Theirs, however, is a thankless job with increased lockdown violations Mysore/Mysuru: We are at a critical stage in fight against Coronavirus as fears of community transmissions rise. During lockdown, frontline workers are still going out every day to win what one doctor described as “a war India can’t afford to lose”. As our healthcare system…
Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Mandya; one discharged from Mysuru
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Three more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Mandya, taking the total number of positive cases to 8. In a media bulletin released by Health and Family Welfare Department this noon, three new cases have been confirmed. P237 a 60-year-old female from Malavalli, Mandya and a contact of P179 (mother), P238, an 8-year-old…
Many in Mysuru are abandoning pets on streets — helpless, scared, and hungry
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Within days of COVID-19 outbreak, hundreds of pets became strays. Some pet owners have been abandoning their pets fearing that Coronavirus could spread from animals to them. Call it inhuman or misinformed cruelty, several well educated and influential persons have been abandoning their pets on streets, when nobody is watching. Sadly even imported dog…
More focus on Coronavirus may divert concentration on subjects: DDPU Geetha
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Students should make use of lockdown period by concentrating more on their subjects rather than wasting time unnecessarily by getting more into Coronavirus, said G.R. Geetha, DDPU, Mysuru district. “Owing to postponement of English exam due to Coronavirus lockdown, students are not able to focus on studies, which the Board fears would affect their overall pass percentage and also performance in…
Apart from ragi, mix of natural roots, fruits helps develop immunity
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Although there is no disputing the fact that consumption of ragi-based food helps in developing immunity against diseases, several food experts have suggested that it is equally important to look at other natural foods for improving body immunity. With COVID-19 pandemic creating havoc across the globe, ragi, a staple food of Southern Karnataka, is…
Cold storage to be built at Mysuru APMC for storing fruits, vegetables: Minister
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With reports of many farmers destroying their farm produce in fields itself after being unable to transport them to the markets and also failing to find buyers due to COVID-19 lockdown, Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the Government would consider building of a cold storage at APMC in Mysuru to preserve perishable items…
Do not throw your produce, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil appeals to farmers
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Appealing the farmers not to get frustrated over lockdown regulations and destroy their produce, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said that the officials have been asked not to disrupt transportation of farm products and agricultural produce. Addressing a meeting with farmer leaders at the Taluk Panchayat office in city on Saturday, he said that he…
Veteran Congress leader M.V. Rajasekharan passes away in Bengaluru
April 13, 2020Bengaluru: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister M.V. Rajasekharan passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru today after prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 91. The Congress leader was ailing from old-age related diseases. He is survived by his wife Girija Rajasekharan, two sons and two daughters. He had served as the Union…
Unfair practices: Licence of four fair price shops suspended in Mysuru
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a crackdown on fair price shops indulging in unfair practices, Food and Civil Supplies Department has suspended the licence of four shops in Mysuru district. In a press release, Department Joint Director P. Shivanna said that the Department had supplied rations to all fair price shops enough for two months (April and May)to…
Lockdown till April 30
April 12, 2020Regulations to be relaxed in Coronavirus-free districts Bengaluru: Ending the suspense over extension of the 21-day lockdown in Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa yesterday said that the lockdown will be extended till April 30. Speaking to presspersons after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video-conference with all Chief Ministers of the State yesterday, Yediyurappa said…















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