SP Ryshyanth visits check points; asks personnel not to block patient-carrying and essential goods vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: With a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the District Police have stepped up vigil at all check-posts and toll plazas to keep an eye on persons trying to enter Mysuru. They are screening all vehicles and questioning the occupants while…
Ramzan celebrated
May 14, 2021Eid-ul-Fitr prayers offered at homes, greetings through phones Akshaya Trithiya, Basava Jayanthi too celebrated in city Mysore/Mysuru: Three festivals, Ramzan, Akshaya Trithiya and Basava Jayanthi, were celebrated in city this morning. But in view of total lockdown, these festivals were restricted to homes with ban on movement of people and crowded gatherings. With the second…
Mysuru COVID-19 Update: May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021Mysuru reports 2340 new COVID-19 positive cases, 3624 discharges and 12 deaths today.
Our stand on Chamarajanagar tragedy vindicated: DC
May 14, 2021I am being targeted as soon as I took charge as DC, says Rohini Sindhuri Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting for the first time to media on the report submitted by the three-member probe Committee to the Karnataka High Court regarding the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy where 24 patients died on the intervening night of May 2 and…
Mysuru reports first black fungus death
May 14, 2021Seven more mucormycosis cases detected at K.R. Hospital and some private hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru reported its first black fungus death case and the new variant has been detected in seven more COVID-infected patients. This has caused concern among medical community who are battling day and night to combat the killer virus even as India is…
Minister denies black fungus death, admits virus presence
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar has said that no black fungus death has been reported in Mysuru. Speaking to reporters after garlanding the statue of Basavanna at Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle near JSS Mahavidyapeeta in city, as part of Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration this morning, the Minister claimed that only…
Access denied: Official COVID meetings not open to media
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: While institutions, Governments, elected representatives and companies are all having to adapt to new constraints under the Coronavirus pandemic, they are often using the health crisis as an excuse to restrict journalists’ access, proving that information does not circulate well in the age of COVID-19. Journalists in Mysuru are denied entry to official meetings…
COVID cases declining in State: CM
May 14, 2021Task Force formed to tackle third wave Bengaluru: Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa has claimed that COVID cases are showing a downward trend in the State, due to concerted efforts by the State Government. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, he said, from 50,112 cases on May 5, it came down to 39,990 on Wednesday….
Surge in Covid cases in rural areas causing concern: Siddu
May 14, 2021Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and the Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Siddharamaiah on Thursday said the second COVID wave is spreading at faster rate in rural areas and this is causing great concern. In a series of tweets, he said that this is a very dangerous trend. Experts have observed that more…
From now, Remdesivir supply only through online indenting
May 14, 2021Water-tight system developed to prevent hoarding, unscrupulous use and pilferage Mysore/Mysuru: A COVID patient-friendly and a fool-proof system has been developed by the State Government to prevent hoarding, black-marketing and pilferage of Remdesivir drug. The online system will ensure equitable distribution of the drug among patients and also will bring in a systemic change in…















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