viduals are continuing to help the poor patients and the needy by donating food, medicines, medical kits, medical equipment to be used and distributed among the needy and also starting various initiatives to help the distressed in COVID times. On Tuesday, MLA S.A. Ramdas along with Corporator Dr. Roopa launched a…
JD(S) MLAs complain about shortage of Oxygen in Mandya Hospitals
May 20, 2021Mandya: With COVID caseload on the high in Mandya district, former Chief Minister and senior JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy held a video-conference with party Legislators from Mandya district on Monday. Mandya MLA M. Srinivas, who was the first to speak with the former CM, complained about shortage of beds in MIMS (Mandya Institute of Medical…
Seva Bharati team volunteers to perform last rites in Kodagu
May 20, 2021Giving a dignified closure to unclaimed, untouched bodies Kushalnagar: COVID-19 is a lonely disease where last rites have become a tragic, solitary affair. At times, families who have lost their loved ones to the contagion are reluctant to perform the final rites and even refuse to claim the bodies of their kin. That’s where volunteers…
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