Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi issued instructions, the Tourism Department in association with KSTDC (Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation) distributed Food Kits to 45 registered Tourist Guides of the city at the premises of Hotel Mayura Hoysala on JLB Road here this morning. Each Kit contains 10 kg of Rice and 1…
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery donates Rs. 2.5 lakh to Prime Minister and CM Relief Funds
April 6, 2020Bylakuppe: In solidarity with the concerted efforts to fight COVID-19 by the Central and State Governments, the Abbot and Monks of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe donated a total of Rs. 2.5 lakh to the Prime Minister and Chief Minister’s Relief funds recently. While Rs. 1.5 lakh was donated to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund…
Managing COVID-19 crisis…: Jubilant Life Sciences Limited extends support to State Govt.
April 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Jubilant Life Sciences Limited, an integrated global pharmaceutical and life sciences company, has in a press release, said that it is providing support to the State Government in its effort to deliver effective health and safety services to manage COVID-19 crisis and has contributed a sum of Rs. 25 lakh towards the Chief Minister’s…
Lead, kindly Light…
April 6, 2020A lady lighting the earthen lamps at her house in Mysuru last night expressing her support to the call given by PM Narendra Modi to switch off lights for 9 minutes from 9 pm onwards and light lamps or candles or to flash the mobile phone torch. Buddhisht Monks at Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement show their…
COVID-19: Seven more positive cases today in Mysuru
April 6, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Today, seven more people from Mysuru tested positive. As per the media bulletin released by the Health Department this afternoon, 20-year-old P154, contact of P104 (brother), 37-year-old P155, 57-year-old P156 and 22-year-old P157 with a history of travel to Delhi, 26-year-old P158 (details yet to receive), 32-year-old P159 (female), Jubilant Pharmaceutical Company worker as…
Coronavirus hits MCC Property Tax collection
April 5, 2020All Zonal Offices closed due to lockdown; no revenue generation since Mar. 25 No five percent rebate and no online tax payment facility until further notice Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst reports that India’s real estate market will see a significant price correction — prices may come down by 10 percent to 30 percent — for the first…
No shortage of essential items at super markets, shops
April 5, 2020Public need not panic as there is uninterrupted supply of fresh stocks Mysore/Mysuru: Be it Big Bazaar, Easyday, Loyal World, More or A to Z, all super markets and neighbourhood Kirana shops in city, all have adequate stocks of essential commodities and Mysureans need not get worked up and resort to panic-buying. Fresh stocks are…
Myth of bats spreading Coronavirus: Two trees chopped off in city
April 5, 2020Myth-buster posters clear misconceptions that bats, pet animals spread Coronavirus Mysore/Mysuru: A series of ‘Myth-Busters: COVID-19’ posters is doing rounds in social media spreading awareness and myths about pet dogs, cats and bats. This comes in the wake of misinformation being spread that bats, dogs and cats could spread Coronavirus. Also, trees that are populated…
Mutton merchants still sell meat for Rs. 600 per kg
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the district authorities permitting mutton and chicken shops to open three days a week (Tuesday, Friday and Sunday), almost all mutton and chicken shops in city witnessed a huge rush with meat lovers thronging mutton shops since early morning today. While most shops ensured that customers maintained social distancing, the Police had to…
On PM’s COVID-19 Appeal… India to turn off lights for 9 minutes at 9 tonight
April 5, 2020New Delhi: Eleven days into a total lockdown to control spread of COVID-19, India will turn off lights for nine minutes at 9 pm today (Apr. 5) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Friday morning and gave a call for unity to “fight the darkness of Coronavirus pandemic.” In a video message,…
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