Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar has warned Primary and Higher Primary Schools against conducting unnecessary online classes for students, which burdens them. He said that he has been receiving many complaints that even schools which are not required to conduct online classes have been unnecessarily conducting them, thus pushing the students to…
IT engineer cooks from his home kitchen and serves needy
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: This is the story of an IT engineer cooking from his home kitchen for 31 days straight and distributing 10,200 plates of vegetarian nutritious meals to the people of Mysuru. Moved by the plight of the daily wagers, Radhakrishna Hurulihalli, a Senior Technical Architect at Infosys, Mysuru, took upon himself to do his bit…
Health officials urge public to dispose of used face mask scientifically
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Do not throw used face masks on roadsides, drains, garbage heaps etc. but dispose of them scientifically, appealed the officials of the Health Department to the public. The officials who appreciated the usage of face masks by the public to prevent the deadly virus from spreading have said that it is also important to…
Govt. forms Task Force to attract MNCs leaving China
May 13, 2020Bengaluru: With many Multi-National Companies (MNCs) opting to leave China following the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the Karnataka Government has wasted no time in constituting an Investment Promotion Task Force to attract companies and manufacturers leaving China. Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar had held a meeting in this regard a…
‘Shramik Special’ chugs from Dakshina Kannada to transport migrant labourers to Bihar
May 13, 2020Social distancing maintained during boarding with all passengers wearing face masks Mysore/Mysuru: The first ‘Shramik Special’ train from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, with 1,428 migrant labourers belonging to Bihar onboard, started at 14:30 hrs yesterday (May 12) from Kabakaputtur Railway Station in Dakshina Kannada District. This train has been scheduled as per the…
ASHA workers launch online letter campaign seeking special package
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are working overtime as Corona Warriors going door-to-door and collecting data from each member of the house, on Monday launched an online campaign urging the Government to announce a special package for them. More than 2,000 ASHA workers from different parts of the district took part in…
‘Seva Sindhu’, ‘Aarogya Setu’ Apps download drive from tomorrow
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Government’s ‘Seva Sindhu’ and Central Government’s ‘Aarogya Setu’ apps download drive will be launched at all the 19 Wards coming under KR Constituency led by its MLA S.A. Ramdas tomorrow. The drive will be held from 7 am to 6 pm at Ward 43 – Sharadadevinagar Circle, 47 – Akshaya Bhandar, 48…
Mysuru’s Shruthi Ranjani features in First Online International Music Premier League
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Shruthi Ranjani, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in Mysuru, has featured in the First Online International Music Premier League (IMPL) 2020 Music Festival, organised by violinist of international repute Dr. Jyotsna Srikant through her organisation Dhruv Arts and London International Arts Festival (LIFA) in partnership with Carnatica, Chennai, with a tagline ‘COVID-19 – Heal Through…
‘Defamation suits can’t be used to threaten media’
May 13, 2020Senior City Advocate Venugopal cites Madras High Court judgement on Freedom of Press Mysore/Mysuru: The recent Madras High Court judgement on Freedom of Press has brought more strength to print media, said Senior City Advocate Venugopal. “Individuals and companies cannot file defamation suits against press reporters merely on the basis of minor or insignificant mistakes…
Financial aid to professional artistes, writers
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Professional artistes and writers, who are in a crisis due to the COVID-19 lockdown, are being provided aid by the Government. The pandemic has brought untold misery to all sections of the society and so also to thousands of artistes and writers who are now struggling for their livelihood. Taking note of the plight…
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