By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of Healthcare and ASHA workers go into homes around Mysuru district to provide vital services amidst Coronavirus pandemic, endangering themselves. These ASHAs, short for Accredited Social Health Activists and Healthcare workers are drawn from local and largely rural communities, and are a crucial element in primary and community health…
Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Alok Kumar, who arrived in Mysuru yesterday, reviewed the bandobust by KSRP personnel deployed at BSNL Circle in Udayagiri this morning. One platoon of KSRP personnel is deployed on COVID-19 duty in city. Accompanied by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dr. A.N. Prakash…
Assists District Administration in combating COVID; seeks donations Mysore/Mysuru:For the first time in 29 years, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) conducted its monthly meeting online on Apr.12 in view of the COVID-19 lockdown. This move was much appreciated by the members present in the meeting. The members were informed about the steps taken by MGP to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Newspapers, though listed among essentials and with no events happening around, have lost its weight literally with less number of pages being printed in almost all the publications. Lockdown has forced Internet to be the way of life and yet, for some, newspapers have still remained a source of daily dose on information. Hence,…
Mysore/Mysuru: With stay-at-home becoming the new normal, traditions are becoming increasingly challenging to practice. Akshaya Tritiya, one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar, known to bring good fortune, prosperity and luck, being one of them. With enquires about purchasing gold on this day of Akshaya Tritiya increasing, Kalyan Jewellers has announced the…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has launched a free online crash course “GetCETGo” to help all students of the State prepare for CET and NEET 2020 exams during COVID-19 Lockdown. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa launched “GetCETGo” https://getcetgo.in/ in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan, an official release said yesterday. It…
By T.J.S. George Sardar Patel’s statue at Ahmedabad was recently advertised for sale at Rs. 30,000 crore by “unknown persons.” Clearly it was someone’s idea of a joke and could have been dismissed as such. But the quality of humour is strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain for only the cultured. It blesseth him…
By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer Theme: Climate Action Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Terra. The planet formed 4.54 billion years ago, and life appeared…
Mysore/Mysuru: Two more persons have been tested positive in Mysuru. With this, the total Coronavirus positive cases in Mysuru have gone up to 55. In all, 86 positive cases (cumulative) have been reported in Mysuru and 31 persons have been discharged. The latest to test positive are P-416, a 26-year-old male and a secondary contact…
To protect Police personnel from contracting Coronavirus, the Jain Samaj, which is feeding the poor and providing grocery kits to the needy regularly since the lockdown, has donated towards installation of a Disinfectant Tunnel at the City Police Commissioner’s Office. This humane gesture by the Jain Samaj is to express their gratitude to the Corona…
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