Mandya: Following Coronavirus and Bird Flu scare, which has necessitated preventive steps to be taken to avoid spread of the diseases, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.V. Venkatesh has banned the sale and transportation of chicken and chicken meat and has also banned mass feeding and animal sacrifices at all temples in the district. The DC…
Holy Mass on Sundays cancelled till Mar. 31 at Mysuru Churches
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Following a Government advisory on preventive steps to check the spread of Coronavirus, Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. K.A. William has announced that the holy mass conducted on Sundays and days of obligation have been suspended till Mar. 31, for the safety of the people. The Bishop has asked the Priests to observe…
English sections in Govt. Schools from next year: Minister S. Suresh Kumar
March 20, 2020Bengaluru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar said that English medium sections will be started in 835 Government Schools across the State from the next academic year (2020-21). Replying to a query by Vedavyasa Kamath of the BJP during Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Suresh Kumar said that English…
Winners of ‘Prayag-2020’ Cultural & Management Fest
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The Department of Master of Business Administration, GSSS Institute of Engineering & Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), KRS Road, Mysuru, had organised a Cultural and Management Fest ‘Prayag-2020’ at its campus recently. GSSSIETW Principal Dr. M. Shivakumar presided. Ashok Shenoi, Board Member and Administration Coordinator, was the chief guest. Dr. D.R. Rajashekhara Swamy, Professor and …
Workshop on Ayurveda-based Holistic Nutrition
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Indian Dietetic Association (IDA), Mysore chapter and University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru, conducted a one-day workshop titled “Introduction to Ayurveda-based Holistic Nutrition” recently in city. Dr. Sushma Appaiah, Convener, IDA, Mysore chapter, highlighted that goodness of Ayurveda should not be ignored by nutrition professionals as neutraceuticals industries are already using…
‘No need to fear’
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Backward Classes Social Welfare Department District Officer H.S. Bindya has assured that there is no need to fear Coronavirus if students take all necessary precautionary measures. Addressing a meeting with Extension Officers and Hostel Wardens at the department’s girls hostel at Raghavendranagar in city on Mar. 18, she said, “If any student is having…
Wakf Board’s Advisory to Mosques
March 20, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to prevent COVID-19, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf, Bengaluru, has issued a press note recommending precautionary steps to be taken at all Mosques, Dargahs and other religious institutions to contain the pandemic. A meeting, attended by Government officials, Auqaf officials and doctors on Wednesday, has decided on a series of…
PM Narendra Modi calls for Janta Curfew, urges people to stay indoors
March 19, 2020New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this. He called for ‘Janta curfew‘ on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen,…
Social Distancing best to combat COVID-19
March 19, 2020District Administration battle-ready; DC seeks public cooperation to curb virus spread Five temples in District including Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud closed Mysore/Mysuru: Now that the new Coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities across the world, phrases such as ‘social distancing, ‘isolation’ and ‘self-quarantine’ are showing up everywhere. Even at a…
Man from Kodagu tests positive
March 19, 2020Kodagu DC asks hotels, home stays, resorts, dormitories to shut till Mar. 31 Madikeri, Bengaluru: One person tested positive for COVID-19 in Kodagu this morning, taking the tally of confirmed cases in the State to 15. Health Minister B. Sriramulu, in a post on Twitter said, the State’s 15th patient is from Kodagu district and…
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