Mysore/Mysuru: The prices of essential commodities have hit the ceiling due to steady increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. This has made life of common people miserable. The hike in fuel prices has impacted auto and cab drivers and truckers. Along with this, the prices of essential commodities have also increased citing increase…
Serptentine queue at Covid testing centres disappears
June 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The number of people coming for COVID test is declining due to pandemic slowing coming under control in the district. Though, the Corona positive cases were heading southwards, the deaths were still on the higher side thus worrying for the District authorities. The District Administration has opened additional COVID testing centres in city to…
Efforts are on to ascertain lithium deposit in Mandya village: AMD
June 18, 2021Bengaluru: Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) for Exploration and Research, a constituency unit of the Department of Atomic Energy and Geological Survey of India, has clarified that AMD is the sole exploration agency which is exploring the area for spodumene and niobium-tantalum minerals from pegmatite gravels in Allapatna-Marlagalla sector in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya district since 1979….
Political leaders come to the aid of needy during pandemic
June 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar and Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil distributed ration kits to associate cinema artistes and amateur theatre artistes affected by COVID pandemic. The kits were distributed at a programme organised under the joint aegis of Kannada and Culture Department and Mysuru District Amateur Theatre Artistes Forum at Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road…
Govt. committed to fully vaccinate 18-plus before Dec. 2021
June 18, 2021Bengaluru: Regretting the raging controversy over the life-saving Covid-19 vaccine in political circles, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, Deputy Chief Minister and State Covid Task Force Ministerial Committee Chairman said the Government was committed to complete vaccination of 18-plus category population before December 2021. Speaking after inaugurating a special vaccination drive for advocates at Kanteerava Stadium organised…
DHO Dr. T. Amarnath transferred
June 18, 2021Dr. K.H. Prasad is new DHO Mysore/Mysuru: Days after two IAS officers and two IPS officers were transferred from the city, the State Government on Thursday has transferred District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. T. Amarnath, amidst rising COVID cases. Dr. Amarnath’s transfer comes days after IAS officers Rohini Sindhuri (Deputy Commissioner) and Shilpa Nag (MCC Commissioner)…
SVYM joins hand with L&T to dedicate 19-bed COVID Care Facility
June 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), in association with L&T Technology Services Limited has set up a 19-bed COVID care facility at Saragur. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, SVYM Chief Executive Officer (CEO) G. Kumar Suryanarayana said, “A new rural COVID care facility with 19-oxygenated beds has been set-up in…
Artistes seek ‘Kalarakshane’ scheme to mitigate difficulties
June 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Artistes have appealed to the State Government to launch ‘Kalarakshane,’ a scheme to help the artistes who are in distress due to lockdown imposed to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. A group of artistes submitted a memorandum to Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar and Department of Kannada and Culture Assistant Director…
PM launches Customised Crash Course to train one lakh frontline workers
June 18, 2021New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today virtually launched a ‘Customised Crash Course’ programme to train one lakh frontline workers. While unveiling the programme virtually, the PM said, ‘Covid-19 is very much among us with a strong possibility of the virus being mutated. Hence, the country’s preparations have to be stepped up to meet the…
‘Refer all Corona positive 45-plus comorbidity patients to COVID Care Centres’
June 18, 2021Meeting with Private Hospital representatives held List of COVID deaths from March 1 till date sought Mysore/Mysuru: Following accusations against Private Hospitals for delay in reporting COVID related deaths, the District Health Department has instructed all Private Hospitals to compulsorily refer COVID positive patients, who are above 40 years of age and with comorbidities to…















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