26-year-old youth dies after denied bed; relatives allege mismanagement Karnataka HC takes suo moto note of 24 deaths; favours judicial probe Chamarajanagar: A 26-year-old virus-infected youth died at the Chamarajanagar District COVID Hospital yesterday as he was denied a bed. The incident comes just two days after 24 people died in this particular hospital due…
Will take all necessary measures to contain pandemic in Mandya: MP Sumalatha
May 5, 2021Mandya: MP Sumalatha has assured that she will take all necessary measures to contain the pandemic situation in the district. Addressing a video conference on Sunday with Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Tahsildars to review the COVID situation in Mandya district, MP Sumalatha said, “Due to the fast spreading of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic,…
Chamarajanagar DC contests claims of Mysuru DC
May 5, 2021Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Dr. M.R. Ravi, who has come under fire for the District Hospital tragedy where 24 COVID-19 patients lost their lives due to oxygen shortage, has refuted the claims of Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri over timely supply of oxygen. He has issued a press release stating that the Mysuru District Administration…
One-Man Commission under retired Judge to investigate
May 5, 2021Mysuru and Chamarajanagar DCs ordered to handover all documents to Health Commissioner Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka High Court (HC) indicated that it is inclined to appointing a retired HC Judge to hold an inquiry under the Commission of Inquiry Act into the death of 24 patients at the Chamarajanagar District Hospital allegedly due to…
Stay in your districts to monitor COVID-19 situation, CM directs Ministers
May 5, 2021Bengaluru: Not committed to further extension of Corona Curfew beyond May 12, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said that all District In-Charge Ministers have been strictly told to be in their respective Districts to monitor COVID-19 situation and to make appropriate arrangements for treatment of patients. The CM had convened a Special Cabinet Meeting here yesterday…
Kodagu comes to a grinding halt on first day of lockdown
May 5, 2021Madikeri: On the first day of the weekly five day complete lockdown, the hilly district of Kodagu came to a grinding halt after 12 noon on Tuesday as all shops and establishments were shut. Due to sudden spike in COVID -19 cases in the district, the Kodagu district administration had ordered total lockdown in the…
GAIL India to set up oxygen plants in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar
May 5, 2021Mysuru: GAIL India Limited will set up Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen generation plants in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar to boost the supply of oxygen for COVID-19 patients. This is among the 551 PSAs to be set up across the country, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. GAIL Limited is an Indian Government agency…
Metropolitan Emeritus of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church dies at 104
May 5, 2021Founder-President of St. Thomas Institutions in Mysuru, he was regarded as the world’s longest-serving Bishop Mysuru: Dr. Philipose Mar Chrysostom, Metropolitan Emeritus of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and Founder-President of St. Thomas Institutions, Mysuru, passed away at a private hospital in Kumbanad, Kerala, at around 1.15 am today. He was 104. Official sources…
Cap on RT-PCR test planned
May 5, 2021Docs to decide test for patients Priority for those taking second dose Mysuru: The District Administration is learnt to have decided to put a cap on number of RT-PCR test daily at 3,500 for the whole district to put brakes on advance booking of Corona positive patients with very mild symptoms. This was decided at…
Indian Air Force to establish 100-bed Covid treatment facility in Bengaluru
May 5, 2021Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has established a 100-bedded Covid treatment facility at Air Force Station, Jalahalli, in the outskirts of the city in an attempt to provide succour to the general public of Bengaluru, reeling under second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The Centre with the first 20 beds will be operational from Thursday…















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