Mysore/Mysuru: As per directions from the Central Government, the Mysuru District Administration, jointly with Health and Family Welfare Department, has launched a drive to conduct Thermal Screening of all those living in hotspot areas across the district since Apr.24. A total of 28 areas, including 13 in city, have been declared as hotspots within the…
43 of 89 COVID-19 positive patients recover in Mysuru
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a remarkable achievement, 43 Coronavirus positive patients have been discharged so far from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road after they have fully recovered from the disease. This is an indication to the fact that Mysuru District is slowly returning to normalcy from the killer epidemic. In all, 89 positive cases were…
Lockdown will stay in Red Zones, says PM
April 27, 2020States asked to demarcate districts as Red, Green and Orange Zones based on level of infection New Delhi: As India enters the final week of nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with the Chief Ministers this morning to discuss the road ahead. This was the fourth such meeting between Narendra Modi and State Chief…
M.G. Road Market vendors stay put
April 27, 2020Refuse to move to Dasara Expo venue; no veggie sales today Mysore/Mysuru: In a curious turn of events this morning, vegetable vendors of the M.G. Road Market who were asked to either move to Dasara Exhibition venue or the Lalitha Mahal Grounds Market refused to budge from their places and squatted on their designated places….
Mysuru Railway Hospital too contributes its mite to battle COVID-19
April 27, 2020Ground-level works led by Chief Medical Superintendent Dr. Meera Patil Mysore/Mysuru: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail,” a quote attributed to Philosopher-Statesman Benjamin Franklin, could not have been more appropriate than now as the world is grappling with the scourge of Coronavirus. The Indian Railways has massively contributed to the battle against…
Lockdown downs cardiac cases in Mysuru: Dr. Sadananda
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: COVID-19 lockdown has given room for healthy habits among people due to which incidents of heart attack and heart-related ailments have come down drastically, said Dr. K.S. Sadananda, Medical Superintendent of Jayadeva Hospital, Mysuru. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ Dr. Sadananda said that many people were suffering from heart attack due to stress, consumption…
KPCC Mysuru Task Force urges Government to save farmers and poor
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Mysuru Revenue Division COVID-19 Task Force Committee has urged the Government to come to the rescue of distressed farmers and the poor who are facing a lot of hardship following the COVID-19 nationwide lockdown. The Committee submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at his office…
Auto drivers seek financial support
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hit hard by the loss of income due to COVID-19 lockdown, the city auto drivers have sought financial support and ration from the Government. In a memorandum submitted to Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at his office recently, Mysuru Autorickshaw Drivers Association said that there are nearly 30,000 auto drivers and owners in the…
India’s COVID-19 fight people-driven: Modi
April 26, 2020PM in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ warns against negligence; appeals ‘Janata’ to give up public-spitting habit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation in the 64th edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ this morning said India’s fight against Coronavirus is people-driven. “Be it in cities or a…
No vegetable shandy at M.G. Road Market
April 26, 2020Marketplace temporarily shifted to Dasara Expo premises Mysore/Mysuru: The M.G. Road Vegetable Market will be shifted to Dasara Exhibition from tomorrow, Apr. 27. An order to this effect was passed by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde yesterday. The Market will be shifted following complaints of vendors and buyers not following social distancing amidst…
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