Some get jobs, some head back home A sum of Rs.45,000 earned by making paper covers Mysore/Mysuru: Among the five Shelter Camps opened at various places by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in view of nationwide lockdown, all have been closed except the one set up at Youth Hostel in city. The Shelter Camps at Nanjaraja…
Governor gives assent for APMC Act amendment ordinance
May 18, 2020Bengaluru: The ordinance passed by the State Government to bring in changes to the APMC (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee) Act to remove restrictions on the sale of farm produce, has now become official with Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Saturday giving his assent to the ordinance. The State Cabinet, in a major policy decision, had…
Full impact of COVID-19 still not known, says doctor
May 18, 2020‘Every citizen should play a role in this war against the pandemic’ Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M.G. Satish Kumar, Consultant Internal Medicine at Columbia Asia Hospital, Mysuru, says that full impact of COVID-19 is still not known and the present condition is still the tip of the iceberg. Only suppression and mitigation are important to combat the…
KSRTC workers seek Health Insurance cover meant for Corona Warriors
May 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC workers have urged the Government to cover them under the Special Health Insurance Scheme meant for Corona Warriors, who are engaged in the battle against COVID-19. In an appeal to the Government, the Mysuru Rural Unit of KSRTC Staff and Workers Union said that the Government recently introduced a Special Health Scheme for…
Govt. releases Rs.78 crore for re-construction of classrooms destroyed by floods
May 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of 635 classrooms in Schools that were destroyed by heavy rains and floods last year in the district. DDPI Dr. Panduranga told ‘Star of Mysore’ that the Government, taking note of the damages caused to school buildings, has released Rs.78 crore for re-construction of classrooms…
Minister seeks opinion of parents on starting primary classes
May 18, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to end the confusion regarding re-opening of schools amid the lockdown, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has sought the opinion and also suggestions from parents. In a Facebook post on Sunday evening, Suresh Kumar said that many parents have been urging for a late start of LKG, UKG…
KSRTC ready to ply buses with safety rules from tomorrow
May 17, 2020One entry, exit for passengers at Sub-urban bus stand Thermal screening must for all before boarding bus No inter-State and Air-Conditioned buses City bus service based on number of passengers Health check-up must for drivers, conductors Mysore/Mysuru: With Karnataka Government requesting the Centre to allow it to resume public transport from tomorrow (May 18) under…
12,000 migrants register in Mysuru to go home
May 17, 2020Second train carrying migrant workers leaves Ashokapuram Railway Station Mysore/Mysuru: Over 12,158 migrants from city have registered their names in the State Government’s Seva Sindhu app and web portal to go to their native villages in the Shramik Special trains operated by the Indian Railways. Of them, only 2,960 applications have been processed and the…
Combating Corona in worst-hit Maharashtra needs some guts
May 17, 2020Mysurean Dr. Meghana serves JJ Hospital in Mumbai, the hotspot of killer virus By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when Maharashtra is witnessing a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases, a young lady doctor from Mysuru is not only helping Corona Warriors in Mumbai by providing food and PPE kits to them…
ATME students develop low-cost ventilators for COVID-19 patients
May 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, has taken an initiative to help the treatment of COVID-19 patients by promoting low-cost equipment. As part of this initiative, VTU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr. Karisiddappa had appealed the students and faculty members of affiliated Engineering Colleges in Karnataka to come up with innovative ideas and research projects and also…















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