Mysuru DC, ZP CEO and TP EO join virtual meet along with Gram Panchayat Chiefs Mysuru/Bengaluru: Worried over surging COVID cases in rural areas across the State, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa held a video-conference with select Gram Panchayat (GP) Heads this morning. In Mysuru, the virtual meet was held at ZP Hall and Taluk Panchayat…
“I haven’t met my family since last 20 days,” says MCC Health Officer
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I have got an opportunity to serve people in the current Corona crisis. As a doctor, I cannot sit idle. I am doing the same service I do to my family. If you experience little discomfort, go to a doctor and take treatment. Negligence may emerge as a big problem,” said Dr. D.G. Nagaraj,…
ADC, ZP CEO inspect rural PHCs, COVID Care Centres and COVID Mitras
May 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of surge in Corona positive cases in district, Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) A.M. Yogesh made a surprise visit to a few Gram Panchayats (GPs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Mysuru taluk yesterday. He visited Beerihundi, Gopalapura, Jayapura, Doora and Udbur CHCs, PHCs and…
MP flags concern as rural Mysuru sees more COVID deaths
May 25, 2021Pratap Simha visits Mukthidhama with Task Force team Mysore/Mysuru: The number of deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic has shown clear signs that the virus is spreading to rural districts fast and — unlike the first wave — it is causing much more deaths this time round. This is the first time rural areas recorded more…
MP Pratap Simha wants DC Rohini Sindhuri to work as effectively as her predecessors
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID case-load in the district increasing by the day, MP Pratap Simha has suggested the current Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri to emulate her predecessors like Abhiram G. Sankar and C. Shikha for effectively tackling the COVID crisis. Speaking to Star of Mysore after visiting medical equipment manufacturer Skanray Technologies in Hebbal Industrial Area…
Son wants dad’s cash, ATM card but not his dead body
May 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: If the heart-rending incident in Bhubaneswar where two sons carried the body of their father who died due of COVID-19 for cremation on a scooter as no one offered help stirred several emotions in us, this particular incident is sure to make us wonder how the COVID virus has destroyed humanity and human relationships….
‘We are here to save and serve you’: MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag shares her work experiences with the community
May 25, 2021Please shelve COVID- inappropriate behaviour Get yourself tested as soon as you get symptoms Call Telecare facility for counselling, guidance on Ph:2420112 / 2420113 Follow all Government guidelines Even as images of endless burning pyres are flashed across the country accompanied by desperate social media messages frantically seeking hospital beds, oxygen concentrators and cylinders in…
Doctors unavailable even for Rs. 1.5 lakh pay per month
May 24, 2021Make 5-year rural service compulsory for Govt. quota medicos: District Minister writes to CM Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka has always failed to make substantial budgetary allocations to education and health sector and whatever minimum allocations that have been done, have not even been used to appoint qualified doctors, nurses and paramedical staff — the result is evident…
DC confident to make Mysuru District Corona-free by June end
May 24, 2021Rohini Sindhuri visits Black Fungus Ward Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has sought co-operation of everyone to make the District Corona-free by the end of June. Speaking in Facebook live on measures taken by the District Administration to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic last evening, she said they have started the concept of ‘Covid…
Togged in PPE suit, lab technicians make a difference
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Along with the team of doctors, frontline workers and healthcare staff, who are working to minimise the devastating impact of COVID-19 pandemic, there is a dedicated team of lab technicians who are collecting samples for RT-PCR tests at over 10 points in city. Among the swab-collection centres across Mysuru city, the centre located at…
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