Mysore/Mysuru: The 100-year-old PKTB & CD Hospital (Sanatorium), Mysuru, which has a distinction of recording ‘zero mortality’ cases of Corona positive patients at its Centre, is all set to add ICU and High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds in the special ICU facility. “It is a matter of pride that the ICU beds are created in…
Ensure installation of oxygen generation plants by month end: MP
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has directed the District Officials to ensure installation of the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plant in the premises of K.R. Hospital before the end of this month. This 1,000 LPM (Litres Per Minute) capacity oxygen plant is being installed with the financial assistance of National Highways Authority of…
Mysuru DC transfer row: HC upholds CAT order on IAS Officer B. Sharat’s transfer
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) on Thursday upheld the CAT’s (Central Administrative Tribunal) verdict in connection with the case pertaining to the premature transfer of IAS Officer B. Sharat, who was Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) and transferred out of Mysuru just one month into his job last year. A Division Bench of the HC,…
MCC’s street vending zones: Submit objections by July 13
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion the setting up of vending zones at seven different places in the city, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has invited objections, if any, from members of the public for the establishment of these vending zones. The MCC, which has issued a public notification in this regard dated July 5, has asked…
Save NTM School: High Court adjourns hearing on independent petition to July 14
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) today adjourned the hearing in respect of an independent petition filed by some persons seeking saving of NTM School on N.S. Road in Mysuru, the premises of which has been ordered by the High Court to be handed over to Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Mysuru for the construction of …
Mega Lok Adalat on Aug.14
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part a State-level exercise, the Mysuru District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) will be conducting a Mega Lok Adalat in Mysuru city and district on Aug.14. Principal District and Sessions Court Judge M.L. Raghunath, who also heads the DLSA, said that there are 1,07,172 pending cases in the district, out of which 81,328 cases…
PIL questions gun licence exemption extension to Kodavas
July 9, 2021Bengaluru: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court (HC) challenging the Centre’s decision to continue the British-era rule of exempting Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining licence for firearms such as pistols, revolvers and double-barrelled shotguns till 2029. On Oct.19, 2019, the Union Ministry of…
Tree top bear drives forest officials nuts
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: An adult sloth bear strayed into human habitat near Begur on the fringes of Bandipur National Park creating a mild commotion and fear. Though it took hours for the Forest Department officials in their efforts to chase the bear back to the forests, they were unsuccessful. In the end, they told villagers that the…
Mysuru District Officers heave a sigh of relief as Corona cases plummet
July 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Officers of various Government Departments in Mysuru are now heaving a sigh of relief, thanks to a plunge in Corona positive cases in the last 8-10 days. This has resulted in drastic fall in demand for oxygenated beds in Covid Care Centres (CCCs), District Covid Hospital and Private Hospitals. Intensive vaccination drive and…
Apollo BGS Hospitals administers one lakh vaccination doses
July 9, 2021Marching towards a safer and pandemic-free Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, has administered 1,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines till July 8. Vaccination being a strong tool to curb the pandemic, Apollo BGS Hospitals launched its vaccination drive in the city on March 1 this year for the 45-plus and above age group. The 18-plus…















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