Bengaluru: The National Health Mission (NHM) has revised the list of preferential groups for vaccination by adding four more groups including students going to foreign countries to pursue their studies, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He told media here yesterday that persons who will go abroad…
Congress launches programme to help people in distress
June 1, 2021Call Mob: 90089-51024 for home delivery of medicine kit Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Working President and former MP R. Dhruvanarayan on Saturday launched “Sealed Down Hallige, Congress Aasare” (Congress help for people of sealed down villages)”, a programme to help rural population which is facing difficulty due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing a press…
Good Samaritans fill hungry belly in COVID times
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Be it the first wave or the ongoing second wave, the good Samaritans have continued to help people by providing hot and fresh food to needy people. The Corona pandemic has halted several economic activities rendering thousands jobless. Besides, the life of daily wagers, beggars and destitute has become miserable for want of money…
Dy.SPs and Police Inspectors transferred
June 1, 2021Bengaluru: In a major shake up of the Police force at the middle level, the State Government on Monday transferred 16 Dy.SPs and 122 Police Inspectors. According to the transfer orders, K.R. Prasad has been appointed as Inspector of Hebbal Police Station (PS) in Mysuru, M. Sunil Kumar has been posted to DCRE, Mysuru, S.M….
EPFO allows members to avail second COVID-19 advance
June 1, 2021New Delhi: Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has allowed its members to avail second Covid-19 advance to meet exigencies due to the second wave of the contagion. Under the provision, the members were allowed to withdraw three months basic wages (basic pay + dearness allowance) or up to 75 percent of amount…
Additional 30,100 vials of Amphotericin-B allocated to States
June 1, 2021New Delhi: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda has said an additional 30,100 vials of Amphotericin-B were allocated to all the States and Union Territories by the Centre on Monday to fight the black fungus infection. The Minister tweeted, “Additional 30,100 vials of #Amphotericin-B have been allocated to all the States/UTs and…
Labour Department instructs for direct credit of relief
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government announcing a one-time relief of Rs.3,000 to each Labourer in the wake of COVID crisis, the Labour Department has directed the Labour Welfare Board to credit a total of Rs.749.55 crore to the respective bank accounts of 24,98,521 registered construction workers of the State. The Labour Department Under-Secretary B.S. Pradeep Kumar…
Mysuru youth enters service in INS Shivaji
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stepping onto the “Antim Pag” (last leg) is truly a dream of every defence aspirant. One such aspirant, who has recently passed out of Indian Naval Academy, Payyanur in Kerala, is Sub Lieutenant Rakshith Narayan Pai from Mysuru. Rakshith did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Mysuru. He joined the NCC and represented Karnataka in…
Vaccination drives in city
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Automotive Axles Limited launched the vaccination drive for its employees and their family members, a first of its kind in city as part of Government’s Workplace Vaccination Drive initiative. Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, who inaugurated the vaccination drive yesterday, appreciated the initiative taken by the Management as a proactive preventive measure and the excellent…
Minister lauds ‘Treatotainment’ Covid Centre at Varakodu
June 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: It has been ‘Treatotainment (treatment+entertainment)’ for Corona positive patients at Morarji Desai Residential School at Varakodu village in Varuna Assembly Constituency, which has been temporarily converted as COVID Care Centre (CCC) for local population. Inmates of this CCC do not feel boredom as there will be lots of entertainment daily, thanks to Taluk Administration…















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