Bengaluru: To mitigate severe shortage of medical oxygen in Hospitals and Covid Care Centres, Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar has written to the Railway Board to run oxygen express trains to Karnataka on priority. In a letter to Railway Board Chairman Suneeth Sharma, the Chief Secretary has requested Railways to operate oxygen special trains that would…
65 PU College lecturers deputed as Contact Tracing Team members
May 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In an effort to aid contact tracing and infection control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the District Administration has deputed as many as 65 PU College Lecturers of the district as members of Contact Tracing Team (CCT). Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. B.S. Manjunatha Swamy has issued an order in this regard. As per…
Government revises summer holidays for Schools
May 6, 2021Bengaluru: As the State is witnessing steady surge in COVID cases, the Government on Wednesday revised summer holidays for Schools. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar said that the new academic year for Primary Schools will commence from June 15, after the conclusion of summer holidays on June 14 as announced earlier. Pointing out…
ICSI postpones all June 2021 CS exams
May 6, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking cognisance of the Covid-19 situation, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has decided to postpone its examinations for Foundation Programme, Executive Programme (old and new syllabus) and Professional Programme (old and new syllabus) scheduled to be held from June 1 to June 10, 2021. The new schedule of exam will be…
Oxygen demand up
May 5, 2021No liquid medical oxygen manufacturers in Mysuru but there are five refilling plants K.R. Hospital itself requires 12 tonnes of oxygen daily to treat c Mysuru: Thanks to rapid surge in COVID positive cases, the demand for life-saving medical oxygen has increased. The District Administration has already requested the State Government for 20 Kilo Litre…
Oxygen pipe ice crystals cleared; accident averted
May 5, 2021Mysuru: Personnel of Fire and Emergency Services averted a major accident at K.R. Hospital yesterday by de-freezing the pipe connected to Liquid Medical Oxygen plant by spraying water. The 13-Kilo Litre oxygen plant was installed in the hospital premises last year during the COVID crisis to ensure adequate supply of oxygen to patients. However, ice…
Mysuru to get required oxygen supply soon: Minister Somashekar
May 5, 2021Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that Mysuru district needed 48 KL of oxygen per day and the required oxygen supply will be made available soon. Addressing presspersons in city after COVID-19 review meeting of Chamaraja Assembly segment at Jaladarshini Guest House this morning, he said the Government on Tuesday had constituted a Committee headed…
Not 24 but 28 died due to oxygen crisis: Former CM
May 5, 2021‘DC, Health Minister are giving contradictory statements about oxygen shortage’ Chamarajanagar: Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Dr. K. Sudhakar and Chamarajanagar District Minister S. Suresh Kumar should take moral responsibility for the disaster…
251 oxygen cylinders sent to Chamarajanagar: Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri
May 5, 2021I have never faced such an allegation in my 10-year service: Rohini Sindhuri Mysuru: Following a press release issued by Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi putting Mysuru District Administration in a tight spot over oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has issued a detailed clarification. Rohini Sindhuri has released a copy…















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