By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: In a sharp contrast to Mysuru’s honour of bagging the Cleanest City tag for two successive years just a few years ago, a Sewage Farm-like waste dumping spot has come up on the outskirts of the city, which has irked the residents. Heaps and mounds of wastes, garbage and debris that…
Akshaya Aahara Foundation distributes food to migrants, daily wage workers during weekend lockdown Mysore/Mysuru: As the pandemic is leaving deep scars across the country, many social organisations were able to foresee the depth of the socio-economic impact that is caused by the pandemic. With utmost presence of mind, several NGOs distributed free meals to migrant…
An instance of deteriorating human relationships in COVID times Mysore/Mysuru: The Coronavirus contagion has had significant effects on family and social relationships. While some have been strengthened, others have come under severe strain. Cooped up at homes, many have felt the strain on relationships as they worry about health, profession and finances — a domestic…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has warned of stern action against Private Hospitals which will try to create artificial scarcity of beds despite availability of sufficient number of beds to treat COVID-19 patients. Chairing a meeting with Mana-gements of Private Hospitals at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here yesterday, the DC said that 50 percent of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has written to the State Government seeking permission to add 300 beds at Trauma Care Centre to take the tally to 700 beds and another 300 beds at Super Specialty Hospital with 20,000 litres capacity oxygen unit to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to T.K….
Mysore/Mysuru: Days after transport employees returned to work ending their 15-day strike on Apr. 21, the KSRTC is now facing dearth of passengers following the imposition of weekend curfew and enforcement of other severe restrictions to control the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which is causing havoc across the country. Although the KSRTC authorities…
Guatemala: Indian women’s recurve team won a Gold Medal in the Archery World Cup in Guatemala yesterday. The team held its nerve to pip Mexico 5-4 (27-26) in an intriguing final to grab a gold medal. Locked 4-4 in the shoot-off, the Indian team comprising seasoned Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari shot 27…
Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the steep hike in the prices of fertilizers, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), staged a demonstration in front of MP Pratap Simha’s Office at Jaladarshini Guest House here this morning. Maintaining that the fertilizer price hike will badly hurt the farmers, the protestors urged the Government to…
Mysore/Mysuru: As India scrambles to stop the spread of Covid-19, health experts have suggested boosting the body’s immune system by taking certain immune-boosting Ayurveda supplements. There are a number of herbal immune boosters available in the market to choose from. A mixture of herbs such as Holy Basil (Tulsi), Cinnamon (Dalchini), Black Pepper (Kari Menasu)…
Mysore/Mysuru: Here is a classic example of how the authorities have shown apathy in maintaining an ‘existing’ monumental 36-year-old Reading Room situated near the junction of Pulikeshi Road – Ashoka Road. The broken/cracked grey marble plaque still exists and it says: Reading Room was inaugurated on 2.9.1985 by the then Mayor Satyanarayana and in the…
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