Mysore/Mysuru: Unique among many medical solutions offered to combat COVID-19 is the new breathing monitor for Coronavirus patients developed by a Bengaluru-based start-up RayIoT and it is a matter of pride that a Kodagu-born and Mysuru-educated innovator is behind the device. She is Ammanichanda Sanchi Poovaya, a young but experienced engineer, innovator and entrepreneur. She…
Kodagu District relaxes lockdown rules
April 26, 2020Madikeri: With no fresh cases of Novel Coronavirus reported from Kodagu District, the authorities have relaxed the lockdown guidelines, bringing relief to the people. For emergency and farming activities, the District Administration has laid a few conditions. Amid the relaxation, the prohibitory orders will continue. The timings for the purchase of essential commodities have been…
INS seeks two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments
April 26, 2020Newspapers have lost Rs. 4,000-5,000 crore in 2 months, says Indian Newspaper Society New Delhi: In a second letter to Information and Broadcasting Secretary Ravi Mittal, Indian Newspaper Society (INS) President Shailesh Gupta has urged the Government to immediately announce a two-year tax holiday for Newspaper establishments and to increase official advertisement rates and budget…
Giraffe ‘Yadunandan’ makes his way to Bannerghatta Biological Park from Mysuru Zoo amidst lockdown
April 26, 2020Will be paired with ‘Gowri’ who was shifted in 2018 Mysore/Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as Mysuru Zoo, which had successfully shifted 14-month-old giraffe ‘Chamarajendra’ to Assam State Zoo-cum – Botanical Garden at Guwahati by road (3,200 km) in December last year, has now shifted 17-month-old ‘Yadunandan’ to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru….
Grocery kits distributed to tribals at Nagarahole
April 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the presence of Forest Department staff, grocery kits were distributed to indigenous tribal families, residing in various hamlets (haadi) amidst the dense forests of Nagarahole, which have been hit hard by the lockdown. As a few haadis fall under Antharasanthe Zone of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest, except Forest Department staff, no one is…
Online Panel Discussion, Photo Expo marks Birth Anniversary of 11th Panchen Lama
April 26, 2020Bylakuppe: The 25th of April, 2020 marked the 31st Birth Anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Jetsun Tenzin Gedun Yeshi Thrinley Phuntsok Palsangpo, a spiritual teacher of renown for all sentient beings. Marking the occasion, Tashi Lhunpo Cultural Society, Bylakuppe, had invited dignitaries from different places to take part in a Live Online…
District Minister distributes grocery kits to Muslim community families at Tilaknagar
April 26, 2020Holy Month-long Ramzan fasting begins Mysore/Mysuru: As the Holy Month of Ramzan has begun and many financially weak Muslim community families affected due to lockdown, District Minister S.T. Somashekar, accompanied by MP Pratap Simha, Chamaraja Constituency MLA L. Nagendra and others, distributed grocery kits to nearly 200 financially weak Muslim community families at a programme…
Low-key Basava Jayanti in Mysuru
April 26, 2020Co-operation and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar offered floral tributes to the statue of the 12th century Saint Basavanna at Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle near JSS Mahavidyapeetha in Mysuru, as part of Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration this morning in a simple manner amidst lockdown. MP Pratap Simha, former Minister…
One tests positive for COVID-19 in MYSURU
April 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After a continuous gap of over two days, one Coronavirus positive case was reported in Mysuru today, April 25. With this the total number of positive cases in Mysuru has reached 89. Today’s positive case again has roots in Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics. There are 51 active cases in Mysuru till now and 38 patients…
KSRTC steers Mysuru to safety
April 25, 2020Launches Mobile Fever Clinic; Joins frontline warriors in battle against Coronavirus Mysore/Mysuru: If you are thinking that the whole of public transportation system, including KSRTC and Railways, has been gathering dust ever since the lockdown was announced, spare a thought. They have found innovative ways and means to keep their wheels running and at the…
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