She had celebrated her 102nd birthday in Mysuru in January 2018 Mysore/Mysuru: Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Head Rajyogini Dadi Jankiji (104) breathed her last at Global Hospital in Mount Abu, Rajasthan, early this morning. Dadi Jankiji, who was the brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission, was suffering from respiratory and stomach-related issues for the past two…
Food for thought amidst lockdown
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a show of humanitarian gesture, the city Police continued distribution of food packets to the needy people as they have no place to buy food with Mysuru in total lockdown. Today they distributed food to daily wage workers hailing from Balegoan in Maharashtra. They are engaged as daily wagers in construction of buildings….
One more person tests positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: One more person has tested positive for COVID-19, announced Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. The number of patients testing positive in Mysuru has touched three. The latest patient to be tested positive for the killer epidemic is 35-year-old male. Unlike two other cases who had a travel history, this person has no travel history…
Corona Warriors on the move
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Fire Brigade personnel lend a helping hand to the Mysuru City Corporation and the District Administration in countering the spread of COVID-19 by spraying disinfectant across the city. Kudos to all the Corona Warriors who are leaving no stone unturned to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
COVID-19: Number of persons under observation spikes
March 26, 2020On Mar. 23, it was 348; 452 on Mar. 24; 898 on Mar. 25 Mysore/Mysuru: The total number of COVID-19 positive cases rose to 649 in India and the death toll due to Novel Coronavirus has reached 13. Karnataka reported one more death last evening with the death of COVID-19 positive woman in Gauribidanur. She…
MCC sets up shelter for destitute and shelter-less
March 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With a lockdown period till April 14, 2020 the MCC has set up an ‘Ashraya’ shelter home for destitute men and the shelter-less at its Zone-6 Office located on Seshadri Iyer Road, Devaraja Mohalla. The centre can accommodate 50 persons and all the inmates will be provided free food. The centre also has a…
COVID-19 relief: Doles for workers, vendors; 2 months’ advance in social security pension
March 26, 2020Bengaluru: With more cases of Coronavirus or COVID-19 being reported with the total tally seeing an alarming rise, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, making a statement on the floor of Assembly, said “The Government had announced a lockdown till Mar. 31 in the entire State to control the spread of virus. To take care of the…
Police, former MLA distribute food packets, masks to destitutes and stranded persons
March 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the city celebrated a low-key Ugadi in the wake of Coronavirus on Wednesday with people confined to their homes following the national lockdown announced by the Union Government, the City Police and former MLA M.K. Somashekar in a humane gesture, distributed food packets and face-masks to destitutes, stranded persons and the shelterless…
MCC sprays disinfectants in wards
March 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Government is battling to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched spraying of disinfectants (Fumigation) in all 65 wards. Speaking to SOM, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde said that spraying of disinfectants (Sodium Hypo Chloride) has begun from Wednesday. Pointing out that four vehicles have been drawn…
Private clinics must be kept open during lockdown: DC
March 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has ordered private doctors to keep their clinics open, which were shut over Coronavirus fear. The doctors claimed that they had shut the clinics to ensure the infection does not spread among other patients. However, after getting complaints from citizens, the district authorities spoke to the general practitioners’ body and…















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