New Delhi: The Council of Ministers, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nirmala Sitharaman, will resume work at their Ministries tomorrow (Apr.13), a day before the end of the lockdown to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, sources said last evening. Senior officials entitled to official…
Woman power to the fore during a pandemic
April 12, 2020Railways leads the campaign Mysore/Mysuru: The total and unprecedented suspension of passenger services by the Indian Railways, for the first time in its history spanning over 165 years, stands as a testimony to the resolve and commitment of the world’s fourth largest Railway system and the single largest State-owned employer to unitedly fight the scourge…
Strict lockdown in areas around Jubilant Generics: Minister
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With more employees of Nanjangud’s Jubilant Generics testing positive for novel Coronavirus, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that a stricter lockdown is in place in areas around the Pharmaceutical Company, including Hebya and Someshwara villages. Speaking to presspersons after holding a meeting with Legislators, ZP members and District-level Officers at the ZP Hall here…
Cars collide on deserted Devaraj Urs Road
April 12, 2020Lucky escape for drivers, Police seize cars Mysore/Mysuru: Though almost all roads in the city wears a deserted look following lockdown, two cars collided on the deserted Devaraj Urs Road last evening resulting in both cars getting damaged. Luckily, two persons behind the wheels of the cars, have escaped miraculously without a scratch. At about…
Elephant herd regales in Shimsha river near Maddur
April 12, 2020Maddur (Mandya): Even as the entire State is under COVID-19 lockdown, a herd of five elephants was found regaling at Shimsha river near the town on Friday morning, causing concern among the nearby villagers. The elephants, which are said to have come from the nearby forest, have reportedly destroyed Sugarcane, Paddy and Banana crops grown…
DC warns against misuse of COIVD-19 donations
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that several complaints of misuse have been received regarding COVID-19 donations, including in cash and kind, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has warned organisations and individuals against misuse and misappropriation. Speaking through Facebook Live, a Social Media Platform, Abhiram Sankar said that several associations, organisations and individuals have been engaged in distributing food,…
10 Fever Clinics to start functioning in city from tomorrow
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As one more step in the testing of COVID-19 symptoms, the district health authorities will be starting 10 exclusive Fever Clinics in city which would function from tomorrow (April.13) . DHO Dr. R. Venkatesh said that all Fever Clinics will function from Primary Health Centres (PHCs) located across the city including Bannimantap, Saraswathipuram, Kuvempunagar,…
Former Mayor urges all citizens to follow lockdown guidelines
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Corona cases are rising by the day in the district, former Mayor Ayub Khan has urged the citizens to follow lockdown guidelines strictly in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. In a public appeal, Ayub Khan, regretting that people still continued to come out on to the streets under the pretext…
Ration articles distributed to Mahouts at Dubare Elephant Camp
April 12, 2020Kushalnagar: The Forest Department distributed ration to over 60 Mahouts and Kavadis of Dubare Elephant camp near here on Saturday. Speaking after distributing ration, Madikeri Sub-Division Conservator of Forests (CF)Prabhakar said that the families of Mahouts and Kavadis who live in tribal hamlets were facing a lot of difficulties due to the lockdown. The Department,…
Demand for chicken, fish goes up as mutton sellers stop selling sheep, goat meat citing loss
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The demand for chicken meat and fish shot up today as most mutton traders in city stopped selling sheep and goat meat citing loss. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had fixed a price of Rs. 500 per kg of sheep and goat meat as the traders were found selling the same at exorbitant price….















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