Tag: Corona Lockdown

Lockdown effect: No accidents in city since Mar. 25
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Lockdown effect: No accidents in city since Mar. 25

April 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru city, a tourist hub which was abuzz with vehicular traffic, is now an accident-free city with not even a single accident reported from Mar. 25. In a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from the midnight of Mar. 24. The movement of vehicles…

A warrior of a different kind
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A warrior of a different kind

April 10, 2020

Student from Meghalaya takes on a mission to feed stray dogs Mysore/Mysuru: It has been 17 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced nationwide lockdown. This meant people staying indoors, which they are.  Mahatma Gandhi’s quote reads, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” And in a…

Akshaya Patra Foundation provides food, grocery kits to migrant workers
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Akshaya Patra Foundation provides food, grocery kits to migrant workers

April 10, 2020

Till date 37,28,985 cooked meals served and  1,91,320 grocery kits delivered  Mysore/Mysuru: Bengaluru-based Akshaya Patra Foundation that is striving to eliminate classroom hunger by implementing the Mid-day Meal Scheme in Government Schools has stepped in to provide relief to COVID-19 victims by providing food and grocery kits to thousands of people. Since the COVID-19 crisis,…

‘Campus Companions’ are fed too
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‘Campus Companions’ are fed too

April 10, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Two SJCE students, who are busy with online classes that the Institution is providing, have a reason to visit their campus every day even when the institution is shut. They come there to feed the hungry dogs.  As the educational institutions are closed for long time now, stray dogs which used to get food…

Drones handy for Police to catch lockdown flouters
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Drones handy for Police to catch lockdown flouters

April 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: They have been seen on the streets relentlessly seizing vehicles and grimly talking sense into compulsive lockdown violators. The Police in city have also started using a network of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or drones) to track down lockdown flouters.  The drones are fitted with sirens, flashing lights and recorded messages warning people against…

De-congesting Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry
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De-congesting Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry

April 9, 2020

120 homeless persons moved to two other shelters in city Mysore/Mysuru: With Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry on Vinoba Road in city, which is sheltering destitutes and homeless persons in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown, getting overcrowded, the District Administration on Tuesday shifted 120 of them to two other new shelter camps in city as a safety…

Back-end Offices supplement effectively in efforts of Indian Railways
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Back-end Offices supplement effectively in efforts of Indian Railways

April 9, 2020

To maintain supply chain during Nationwide lockdown Mysore/Mysuru: Indian Railways is working in mission mode to maintain  supply chain for transportation of all essential commodities such as food grains, edible oils, sugar, salt, petroleum products, vegetables, fruits, etc.  Over 9,000 freight trains are criss-crossing the vast Indian Railways network at higher speeds than in normal…

Credit-I takes responsibility of feeding shelterless
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Credit-I takes responsibility of feeding shelterless

April 9, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Lending a helping hand to the MCC’s initiative of providing food to the poor and the needy, city based NGO Credit-I has taken up the responsibility of providing food and articles of daily use to all the shelterless people housed at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry. Speaking to SOM, Credit-I Managing Trustee Dr. M.P. Varsha said…

PM to decide on lockdown only after Apr.11
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PM to decide on lockdown only after Apr.11

April 8, 2020

Modi holds meeting with Parliamentary Floor Leaders; To meet Chief Ministers via video conferencing on Saturday Karnataka Cabinet to meet tomorrow; One more COVID-19 death in Kalaburagi; State total death toll 5  New Delhi/Bengaluru: In what may hold many answers to possibility of an extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is…

Ever seen city roads this deserted?
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Ever seen city roads this deserted?

April 7, 2020

Well, COVID-19 has achieved the unthinkable Mysore/Mysuru: The scare of Coronavirus has impacted almost all aspects of life and unprecedented things are happening all around. Rumours have taken a toll on our minds. The total lockdown imposed by PM Narendra Modi to combat the deadly Coronavirus has certainly brought some relief to nature itself. Reports…

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