Mysore/Mysuru: Rotary Mysore Midtown, Rotary Panchasheel, Rotary Central, Rotary Mysore, Rotary Ivory City, Rotary East, Rotary South-East, Rotary Brindavan, Rotary Ambari and Rotary Srigandha Clubs have together started a noble project of feeding the poor and downtrodden who are identified and placed at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road and CITB Choultry in Siddarthanagar. This…
Critical equipment, free food donated to COVD facility in Kodagu
May 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The 30-bed dedicated free COVID healthcare centre established by Lopamudra Medical Centre (LMC) and Karuna Trust at Gonikoppal in South Kodagu has been receiving donations in kind from donors and philanthropists. Mysuru-based Skanray Technologies has donated critical high-tech equipment to treat virus-infected patients at all the 30 beds of the hospital. Managing Director of…
20 black fungus cases in Karnataka
May 17, 2021Bangalore: As many as 20 black fungus cases were detected among the recently recovered COVID-19 patients in the State on Sunday. According to official sources, three black fungus cases were detected in Bagalkot, one in Vijayapura district, five in Raichur and one in Bidar district.
Pt. Rajeev Taranath, Dr. Kasturirangan selected for Basavashri Award
May 17, 2021Chitradurga: Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath of Mysuru and renowned Space Scientist Dr. K. Kasturirangan have been selected for the prestigious Basavashri Award, given by Chitradurga’s Murugha Mutt. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh and a citation. Announcing this here on Friday, Murugha Mutt Seer Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Swamiji said that Pandit…
Dead woman comes alive minutes before cremation
May 17, 2021Pune: Though the country continues its fierce battle against covid-19, a bizarre incident from Baramati, in Pune district has shocked the relatives and residents of the city, when a 78-year-old Covid-positive woman from Mudhale village of Baramati taluk, who was thought to be dead regained her consciousness minutes before her cremation. According to reports, the…
MLC suggests one-day exam for SSLC and II PU students
May 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As the second wave of COVID attack continues to cause untold havoc, JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has suggested the Government to conduct a one-day exam for SSLC and Second PU students on different dates, by setting Multi-choice question papers on the lines of CET (Common Entrance Test). In a press release, Marithibbegowda, who represents South…
MMC&RI gets nod for recruitment of Doctors and Nursing staff
May 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The MMC&RI (Mysore Medical College and Research Institute) has got nod from the Government for appointment of Doctors and Nursing staff for COVID treatment and care at Government-run Hospitals. The Institution has got nod for recruitment of medical staff on contract basis for a three-month period subject to certain terms and conditions such as…
Positivity Unlimited: ‘God’s grace, good practices and resolve will help us defeat pandemic’
May 17, 2021On the 3rd day of the #PositivityUnlimited lecture series organised by Covid Response Team (CRT), Delhi on May 13, Jagadguru Vijayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamkoti Peetham and renowned artiste Padma Vibhusan Dr. Sonal Mansingh shared their thoughts. ‘God’s grace, good practices and resolve will help us defeat pandemic’ The world is in the grasp of…
A Chinese Memory Revived
May 17, 2021By Girija Madhavan Browsing through the internet, a photo from a bygone era caught my eye: Pandit Nehru with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, also called Chou Enlai [1898-1976]. His chiselled features and thick, black eyebrows, brought back memories of seeing him long ago, in person in Beijing [known as Peking earlier]. My husband, A. Madhavan…
RT-PCR: Suggestions to District Administration
May 17, 2021Sir, The targeted testing [(Influenza-like illness or ILI) and (Severe Acute Respiratory Infections or SARI)] coupled with lockdown, introducing ‘Covid Mitras’ for proper triaging, providing home isolation kit, telemedicine, streamlining the oxygen supply, centralised bed allotment through covid War Rooms, increasing ventilator beds, stepped up vaccination, are some of the best decisions that the District…















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