Jockey Quarters Policemen demand mass COVID tests to ward off fear All 58 Policemen in contact with Nanjangud positive case test negative Mysore/Mysuru: In view of 22 positive cases reported yesterday and the total number of positive cases reaching 220, the Mysuru District Administration has declared 16 Containment Zones across the district. They are Paparam…
NITI Aayog lauds city lecturer for feeding stray dogs during lockdown
June 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As a countrywide lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus, many noble people stepped forward to help and feed the distressed public. But a city-based lecturer displayed her Good Samaritan spirit by feeding stray dogs and not let them starve at the time when these speechless creatures are left with no source…
Voluntary lockdown in Hunsur from 3 pm to 7 am; Sundays fully closed
June 26, 2020Kodagu too fixes trade timings from 6 am till 2 pm every day; Sunday shut Hunsur/ Madikeri: As the dreaded Coronavirus is rapidly spreading its tentacles in both city and rural areas, people are coming forward to voluntarily shut shop or a voluntary lockdown without depending on the Government to officially declare a lockdown. The…
Private Hospitals to reserve 50 percent beds for COVID patients: Dr. Yoganna takes exception to Govt. directive
June 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Government directive asking Private Hospitals to reserve 50 percent of beds for COVID-19 patients, Suyog Hospital Chairman Dr. S.P. Yoganna said that the Government directive will push Private Hospitals to the brink of closure. In a press release, Dr. Yoganna said that reservation of beds can lead to mix up of…
Co-operative Societies get time till November to hold AGMs
June 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of Novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Co-operation Department has extended the deadline for Co-operative Societies to hold their Annual General Body (AGM) meetings for this year till November 2020.
SSLC exam begins under COVID cloud
June 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations commenced in Karnataka this morning with Second Language paper (English, Kannada) amid relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. In Mysuru, the exam passed off peacefully in 139 centres in the district and 48 centres in city. As many as 37,738 students had registered for the exam in Mysuru…
8-month-old baby among 22 COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru today
June 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru again reported 22 COVID-19 positive cases today (June 25). Of them, 12 were asymptomatic and the rest were symptomatic and had fever. A majority of them had a travel history of Bengaluru. A seven-year-old boy from Paparam Street, Nazarbad, who is a primary contact of P-9560, tested positive. A 62-year-old male from Nanjangud,…
Three months on, KSRTC resumes AC bus services
June 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of over three months, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has resumed AC bus services in a phased manner from today. Temperature inside buses will be maintained at 24-25 degrees Celsius as per the norm. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, blankets will not be provided in the night-service buses…
Kodagu Hotels, Lodges, Home Stays closed for 21 days
June 25, 2020Four doctors of a Private Hospital in Madikeri test COVID-19 positive; total 26 cases 12 areas in Madikeri, Virajpet and Somwarpet Taluks sealed down for 28 days Madikeri: In view of the rising COVID-19 positive cases in Kodagu, all Hotels, Lodges and Home Stays will be closed for 21 days in the district from today….
Mysuru District reports first COVID-19 death
June 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru District reported its first COVID-19 death late on Tuesday. An 87-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mysuru, succumbed to the virus. The man hailed from Bengaluru and his daughter was staying in an apartment in Mysuru. According to the authorities from the District Administration, the deceased was undergoing…
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