Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman H.V. Rajeev visited the COVID War Room housed at the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office Complex in Siddarthanagar here on Saturday to have first-hand experience of its functioning. Rajeev enquired the officers in-charge of the War Room about the number of oxygenated, ventilated and general beds as well as…
Green grass and horse gram distributed to tongawallas
May 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagruta Vedike and Bharatiya Dalita Sahitya Academy distributed green grass and horse gram to tonga owners in city yesterday. Vedike members visited tonga stands located in Agrahara Circle and Kukkarahalli Lake yesterday morning and distributed horse feed to tonga owners. Speaking to reporters, Vedike State President K.S. Shivaram…
Private Schools come forward to convert schools as Covid Care Centres
May 10, 2021Bengaluru: Following the surge in Covid-19 cases, Private School Managements have come forward to convert their buildings into Covid care Centres (CCCs). Among the schools providing the facility are Canadian International School and Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra, which have converted their classrooms and boarding blocks to CCCs. Rashtrotthana has provided 400 beds for people needing general…
Congress urges CM to announce package for daily workers
May 10, 2021Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition Siddharamaiah on Sunday urged Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to announce a package for daily wage workers during the 15-day lockdown in the State. In a letter to Yediyurappa, the former CM urged for providing a ration of 10 kg of rice along with cooking oil. With compensation of Rs. 10,000…
T.K. Layout youths distribute food packs to destitutes and elderly people
May 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: T.K. Layout youths distributed food packets and water bottles to destitutes and elderly homeless persons who are living on the streets in different parts of the city yesterday. Speaking to reporters, team member Balaji said, “These homeless persons are starving as most of the restaurants and eateries in city have remained closed due to…
Hoteliers want total shut down
May 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has urged the Government to order a complete shut down of Hotel industry in the wake of rising COVID cases. In a press release, Association President C. Narayanagowda expressed concern over continuous surge of the deadly virus. Highlighting that home delivery staff of food suppliers are always exposed to…
Former MLA distributes food packets to migrant workers
May 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar distributed food packets to returning migrant workers and the public at City Railway Station yesterday. As the news of the lockdown spread through social media, migrant workers employed in different parts of the district have started leaving the city fearing larger restrictions. They thronged the Railway Station yesterday to return…
NPS employees appeal Govt. to use contribution for tackling COVID
May 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the deadly COVID-19 contagion continuing its rampage across the country, the State NPS (Non Pension Scheme) employees have appealed the Government to use their contribution totalling a whopping Rs. 12,500 crore for tackling the pandemic. In a letter to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Karnataka State NPS Employees Association President Shantaram said that it…
COVID surge: 2-week complete lockdown comes into force in TN
May 10, 2021Chennai: The two-week complete and total lockdown, with some relaxations came into force in Tamil Nadu from today morning in view of the surge in daily Corona cases. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who assumed office on May 7 and held a review meeting with all the District Collectors and medical experts on the prevailing COVID…
Social distancing goes for a toss in Mandya
May 10, 2021Mandya: Social distancing norms to check the spread of COVID-19 are going for a toss with people crowding and jostling against each other to buy essential commodities such as groceries and meat in city yesterday. As per the protocol, essential services such as vegetable, grocery and meat shops are allowed to function between 6 to…
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