Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has appointed senior IAS Officer Harsha Gupta as Special Officer COVID-19 Control Operations for Mysuru district. Harsha Gupta will be responsible for reviewing and monitoring COVID operations in the district administration for the prevention, control and treatment for COVID-19. Following the appointment, Harsha Gupta chaired a meeting of officials at the…
No respite for travellers as train and flight services remain suspended till May 3
April 14, 2020New Delhi: There is no respite for passengers, who are stranded and unable to proceed with their travel plans as railways and flight operations are suspended further till May 3 in order to contain the spread of COVID 19. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, all domestic and international scheduled airline operations shall remain…
INS appeals for stimulus package for print media amid COVID-19 lockdown
April 14, 2020New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has appealed to the Centre for an urgent stimulus package for the print industry amid the crisis it is facing with the outbreak of COVID-19. INS President Shailesh Gupta shot off a letter to Information and Broadcasting Secretary Ravi Mittal saying the newspaper industry is facing an unprecedented…
Fake Traffic Pass: 12 two-wheelers seized
April 14, 2020Cops ask riders to produce original passes for release of vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: Even as city Police are making all efforts to prevent unnecessary movement of vehicles and people to prevent the spread of the dreaded COVID-19, some two-wheeler riders have been found moving around the city using fake traffic passes and Devaraja Police have seized…
Cops of Corona: Police force in Mysuru battle Coronavirus
April 13, 2020Theirs, however, is a thankless job with increased lockdown violations Mysore/Mysuru: We are at a critical stage in fight against Coronavirus as fears of community transmissions rise. During lockdown, frontline workers are still going out every day to win what one doctor described as “a war India can’t afford to lose”. As our healthcare system…
Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Mandya; one discharged from Mysuru
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Three more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Mandya, taking the total number of positive cases to 8. In a media bulletin released by Health and Family Welfare Department this noon, three new cases have been confirmed. P237 a 60-year-old female from Malavalli, Mandya and a contact of P179 (mother), P238, an 8-year-old…
Many in Mysuru are abandoning pets on streets — helpless, scared, and hungry
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Within days of COVID-19 outbreak, hundreds of pets became strays. Some pet owners have been abandoning their pets fearing that Coronavirus could spread from animals to them. Call it inhuman or misinformed cruelty, several well educated and influential persons have been abandoning their pets on streets, when nobody is watching. Sadly even imported dog…
More focus on Coronavirus may divert concentration on subjects: DDPU Geetha
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Students should make use of lockdown period by concentrating more on their subjects rather than wasting time unnecessarily by getting more into Coronavirus, said G.R. Geetha, DDPU, Mysuru district. “Owing to postponement of English exam due to Coronavirus lockdown, students are not able to focus on studies, which the Board fears would affect their overall pass percentage and also performance in…
Apart from ragi, mix of natural roots, fruits helps develop immunity
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Although there is no disputing the fact that consumption of ragi-based food helps in developing immunity against diseases, several food experts have suggested that it is equally important to look at other natural foods for improving body immunity. With COVID-19 pandemic creating havoc across the globe, ragi, a staple food of Southern Karnataka, is…
Cold storage to be built at Mysuru APMC for storing fruits, vegetables: Minister
April 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With reports of many farmers destroying their farm produce in fields itself after being unable to transport them to the markets and also failing to find buyers due to COVID-19 lockdown, Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the Government would consider building of a cold storage at APMC in Mysuru to preserve perishable items…
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