Mysore/Mysuru: With the cancellation of passenger train services due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, passengers are now raising concerns over the refunds and cancellation of e-tickets. Recently, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) which is the official e-ticketing arm of the national transporter, issued a statement saying that passengers have raised their doubts…
Indian Army launches ‘Operation Namastey’
March 30, 2020New Delhi: Preparing itself for the fight against the COVID-19, Indian Army has launched an operation. The operation is named ‘Operation Namastey’. Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane made the announcement on Friday. As a part of the operation Army would helpthe Government of India fight against the deadly disease. The operation also aims to insulate the 1.3 million strong force fromcoronavirus infection….
ICC Salutes Joginder Sharma’s Fight Against Coronavirus
March 30, 2020Haryana: Joginder Sharma, who famously bowled the final over in India’s World T20 win in 2007, continues to serve the country, but, on a different kind of pitch. Currently working as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana, Joginder Sharma is helping India in its fight against coronavirus pandemic. The ICC took to Twitter to appreciate…
Indian Cricket Board Contributes Rs.51 Crore To Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
March 30, 2020New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contributed Rs 51 crore to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country. “Mr Sourav Ganguly, President, Mr Jay Shah, Honorary Secretary and Office Bearers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India…
Coronascare: Four new, total 12 positive cases in Mysuru
March 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Coronavirus positive cases in Mysuru (Nanjangud) has gone up to 12. Four more new cases were confirmed on March 30. Mysuru District Minister V. Somanna confirmed this morning. All the new cases are from the epicentre of Nanjangud that has been declared as a red zone or Cluster Case as per Central Containment Plan….
Food from the heart during COVID times
March 29, 2020Volunteers distribute food, water bottles, and blankets Mysore/Mysuru: Promising that none would sleep hungry, a number of volunteers and individuals are spot-distributing food on the streets, in front of bus stands, railway station and in front of hospitals. The lockdown period has made it easy for the rich and the elite to live a livelihood…
Kerala wants to lift blockade; Kodagu MLAs, MP say no
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention to lift the blockade of the Thalassery-Kodagu State Highway-30 by the Karnataka Police. However, this move is opposed by the MLAs and MP of Kodagu who have urged the Karnataka Government not to lift the blockade as there is…
Love for mutton during lockdown in Mysuru
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans love mutton and this was proved on Sunday (Mar. 29) as despite lockdown, people queued up in front of very few mutton shops that were open to get their share of the red meat. Serpentine queues were witnessed in front of meat stalls at K.G. Koppal, Hootagalli, Vontikoppal, Paduvarahalli, Devaraja Mohalla and N.R….
Mysuru Railway Hospital ready to treat COVID-19 patients
March 29, 2020Help Desk functioning at City Rly. Station Platform No. 1 Mysore/Mysuru: The Railway Hospital on KRS Road in Yadavagiri, Mysuru, run by South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, has ten beds of Isolation Ward exclusively dedicated for COVID-19 infected patients and another thirty-eight beds will be utilised as Isolation Ward if there is an increase…
446 kilometres on foot: Labourers trudge from Mysuru to Ballari
March 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the 21-day lockdown, over 50 casual labourers from Ballari have started leaving Mysuru district on foot. These people were working as security guards, daily wage labourers, and construction workers and were involved in other menial jobs since the past three to four months ago in the district. The lockdown, which was imposed all…















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