New Delhi: Padma Shree awardee and former National President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dr. K.K. Aggarwal (62) passed away at 11.30 pm on May 17 in New Delhi. He was admitted to AIIMS here and was on ventilator support for the past few days. Ever since he became a doctor, Dr. Aggarwal had…
State announces compensation to family of dead in Taukate cyclone havoc
May 18, 2021Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government on Monday announced compensation to the family members of the dead in Taukate cyclone havoc. Speaking to newsmen after a review meeting, Revenue Minister R. Ashok, who visited affected places earlier, announced the compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each to the next of kin of the dead. He said the Government…
More than 20 Forest personnel of Nagarahole National Park are COVID infected: DCF
May 18, 2021Hunsur: There a total of 605 Forest staff coming under eight ranges of Nagarahole National Park and the Office of Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) at Hunsur, out of whom only 313 have been vaccinated and the remaining 292 personnel are yet to be vaccinated. Out of the 151 staff serving in Anechowkur Forest Range,…
Mysuru to get 100 ventilators in two days: DHO
May 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District will be getting 100 new ventilators within two days, said District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath. Speaking at the Chamaraja Assembly Constituency Covid Task Force Committee meeting held here yesterday, the DHO said that all Taluk Hospitals have three ventilators each. There are 225 ventilators in hospitals including 136 in Government…
Raghu Kautilya bereaved
May 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Nirmala Raghu (45), wife of D. Devaraj Urs Backward Classes Development Corporation Chairman R. Raghu (Kautilya), passed away in the wee hours of today at a Private Hospital in city following a heart attack. She leaves behind her husband, one daughter, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed…
The Oximeter blame game: ‘Don’t charge over Rs. 1,700 for Oximeter’
May 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Suvarna Karnataka Chemists and Distributors Association General Secretary S. Manjunath has appealed to owners of all medical stores not to charge more than Rs. 1,700 for oximeter in view of current crisis. But Chemists say that the distributor has hiked the price of the product and the distributors say that the companies have hiked…
Has poaching spiked during lockdown?
May 18, 2021Two cases reported in a single day in Kodagu; four arrested, four absconding Mysore/Mysuru: Smoke-and-sound-free environs, wild animals moving around freely inside the National Parks and Tiger Reserves indicate that nature is thriving during the Coronavirus pandemic with lack of human movement. For many species, lockdown may indeed be good news but for many other…
Help pours in for the needy
May 18, 2021Various organisations, individuals come forward to help Mysore/Mysuru: The State-wide lockdown by the Government following increase in COVID positive cases, has displaced many families, which had come to city in search of work and also to daily wagers, who depend on labour works to earn meals for their families. Various organisations and individuals have come…
Congress leader donates Oxygen Concentrators
May 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Contributing his mite for the Corona affected, Congress leader K. Harish Gowda donated Oxygen Concentrators and other medical equipment to COVID Mitra centres at a programme organised at Seth Mohandas Tulsidas Hospital on JLB Road here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Harish Gowda said that the deadly Coronavirus has pushed everyone to a…
Hypertensive people more prone to COVID complications: Expert
May 18, 2021Pune: As the world reels under the effects of COVID-19, people with high blood pressure are more prone to facing severe complications. Many of the elderly are found with hypertension, which makes them more susceptible to COVID-19. COVID patients with hyper-tensive comorbidity condition have increased up to 10 percent in the second wave compared to…
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