Mysore/Mysuru: With the city and district reporting an increasing number of vector-borne diseases such as fever, dengue, chikungunya and malaria in the past few days, the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara has appealed the public to ensure that water does not get stagnated near their houses or buildings. In a press release,…
Mandya: Mandya Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi visited COVID Care Centres (CCCs) and Hospitals at Pandavapura, K.R. Pet and Nagamangala taluks on Thursday and reviewed the treatment facilities available there. The DC visited some of the COVID-19 wards and vaccination rooms at hospitals and interacted with the patients. She enquired about the food, medical treatment and…
Mysore/Mysuru: ‘The Heritage of Sri Suttur Mutt,’ an animation film in English, produced by city’s JSS Mahavidyapeetha, has bagged the ‘Best Religious Film’ award at the White Unicorn International Film Festival held in January this year. Also, Film Director Abdul Karim has bagged the Best Director award. The film was conceptualised by the city-based Shoonyeka…
Mysore/Mysuru: Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji has opined that mask must be considered as part of our body till Corona crisis comes under control. “My appeal to citizens is to always wear face mask, maintain social distance, take vaccination and stay inside homes as much as possible in the interest of everyone,” he said…
Bengaluru: Ruling out any postponement of second PUC practical exams in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, the Pre-University Education Department has ordered conduct of the practical exams (2020-21) from Apr. 28 to May 18 as scheduled earlier. In a circular issued to Deputy Directors of the Department in all districts, the Department of Pre-University Education…
Bengaluru: Amid the surge in COVID-19 crisis, the Government has postponed the elections to Karnataka Vokkaligara Sangha, which was scheduled to take place on May 16. The Karnataka High Court (HC), which heard a petition filed by Film Producer Krishnegowda seeking conduct of elections for the State Vokkaligara Sangha, had directed the Government on Mar….
Mysore/Mysuru: The first weekend curfew kick-started last night with Police putting up barricades across the city and stopping non-essential movement till 6 am on Monday after which semi-lockdown will be in force. City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta has warned people to stay off the roads unless it was very essential. As a continued part of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation has implemented odd-even rules in all wholesale markets in the city, under which traders will sell fruits, vegetables and other essentials on alternate days. The timing has been fixed from 6 am to 5 pm. The odd-even rule has been passed on Apr. 23 (yesterday) and will be in force…
Students leave for homes from University hostels; struggle to find buses Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore has asked students staying at various hostels under its jurisdiction to vacate as the institution is formally closed till May 15. The academic centre will open only after fresh guidelines are issued by the Government. Sources told Star of…
Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration is planning to deploy additional staff at two RT-PCR testing laboratories in city to issue report within a day. “The swab collection has reached almost 8,000 a day. The capacity of Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) laboratory was around 4,000 samples. Similarly, the daily capacity of CFTRI laboratory is…
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