New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched a mobile app called AarogyaSetu which will help people in identifying the risk of getting affected by the Coronavirus. “The app built through public private partnership assesses them the risk for their catching the Coronavirus infection. It will calculate this based on their interaction with others,…
Action against those who attack doctors, Police: DC
April 4, 2020Home Ministry asks States to get tough with those who attack healthcare workers Mysore/Mysuru: As India battles the Coronavirus outbreak, sporadic attacks on doctors, social workers and Police personnel have come to the fore raising concerns over their safety and prompting warnings by authorities. In the wake of such attacks, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G….
JK Organisation pledges Rs. 10 crore to combat Coronavirus
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JK Organisation, which has diversified interests including tyres, cement and paper, on Friday pledged Rs. 10 crore for fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. While a large part of the fund will go to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund, the rest will be utilised in meeting the immediate needs of communities and migrant labour, currently underway,…
75-year-old man with no travel history is State’s fourth COVID-19 victim
April 4, 2020Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka witnessed a surge in Coronavirus-positive cases, the State recorded its fourth fatality on Friday. The victim is a 75-year-old man from Bagalkot (patient 125) who had no travel history. His son, who works with a software company in Bengaluru and his daughter had visited him about 10 days ago. The…
Mysore Physicians Trust donates Personal Protection Kits
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Physicians Medical and Research Trust (MPMRT) donated about Rs. 1 lakh worth PPE-Personal Protection Kits to K.R. Hospital and JSS Hospital. This material will help in protecting the professional healthcare workers from transmission of COVID-19 virus. The PPE-Kit will have coverall suit, hood drape, face mask, hand gloves, plastic apron, goggles, shoe…
Indian Railways clears air on erroneous reports on post-lockdown journeys
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Indian Railways on Thursday flagged what it called erroneous reports by a section of the media that it had re-started ticket reservation for journeys post-Apr. 14. It had never been stopped in the first place, Railway authorities clarified. The time-frame for advance reservation of tickets is 120 days, so the window for Apr….
Government’s manual to prepare homemade masks for all
April 4, 2020New Delhi: The office of the Government’s Principal Scientific Advisor on Tuesday issued a detailed manual to prepare homemade masks using easily available items like old vests, t-shirts and handkerchiefs, stressing they are “70 percent effective” in curbing the spread of Coronavirus. Masks lower the chances of Coronavirus entering the respiratory system through droplets left…
COVID-19 lockdown: City educational institutions resort to online classes
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Forced to shut down due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, many educational institutions of the city have resorted to online classes in order to make up for the time lost due to the lockdown. Most private educational institutions of the city that run under-graduate, post-graduate, technical, professional and other courses, have already started virtual…
Nizamuddin Markaz: 63 from Mysuru quarantined
April 3, 2020Police enforce nakabandi to prevent free movement Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has successfully mounted efforts and has tracked down nearly 63 people who were among the 342 from the State who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi between Mar. 8 and Mar. 20. The gathering had hosted 9,000 people including 1,500…
Light candles, diyas dispel darkness: PM
April 3, 2020Switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on Apr. 5 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning urged people to light candles, lamps or mobile flashlights at 9 pm on Sunday, Apr. 5, for 9 minutes to “raise the great power of 130 crore Indians” and make everyone feel that no one…














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