Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that a more stringent lockdown had to be enforced as COVID infections could not be brought down in the past two weeks, MP Pratap Simha appealed to the citizens to stay indoors and step out only if necessary. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday afternoon, Pratap Simha expressed hope…
Villagers of Kergalli have a reason to smile
May 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Kergalli village in Beerihundi Gram Panchayat limits have a reason to smile. Thanks to strict following of suggestions of doctors and health staff, this village is inching towards becoming ‘Corona-free village.’ A few Corona positive cases were reported in the month of April and it reduced to only three cases in May….
Food parcel service can continue but… exercise restraint if you can: DC
May 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Parcel services from hotels, restaurants, eateries and door-to-door delivery can continue even between May 29 and June 7 where the District Administration has imposed tighter curbs. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, speaking to Star of Mysore, said that while restaurant kitchens can function and parcel deliveries can continue, she requested the people to refrain…
‘Complete vaccination of Forest Dept. personnel at the earliest’
May 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The confidence level of Forest Department personnel has hit the rock bottom with no steps for vaccinating them despite death of 20 personnel in last 22 days in the current second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. In recent vaccination guidelines, the State Government has placed Forest Department personnel in priority list and they will receive…
CM holds video-conference with GP Heads on COVID surge
May 26, 2021Mysuru 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…
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….
Third wave hitting children: City Paediatricians, Politicos discuss
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid concerns over a probable third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centre has clarified that children are not immune from the infection but the impact is minimal. If children get affected by COVID, either there will be no symptoms or there will be minimal symptoms. They do not require hospitalisation generally, the Centre…
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…
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