Lessons on Corona in the offing Bengaluru: The State Government is said to have taken a decision to cut down academic curriculum (syllabus) in Schools and Colleges for the forthcoming 2020-21 academic year. As the Coronavirus is spreading its wings across the entire country, educational institutions in the State and the country are unlikely to…
COVID Wedding and After
May 10, 2020Life has become austere, especially weddings. COVID-19 has taken us back to 1960s India when Lal Bahadur Shastri chose to impose rationing and limiting guests at events. Just like how today Government allows no more than 50 guests at a wedding, back then only 25 guests were allowed including the hosts! So apart from the…
Make Jubilant Co. investigation report by IAS Officer public: Former MP
May 9, 2020Dhruvanarayan accuses BJP leaders in Delhi of supporting the Company Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has accused BJP leaders in Delhi for supporting Jubilant Company at Nanjangud and has demanded that the investigation report submitted to the State Government by Special Officer Harsha Gupta be made public. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest…
Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured
May 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which had become a major cluster and is a Red Zone district that had reported 90 cases, did not record any new case of COVID-19 in the last one week. Two more patients were discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road yesterday and the number has declined to five. P-319 and…
Global Investors Meet in Mysuru later this year to promote industries in Tier-2 cities
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Industries Department has sent a proposal to the State and Central Governments for announcing a special package for the MSME Sector in the State, said Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries Jagadish Shettar. Speaking at a meeting of various Industrial bodies and Industrialists at ZP Hall here this morning, the Minister said…
Minister inaugurates COVID-19 PCR Laboratory at Chamarajanagar
May 8, 2020Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar District in-charge Minister S. Suresh Kumar inaugurated COVID-19 PCR Laboratory at the Microbiology Department of Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CHIMS) here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Kumar said that the Microbiology Department of the Medical College had sent a proposal to the Government seeking a PCR Lab for COVID-19 testing…
Lockdown rule violations: Rs. 78,000 fine collected in 43 cases
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Traffic Police, who have registered 43 cases against those flouting COVID-19 lockdown rules by moving around unnecessarily, have collected a total of Rs. 78,000 fine in a single day on Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar said that as Mysuru City is in the Red Zone, the lockdown has been extended…
Construction works begin after 40-day hiatus
May 7, 2020Industrial production too picks up pace after COVID-19 lockdown relaxation with precautions Mysore/Mysuru: The sound of hammers striking hot iron, loaders shifting iron rods and wooden poles from trucks to ground site, drilling and crushing of stones and trucks transporting sand and construction materials is emanating from almost all localities of Mysuru city as the…
Coronavirus: Mysuru Zoo ‘overwhelmed’ with donations
May 7, 2020With Rs. 1.05 crore donated today, Zoo earns Rs. 2.32 crore towards its maintenance Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), which would otherwise have been in deep trouble owing to zero footfall following the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, is ‘overwhelmed’ with the donations pouring in. The…
Only five Mobile Clinics from today; 11,789 people screened till date
May 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: So far a total of 11,789 people have benefitted from the Mobile Clinics launched by District Administration on Apr.29 to provide medical services at the doorstep. The free facility, which had 10 Mobile units on the day of launch, was increased to 12 from day-2. However, from today (May 7), there will be only…
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