Mysore/Mysuru: A free heath check-up camp was organised by H.S. Sandhya Suresh in association with Inner Wheel Club of Mysore Midtown, under the guidance of Dr. R.N. Suresha, at Gayathri Clinic, #287, 6th Cross, Gokulam 3rd Stage, Mysuru, on Jan. 30 from 3 pm to 8 pm. The camp included free consultation, free distribution of…
Union Budget: New Agriculture Infra Cess introduced
February 1, 2021No changes in Income Tax slabs Senior citizens who only have pension and interest income need not file IT Returns New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament this morning. In significant changes to taxation process, she announced scrapping of Income Tax for senior citizens under certain conditions. Salaried…
FM replaces Bahi Khata with ‘Made in India’ tablet
February 1, 2021New Delhi: The Union Budget 2021 was presented in paperless form for the first time, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seen holding a ‘Made in India’ tablet in a red case instead of the conventional brown briefcase or ‘bahi khata’ as she posed for the media ahead of Parliament session. The colonial legacy of…
Rs. 2.2 lakh crore for health; Rs. 35k crore for COVID vaccines
February 1, 2021Rs. 1.1 lakh crore for Railways New Delhi: The Government has put a big focus on healthcare in the Union Budget amid the Coronavirus pandemic. In the Union Budget 2021 presented this morning, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the ‘PM Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat’, to be launched with an outlay of Rs. 64,180 crore over six…
Covid-19 vaccination drive temporarily suspended for four days to administer pulse polio drops
February 1, 2021Chikkaballapura: The ongoing vaccination drive against Covid-19 pandemic has been temporarily suspended for four days in view of pulse polio immunisation programme, according to Medical Education and Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to media persons here yesterday, he said in order to augment the staff for the pulse polio drive, there would be no…
Drinking water crisis in rural areas Mysuru ZP members to take a delegation to Vidhana Soudha
February 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With rural areas of Mysuru facing a drinking water crisis, members of Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) have decided to go on a delegation to Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power, in order to draw the attention of the Government. The decision was taken at the ZP General Meeting held at ZP Hall here Saturday,…
MP assures Kabini water to Roopanagar
February 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation of residents of Roopanagar, led by Mukund Peshwa, Balakrishna and other senior members of Deepa Housing Society met Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha at his office in Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road recently and urged him to take up the issue of drinking water at Roopanagar. They submitted a memorandum to the…
City’s lone COVID Maternity Hospital delivers 278 healthy babies
February 1, 2021Smt. Lakshmidevamma Shankarashetty Maternity Hospital becomes non-COVID Hospital from today Mysore/Mysuru: Notwithstanding the UNICEF warning that COVID-19 containment measures can disrupt life-saving health services such as childbirth care, putting pregnant mothers and their babies at great risk, Mysuru has beaten the trend and has seen the birth of 278 healthy babies at State-run Lakshmidevamma Shankarashetty…
MP identifies waste dump plots on Ring Road
February 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar forming six teams of Government officials to clean up the mess and to watch out for those who dump garbage on the 43.5-km Outer Ring Road (ORR), Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha visited some of the stretches yesterday. The 43.5-km stretch is a part of…
Physical classes begin for 1st PU, 9th std. students
February 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After over ten months of closure due to COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown in March last year, physical classes for 1st PU began in city and district this morning, much to the cheer of students. The Government had last week announced that physical classes (also called offline classes) for 1st PU and 9th standard will commence…















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