By M.K. Mohanraj Mandya: As the State reels under the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, around 150 tribal families in Muthathi forest area of Malvalli taluk in Mandya district are in deep distress. Even as many villages in the district are gripped by the deadly pandemic, the remote village of Muthathi near Halagur in Malavalli taluk has…
Medar, Soliga communities demand special COVID package
May 24, 2021Hanagod: Masthamma, a native doctor and recipient of Kannada Rajyotsava award, has urged the State Government to announce a special COVID package for Soliga and Medar community as they have been hit hard due to the current lockdown. She told SOM that the Medar community, who are into making different varieties of items from bamboo,…
COVID LOCKDOWN: City Police seize 330 vehicles moving around unnecessarily
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police (Traffic and Law & Order), who are taking all steps to prevent people moving around in their vehicles unnecessarily in city, conducted checking of vehicles yesterday and have seized a total of 382 vehicles that were found violating the lockdown guidelines by moving around freely on city roads. The Traffic…
Bengaluru lady Cops honour lockdown violators by garlanding, performing ‘arathi’
May 24, 2021Bengaluru: Violators of COVID-19 guidelines were honoured with garland and ‘arathi’ by lady Police personnel who have come out with a novel idea to create awareness among the public against coming out of their houses without any reason as the pandemic is spreading like a wildfire in the State capital. “We were forced to come…
COVID Lockdown: Chief Secretary instructs Cops to arrest those arguing with them
May 23, 20212,272 vehicles seized from May 7 till 22 in city Bengaluru/Mysuru: Chief Secretary Ravikumar, following suggestion from Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has instructed City Corporation Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and senior Police officials to act tough on those violating COVID Lockdown regulations issued by the State Government and seize vehicles moving around unnecessarily after purchase hours…
Hotel Owners Association seeks waiver of Bar Licence fee
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With bars and restaurants facing a crisis due to COVID induced lockdown, the Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has appealed the Government to waive off bar licence fee for the year 2021-22. In a press release, Association President C. Narayanagowda said that CL-9, CL-7 and CL-4 category Bar Licence holders are fighting for survival in…
City Tongawallas lead a life of misery
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The first and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic have ruined the lives of Tongawallas who squarely depend on tourists for their survival as well of their dependents. Since last year, tourism has hit the rock bottom in Mysuru, one of the main tourist destinations in the country, with months of lockdown, followed by slowdown of…
FKCCI urges Govt. to provide concessions
May 23, 2021Bengaluru: Facing severe hardship due to the extended lockdown across the State, the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) has urged for concessions from the State Government to the business community for the loss incurred during lockdown. In a statement issued here yesterday, FKCCI President Perikal Sundar said: “We urge the State…
The need for a more Dynamic Lockdown !
May 23, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Karnataka Government has announced the extension of the ongoing, nearly month-long lockdown for a further two weeks. Yes, it is the same kind of lockdown in every way that we have been having over the last four weeks. This suggests that no one in the Government think tanks…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway project slows down: Welding gas cylinders diverted to be filled with oxygen
May 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A huge spike in oxygen requirement for COVID-19 patients both in Mysuru and Bengaluru has resulted in the State Government diverting all industrial gas cylinders — used for welding purposes — to be filled with Liquid Medical Oxygen for human use. This has resulted in slowing down of the ambitious Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Economic Corridor…
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