Mysore/Mysuru: KR Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas, with an aim to make a minimum of 1 lakh people download the Mobile Apps developed by the Government for the welfare of people, today is leading the Karnataka State Government’s ‘Seva Sindhu’ and Central Government’s ‘Aarogya Setu’ Apps Download Drive at all the 19 Wards coming under his…
From Red, Mysuru all set to enter Orange Zone
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which is currently in Red Zone after 90 COVID-19 cases (cumulative) were reported since the outbreak of the virus in the district one-and-a-half-months ago, is now all set to enter into Orange Zone as no new cases have been reported from anywhere in the district since the past 13 days till yesterday. Of…
Jubilant Life Sciences to produce COVID-19 drug; Nanjangud plant still closed
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Jubilant Life Sciences Limited, an India-based Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Company, yesterday announced that its subsidiary, Jubilant Generics Limited, has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences that will grant Jubilant the right to register, manufacture and sell Gilead’s investigational drug ‘Remdesivir’, a potential therapy for COVID-19 in 127 countries including India….
IT engineer cooks from his home kitchen and serves needy
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: This is the story of an IT engineer cooking from his home kitchen for 31 days straight and distributing 10,200 plates of vegetarian nutritious meals to the people of Mysuru. Moved by the plight of the daily wagers, Radhakrishna Hurulihalli, a Senior Technical Architect at Infosys, Mysuru, took upon himself to do his bit…
Health officials urge public to dispose of used face mask scientifically
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Do not throw used face masks on roadsides, drains, garbage heaps etc. but dispose of them scientifically, appealed the officials of the Health Department to the public. The officials who appreciated the usage of face masks by the public to prevent the deadly virus from spreading have said that it is also important to…
‘Shramik Special’ chugs from Dakshina Kannada to transport migrant labourers to Bihar
May 13, 2020Social distancing maintained during boarding with all passengers wearing face masks Mysore/Mysuru: The first ‘Shramik Special’ train from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, with 1,428 migrant labourers belonging to Bihar onboard, started at 14:30 hrs yesterday (May 12) from Kabakaputtur Railway Station in Dakshina Kannada District. This train has been scheduled as per the…
ASHA workers launch online letter campaign seeking special package
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are working overtime as Corona Warriors going door-to-door and collecting data from each member of the house, on Monday launched an online campaign urging the Government to announce a special package for them. More than 2,000 ASHA workers from different parts of the district took part in…
International Nurses Day Celebrated in Mysuru
May 12, 2020Candle-lighting, cake-cutting, felicitation at City Hospitals Online event at Government College of Nursing Mysore/Mysuru: Nurses have been the stars for COVID-19 pandemic across the globe for their exemplary courage, dedication and perseverance. The theme of International Nurses Day-2020 is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health.’ Today, May 12, is International…
Nurses go beyond call of duty to serve patients
May 12, 2020By Team Star of Mysore International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 (today) to mark the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910). She was also known as the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ and the ‘Angel of Crimea.’ Florence Nightingale and her team of nurses had worked round-the-clock to…
Doctors, Nurses feted on completion of quarantine at KSOU
May 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As many as 14 doctors and 20 nurses, who not only went through the physical strain but also put up efforts to ensure the patient heals soon at the COVID Hospital in city and who were under home quarantine at the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Guest House for 14 days, were honoured by…
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