Most parents wait outside exam centres to take back their children Mysore/Mysuru: The second year Pre-University Course (PUC) English paper examination was held this morning in Mysuru as across the State with social distancing and other safety norms, nearly three months after being postponed in March due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Over 31,542 students registered…
Awareness Jatha marks Mask Day
June 18, 2020Mysureans apprised on importance of using face covers Mysore/Mysuru: As directed by the State Government to observe June 18 as Mask Day in order to create awareness among the public on the importance of using face masks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and various Departments including Health, KSRTC, Library and Police, took out Jatha at…
‘Don’t stigmatise Coronavirus patients’
June 18, 2020DC Abhiram Sankar unveils 60-feet artwork ‘Sambhavami Yuge Yuge’ at Rangayana Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar unveiled the ‘Defeating Corona Artwork Series’ titled ‘Sambhavami Yuge Yuge’ that chronicles the origin of COVID-19 and its global spread, at Rangayana premises in city yesterday. The artwork depicts the theme ‘Kalinga Mardhana by Lord Krishna’ likening it…
BMTC employee tests positive in Mysuru; 15 active cases
June 18, 2020Primary contact of BMTC staff visits Nanjangud Rural Police Station; premises sanitised, barricaded Mysore/Mysuru: One more person tested positive for COVID-19 on June 16 (but was reported on June 17), taking the total active positive in Mysuru to 15. The victim is 35-year-old male patient (P) 7553. An employee of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC),…
350 total infected in Mandya; 289 cured, 61 active cases
June 18, 2020Mandya: The Mumbai link continues to haunt Mandya where many COVID-19 positive cases are travelling from the neighbouring State. Yesterday, six Mumbai returnees and a patient with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) tested positive in Mandya taking the total positive cases to 350, a record in itself for Mysuru region. All the Mumbai returnees have their roots…
Javagal Srinath endorses ‘Mask for Mysore’
June 18, 2020The initiative of Youth for Seva aims to distribute one lakh reusable masks in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: On occasion of Mask Day, former Indian ace bowler Javagal Srinath endorsed and appreciated ‘Mask for Mysore,’ an initiative of Youth for Seva. As part of the initiative, which was launched by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar on May 11, volunteers…
Three from one family and a transgender test positive in Mysuru
June 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Four persons, including a transgender, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru yesterday. The transgender has a travel history of Maharashtra. The other three includes two male and a female, and have a contact history of Patient (P) 5920, a returnee from Uttar Pradesh. The total positive cases in Mysuru have risen to 120 and…
Youth with quarantine seal loiters around; Kuvempunagar residents panic
June 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Residents of areas surrounding Pooja Bakery in Kuvempunagar Second Stage M-Block were panic-stricken yesterday as a youth with a quarantine seal on the back of his palm was found roaming around the streets. He was spotted last afternoon carrying a kit bag. He had tea in a nearby shop and was loitering around. Seeing…
DC appeals people with COVID-19 symptoms to avail free test at designated Hospitals
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has urged the public to get themselves tested at the nearest Government or Private Hospitals if they have COVID-19 symptoms. The symptoms of COVID-19 are running nose, headache, throat pain, dry cough, fever and difficulty in breathing. If cases of SARI and ILI are found in patients visiting…
Rumours spark mad rush at Taluk Office
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following rumours spread by some miscreants that yesterday was the last day to submit applications to avail Rs.2,000 financial aid given in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic, residents of Mandi Mohalla and N.R. Mohalla flocked to Taluk Office in large numbers since early morning. Within a short span of time, their numbers swelled to…
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