A treat for book buffs Mysore/Mysuru: What is the ultimate satisfaction you expect if you are a book buff? A nice novel of your favourite author, calm atmosphere amid greenery and a cuppa for brief relaxation. Then you have to wait for sometime as the Department of Public Libraries is coming up with the concept…
Legislators bemoan shortage of drugs in Government Hospitals
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The issue of shortage of drugs in Government Hospitals, including Primary Health Centres (PHCs), at a time when the deadly COVID pandemic is on a rampage in the district, reverberated at the District Minister S.T. Somashekar’s meeting with people representatives at ZP hall here yesterday. Soon as the meeting commenced, District Health Officer (DHO)…
Verbal duel between Pratap Simha and Rohini Sindhuri continues
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The verbal duel between MP Pratap Simha and DC Rohini Sindhuri has continued. At the meeting, an upset DC wanted to know what work the MP wanted to get her done. Asking the MP not to make such remarks against her, the DC said that she knew her responsibility as head of the District…
Pak terrorist arrested in Mysuru gets 10-year jail
May 30, 2021Was among two terrorists held in Vijayanagar 15 years ago; Accomplice lodged in J&K prison Mysore/Mysuru: Fifteen years after two Pakistani terrorists were arrested after a gun battle in Mysuru, one of them was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court in Bengaluru on Apr. 22. A huge cache…
COVID-19 lockdown violations: Police seize 489 vehicles in two days
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their drive on lockdown guidelines violators, City Police have seized a total of 489 vehicles on May 28 and 29 in city to initiate legal action. On May 28, City Police (Traffic and Civil) seized a total of 265 vehicles including 245 two-wheelers, 14 cars and six autorickshaws which were found violating the…
28 COVID patients die in Mysuru district on May 29
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 28 COVID positive patients have died in the district yesterday bringing the cumulative deaths to 1,604. While Mysuru city reported 19 deaths, Mysuru taluk reported five deaths, one death each in K.R. Nagar, Periyapatna, Nanjangud and T. Narasipur taluks in the district. The district yesterday recorded 1,720 positive cases with 2,176…
District Minister takes DHO to task
May 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar, after hearing the Legislators on shortage of drugs, came down heavily on the DHO. Asking the DHO to shun laxity and to work more harder, he questioned Dr. Amarnath why he had mislead him on medicine stocks each time he toured the district. Pointing at the DHO, Somashekar questioned him…
Bosch to repair non-working ventilators in Government Hospitals free of cost
May 30, 2021Bengaluru: Multi-National Company Bosch has come forward to do free repair of all non-working ventilators in Government Hospitals, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He was talking to Bosch Vice-President Ramesh Saligrama here yesterday. The company has voluntarily come forward to undertake repair works of all the…
JK Group to support dependent families of staff dying of COVID
May 30, 2021New Delhi: JK Group has announced the JK CARES package to support dependent families of employees succumbing to COVID-19. The initiative includes continuation of the salary of deceased employees, covering their children’s education and medical insurance for their families. According to JK Group, which comprises companies such as JK Tyre that has a factory in…
Govt. to discontinue Central allocation of Remdesivir to States
May 30, 2021New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Government has decided to discontinue the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said directions have been issued to the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Agency and CDSCO to continuously monitor the availability of Remdesivir in the country….















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