Mysore/Mysuru: With the district facing a shortage of beds for treatment of COVID patients, the District-level Task Force Committee on bed management has warned private hospitals that legal action will be initiated against them if they fail to part with beds as sought by the Government. The Task force headed by MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev…
Ward-level COVID Task Force launched in Ward No. 36
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion the COVID-19 Ward-level Task Force initiative, Mayor Rukmini Madegowda and MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag launched Ward No. 36 (Yeraganahalli) Task Force at the Government Higher Primary School in Yeraganahalli on Wednesday. Ward No. 36 is represented by Mayor Rukmini Madegowda of JD(S). The Task force is headed by her and has…
PM Modi likely to hold virtual meet with DCs on May 18, 20
May 14, 2021New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold review meetings with Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of high COVID-19 burden districts over video-conference on May 18 and May 20 in the presence of the Chief Ministers of respective States. The DCs of 46 districts from nine States would meet Modi on May 18 and those of 54…
District in-Charge Secretary pulls up Officers
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: IAS Officer and District in-Charge Secretary N. Jayaram, who is also the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Administrative Officer has directed officers to hold phone-in programmes to solve problems of general public and farmers as they are unable to come to Government Offices due to total lockdown across the State. Holding a virtual Karnataka Development…
Sculptor Kanaka Murthy passes away
May 14, 2021She had sculpted the bronze bust of Sir M. Visvesvaraya installed at Institute of Engineers in Mysuru Bengaluru: Renowned female sculptor of the State Kanaka Murthy (79), passed away at a private hospital here on Thursday, following brief illness. She leaves behind her husband, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. The bronze…
Ministers to donate one year salary to CM’s Relief Fund
May 14, 2021Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and his 32 Cabinet Ministers will donate their one year salary to Covid-19 relief fund. The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has issued this order based on Yediyurappa’s direction. The donation is with effect from May 1. The salary money will be used for relief measures and…
Use existing stock to vaccinate beneficiaries of 45 plus: DC
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Without mincing words, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has issued directions to District Health Department Officers to use the available vaccine to administer second dose to people above 45 years of age. Holding a video-conference meeting with Tahsildars and Taluk Panchayat Executive Officers yesterday, she said they need to give second dose of vaccine to…
Govt. Employees Assn. demands vaccination of teachers on priority
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Government Employees Association has urged the Government to prioritise vaccination of teachers considering them as Corona Warriors. In a press release, Association Vice-President Malangi Suresh, who is also the Honorary President of South Zone Primary School Teachers Association, said that teachers are engaged in COVID duty, working along with Doctors, ASHA…
MCC to set up Step Down Clinics for post-Covid care
May 14, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a step forward in post-COVID care of patients, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will soon be setting up Step Down Clinics or Post-COVID Care Centres across the city to take further care of patients who are discharged from Hospitals after 80 percent recovery from critical illness. A preliminary meeting in this regard was…
DCGI approves clinical trial of COVAXIN in 2 to 18 years age group
May 14, 2021New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the national regulator, after careful examination, has accepted the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of Covaxin (COVID vaccine) in the age group of 2 to 18 years, to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd. The Hyderabad-…















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