New Delhi: The Indian Railways is working on introducing ‘zero-based’ time-table for all trains, once the train services normalise in the post-Covid-19 period to improve efficiency in train services. The zero-based time-table will allow Railways to scrap some of the existing stoppages of mail/express trains and increase the speed of trains. The Railways has roped…
Govt. asks final year MBBS, PG students to report for Covid duty
July 25, 2020Along with direct recruitment, the final year students of Lab Technician courses, Science students of RGUHS and volunteers will be given proper training before assigning Covid duties to them. Bengaluru: The State Government has directed final year students of MBBS, PG Medical and Super-specialty students to report for Covid duty to meet shortage of healthcare…
Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar’s favourite tiger Brahma dies
July 25, 2020Iyengar had adopted the feline, captured in Brahmagiri Forests, for lifetime at Mysuru Zoo Mysore/Mysuru: A tiger which was adopted by Yoga Guru Belur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (BKS) Iyengar for lifetime died at the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) last evening. The tiger named ‘Brahma’ was housed in the Zoo for the past 12 years….
Sheep traders lean on cyber world to meet Bakrid demand
July 25, 2020Less crowd in traditional markets in city that are usually teeming with buyers and animal sellers Traders report lack of sales during COVID times; even regular customers shying to come out for open trade Mysore/Mysuru: With less than 10 days to go for Bakrid, bleating of goats has been resonating in the cyber world and…
MCC records Rs. 46.59 crore property tax collection
July 25, 20205 percent rebate deadline ends on July 31 Mysore/Mysuru: The cash-strapped Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has recorded property tax collection of Rs.46.59 crore from a total of 59,058 property owners so far this fiscal year. The MCC has announced a 5 percent rebate to property owners for payment of property tax and the deadline for…
281 fresh COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru; 6 deaths
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After periodically reporting 100, 150 and 169 COVID-19 positive cases, Mysuru yesterday broke a record with 281 cases in a single day. With the latest number, it stood second in the State after Bengaluru Urban whose COVID infections today stand at 2,267. In fact, Mysuru has breached the 2,000 mark and the cumulative positive…
State slashes rates of COVID-19 testing
July 25, 2020Bengaluru: In the wake of Coronavirus raging across the State, the Karnataka Government on Friday further lowered RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) test rates to Rs. 2,000 for testing of Government samples in Private Laboratories. The Government also capped the rate for testing of private samples in Private Laboratories, including screening test and confirmatory…
I will head N.R. Constituency COVID Task Force: Tanveer Sait
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly a week after Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha was made the head of N.R. Constituency Task Force, Narasimharaja Congress MLA Tanveer Sait said that he is getting active from today and will head the Task Force from today itself. Speaking to press-persons after meeting Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G.Sankar at the DC’s office here this…
COVID closure: Gym owners urge Government to lift ban
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Inter-District Gymnasium Owners Association has urged the Government to lift the ban on the opening of Gyms, which were closed over four months ago due to COVID-19 pandemic . Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Association Hon. President K. Vishwanath urged the Government to lift the ban and facilitate re-opening …
Grocery kits distributed to Auto Drivers, Pourakarmikas
July 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Corporator J. Gopi distributed grocery kits to Auto Drivers, Pourakarmikas and other workers engaged in unorganised sectors, living in T.K. Layout and surrounding areas in city. Over 180 residents living in locked down areas of T.K. Layout and surrounding areas received grocery kits containing rice, wheat flour, rava, sugar, cooking oil, salt and lentils…
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