Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka witnessed a surge in Coronavirus-positive cases, the State recorded its fourth fatality on Friday. The victim is a 75-year-old man from Bagalkot (patient 125) who had no travel history. His son, who works with a software company in Bengaluru and his daughter had visited him about 10 days ago. The…
Mysore Physicians Trust donates Personal Protection Kits
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Physicians Medical and Research Trust (MPMRT) donated about Rs. 1 lakh worth PPE-Personal Protection Kits to K.R. Hospital and JSS Hospital. This material will help in protecting the professional healthcare workers from transmission of COVID-19 virus. The PPE-Kit will have coverall suit, hood drape, face mask, hand gloves, plastic apron, goggles, shoe…
Government’s manual to prepare homemade masks for all
April 4, 2020New Delhi: The office of the Government’s Principal Scientific Advisor on Tuesday issued a detailed manual to prepare homemade masks using easily available items like old vests, t-shirts and handkerchiefs, stressing they are “70 percent effective” in curbing the spread of Coronavirus. Masks lower the chances of Coronavirus entering the respiratory system through droplets left…
COVID-19 Effects
April 4, 2020Lights out, lamps on… and the plan? We have another request from our Prime Minister. First we clapped for 5 minutes at 5 o’ clock, next we have to light lamps for 9 minutes at 9 o’ clock. What next? May be, chant for 10 minutes at 10 o’ clock… for positive energy? Indeed, collective…
Rs. 4 lakh for COVID relief works
April 4, 2020The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Mysore, donated Rs.4 lakh to MLA S.A. Ramdas towards relief works for victims of Corona-related shutdown taken up in Mysuru by GSS Research Foundation. Sriram of Tapovan, Prakash of Pramur Builders, D. Srihari of GSS Projects, Sridhar of Foundations and Arun Pandit of Samatha Group…
Nizamuddin Markaz: 63 from Mysuru quarantined
April 3, 2020Police enforce nakabandi to prevent free movement Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has successfully mounted efforts and has tracked down nearly 63 people who were among the 342 from the State who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi between Mar. 8 and Mar. 20. The gathering had hosted 9,000 people including 1,500…
Light candles, diyas dispel darkness: PM
April 3, 2020Switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on Apr. 5 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning urged people to light candles, lamps or mobile flashlights at 9 pm on Sunday, Apr. 5, for 9 minutes to “raise the great power of 130 crore Indians” and make everyone feel that no one…
Quarantined persons housed in a city lodge shifted to New District Hospital
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following a snap stir staged by residents of Devaraja Mohalla last night demanding shifting of all persons who were under quarantine for COVID-19 at a lodge on Seebaiah Road, the authorities shifted them to the New District Hospital on KRS Road in two batches this morning. A total of 18 persons were quarantined by…
Re-opening of bakeries: MCC does U-turn in 24 hours
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Barely a day after it announced that it would allow bakeries in city to re-open with a set of conditions, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in a U-turn on Thursday said that it had withdrawn the permission for re-opening of bakeries. MCC Comissioner Gurudatta Hegde during a press conference held at the old MCC…
State cancels final exams for Classes 7 to 9
April 3, 2020Class 10 and 12 exams after Apr. 14 Bengaluru: With the COVID-19 outbreak, Karnataka’s Education Department had on Mar. 13 cancelled exams for students of Classes 1 to 7 and postponed the exams for Class 7 to Class 9 students. Similarly, the Class 10 board exams were also postponed. Yesterday S. Suresh Kumar, Primary and…
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