Mysore/Mysuru: People, who are managing the Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Vijayanagar that enrols hundreds of new Aadhaar every day or updates existing Aadhaar Cards, are asking the crowds queuing up in front of the Kendra not to come there temporarily as the Kendra has been closed as a precautionary measure to contain the outbreak of…
Closure of pubs, clubs exempting bars defies logic, say pub-goers
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to close pubs, clubs and other watering holes except bars and restaurants in the wake of Coronavirus scare has not been taken lying down by beer guzzlers as they are questioning the decision where only pubs are closed but bars are spared. “In Mysuru, there are hundreds of bars and…
Army reports first COVID-19 case
March 18, 2020New Delhi: A 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Leh, Army sources said today. As a precautionary measure, ten soldiers who shared a barrack with the infected soldier, have also been kept in quarantine. Meanwhile, around 800 men in Ladakh Regimental Centre have been kept under lock-down. This is the first COVID-19…
Dental colleges in city to be shut till month end
March 18, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following directions from the Medical Education Department, the two Dental Colleges in the city — JSS Dental College & Hospital and Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, have declared holiday for students till Mar. 31. Speaking to SOM this morning, JSS Dental College Principal Dr. S. Ravindra said following the directives of the Indian Dental…
Kodagu man issued notice for violating home quarantine orders
March 18, 2020Madikeri: The Kodagu District Administration has served a notice to a person in Siddapura village for allegedly violating the home quarantine orders. A statement issued by Annies Kanmani Joy, Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district, stated that the Administration had identified a total of 131 residents of the district, who had returned from foreign visits and…
Rs. 600 a kilo !: Sharp rise in mutton & fish price
March 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: With the demand for chicken falling drastically following Coronavirus and Bird Flu scare, mutton rates in city have witnessed a sharp jump over the past fortnight. The price of mutton which was about Rs.500 a kg a month ago today stood at Rs.600 at most stalls. The price of mutton is likely to go…
Visitors banned at Mysuru Jail
March 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Family members of inmates, visitors and advocates are banned from entering Mysuru Jail since yesterday and a notice in this regard has been put up at the entrance to the jail. Disclosing this to Star of Mysore, Chief Superintendent of Mysuru Central Prisons K.C. Divyashree said that two isolation cells have been created at…
Help Desk at Railway Station
March 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: In a bid to prevent spread of Coronavirus and to educate people about the precautions to be taken, the South Western Railways (SWR) has opened Special Medical Help Desks at all important Railway Stations including Mysuru Railway Station. Apart from Mysuru Railway Station, similar Help Desks are opened at Railway Stations in Bengaluru, Hubballi,…
Maharashtra to stamp those under home quarantine
March 17, 2020Mumbai: In an unprecedented move, the Maharashtra State Government — where maximum Coronavirus cases have been reported — on Monday said it would “stamp” all those who have been sent to home quarantine amid scare over the pandemic. Left hand of those under home quarantine will be stamped to identify them easily, said Health Minister…
Spanish Football Coach Francisco Garcia dies at 21
March 17, 2020Malaga: – Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia, who worked with Atletico Portada Alta, has died from Coronavirus. He was 21. He was suffering from leukemia which made him vulnerable against the virus and he was taken to the Regional Hospital of Malaga with severe coronavirus symptoms where he passed away on Sunday, reports said. Garcia…
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