Sriramulu is Social Welfare Minister Bengaluru: With the COVID-19 pandemic causing havoc in the State, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa in a minor portfolio re-allocation exercise, allotted the Health and Family Welfare portfolio, held by B. Sriramulu, to Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar this morning. The CM’s move is said to be aimed at streamlining the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Crowding of people at various illumination spots in the city has become a big headache for the authorities concerned in the wake of COVID-19. With five days left for the inauguration of Dasara-2020, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) officials are completing illumination of various circles, main roads and busy traffic junctions with different themes….
Bengaluru: Amid the campaign by several groups which wanted the Government to stop its much publicised ‘Vidyagama’ programme due to safety concerns as several teachers involved in the programme have lost their lives reportedly due to COVID-19, the State Government on Sunday announced a three week holiday for teachers of Primary and High Schools. The…
YHAI Mysuru’s Solar Energy Solution wins first prize Mysore/Mysuru: Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) has won top prize of Hostelling International (HI) Sustainable Fund-2020 for its Solar Energy Initiative at YHAI in Gokulam, Mysuru. HI is the brand name of Youth Hostel Associations having presence in 85 countries. Aimed at ‘Sustainable Tourism,’ the Hostelling…
Madikeri: Virajpet BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah said that the Cauvery Theerthodbhava at Talacauvery, the birth place of River Cauvery, will be celebrated in a simple manner on Oct. 17 in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Presiding over the Theerthodbhava preparatory meeting at Bhagamandala on Saturday, Bopaiah said that, however, the Theerthodbhava will be performed with…
Madikeri: Taking serious note of the stalled development works around the old private bus stand at Madikeri, Deputy Commissioner Annies Kanmani Joy directed the officials to expedite the works. She was speaking at the progress review meeting of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) at Madikeri City Municipal Council Hall here on Wednesday. Directing the officials to…
Bengaluru: Invoking Sec. 4 of “The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance-2020,” the State Government has said all individuals who are identified for COVID-19 test by Government should get tested compulsorily so that spread of the virus can be contained and lives can be saved. In a press release here, Dr. Om Prakash Patil, Director, Health and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his week-long ‘Yogakshema Yatra’ for the fifth day on Friday, KR MLA S.A. Ramdas took out a ‘padayatra’ in MCC Wards 57, 59 and 64, coming under his Assembly segment. Ramdas, who began the day by offering puja at Ganapati temple in Vivekanandanagar, listened to the grievances of the people in the three…
Mysore/Mysuru: In order to facilitate quick shifting of COVID infected people to hospitals, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has set up a COVID War Room at Town Hall in the heart of the city. The MCC, in association with the District Administration and Health and Family Welfare Department, has already set up 22 COVID testing…
Mysore/Mysuru: Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, an autonomous institute under VTU, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on working together for the road infrastructure development by adopting a portion of National Highway. As per the MoU, VVCE adopted a 62.5-km stretch of NH-212 from Mysuru to…
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