Mysuru/Mysore: In a bid to prevent Coronavirus from spreading, University of Mysore (UoM) has declared holiday for its teaching and non-teaching staff from Mar.23 to Mar.31, said Varsity Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa who added that the holidays were declared following instructions from the State Government asking them to declare holidays to all colleges coming under…
National Poshan Abhiyaan, a ‘Jan Andolan’
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: National Poshan Abhiyaan is not just a programme, it is a ‘Jan Andolan (People’s Movement)’, which aims to free the nation from malnutrition and reach every household with the message of ‘Nutrition.’ The goals of this Abhiyaan are to achieve improvement in nutritional status of children from zero to six years, adolescent girls, pregnant…
Legal action if masks, sanitisers sold at higher rates
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Following COVID-19 scare, the Central Government has fixed Rs. 8 for two ply masks, Rs. 10 for three ply masks and Rs. 100 for a 200ml bottle of sanitiser. Despite the Centre fixing the rates, complaints of masks and sanitisers being sold at exorbitant prices are being received. Hence, legal action would be initiated…
Spurious sanitisers confiscated
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: With the demand for hand sanitisers increasing due to the Coronavirus scare, it has come to light that some people are trying to cash in on the soaring demand by selling spurious hand sanitisers in Mysuru. A person who was selling fake sanitizer in city has been arrested by Legal Metrology Department recently and…
Appointed as Notary
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: City advocate H.N. Varija has been appointed as a Notary by the Government of India and is authorised to practice as such throughout Mysuru district for a period of five years. Varija is a resident of Vinayakanagar in city.
BJP Mysuru Rural District unit
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The following have been appointed as the new office-bearers of the BJP Mysuru Rural District unit: Vice-Presidents: Dasaiah (T. Narasipur), Raju Gowda (Periyapatna), Kendagannappa (Nanjangud), Siddaveerappa (Varuna), Surya Kumar (Hunsur), Sunandamma (H.D. Kote), Madhu Subbanna (Nanjangud) and Shwetha Gopal (K.R. Nagar). General Secretaries: B. Mahadeva Nandeesh (Chamundeshwari), Mahesh Madawadi (T. Narasipur) and Yoganandakumar (Hunsur)….
Visit Jayadeva Hospital only if there is emergency
March 24, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Medical Superintendent of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research on KRS Road in city Dr. K.S. Sadananda has appealed the patients taking treatment at the hospital to visit the hospital only if there is an emergency. He has urged the patients, who have to come for general check-up and follow-up visit to…
Obesity Rates Increasing in India
March 24, 2020The obesity crisis in India isn’t anything new, but it is something we’re trying to tackle, take for example the free obesity treatment camps and anti-obesity day counseling services. It’s something that we want to change as a whole country. So, what’s contributing to this obesity crisis? Who’s more susceptible and how can we help…
Jail for lockdown violators: DC
March 23, 2020Second positive case reported in Mysuru; India’s tally jumps to 422, death toll at 7 MAJOR DECISIONS TO CURB COVID-19 150-bed District Hospital on KRS Road (Metagalli) will be converted into Emergency Virus Hospital All positive persons will be shifted to the District Hospital from K.R. Hospital Mysuru District Administration to take over B.M. Hospital…
People not taking Coronavirus lockdown seriously, rues PM
March 23, 202080 districts across the country fully shut New Delhi: A day after India observed 14-hour-long Janata Curfew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to point out that people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Several videos have emerged of people taking out rallies and crowding streets during the curfew on Sunday. “Many people…















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