Mysore/Mysuru: With many farmers who cultivated flowers suffering huge losses due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, vagaries of nature and lack of buyers, the Horticulture Department has asked farmers (Floriculturists) to submit compensation applications directly to the Office of the Senior Assistant Director of Horticulture (SADH) at their respective taluks in order to avoid middlemen. For…
No ‘Sunday Curfew’ tomorrow, services from 7 am to 7 pm
May 30, 2020Henceforth, there will be no COVID-19 mid-day media update Bengaluru: The State Government today announced that there will be no total lockdown on Sunday and all activities will be allowed between 7 am and 7 pm tomorrow (May 31). However, an order issued by Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar said that curfew will be imposed…
COVID positive patient from Ireland shifted to Bengaluru
May 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and Health Department officials from Bengaluru have shifted one COVID-19 positive patient from the designated Hospital on KRS Road to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru. Disclosing this to media persons in Mysuru this morning, Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar said that the 28-year-old patient, who has a travel history of Ireland,…
Hoteliers anxious about new guidelines
May 29, 2020Karnataka to open hotels, places of worship from June 1; Centre’s direction awaited Open tourist spots too as hotels depend on travel industry, demand stakeholders Bengaluru/Mysuru: Good news for devotees in Karnataka as the State Government has decided that all Temples, Churches and Mosques will re-open from June 1. Similarly, the State will also allow…
Woman gives away Rs. 500 of Rs. 600 monthly pension
May 29, 2020Herself a beneficiary of food packets distributed by Rotary Heritage Mysuru, 70-year-old Kamalamma had lost her job as house maid due to age factor during COVID lockdown. Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the livelihoods of crores of people into a chaotic twister. Migrant labourers, daily wagers and footpath vendors have all had their only…
No ban, but reduction of flights: J.C. Madhuswamy
May 29, 2020Bengaluru: The State Government has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to Karnataka in view of the high number of COVID-19 cases prevalent there. In a clarification issued to media, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs J.C. Madhuswamy has said that…
West Bengal-bound Shramik Special leaves Ashokapuram Station carrying 1,520 migrants
May 29, 2020SWR Mysuru Division runs 10 Shramik trains till today facilitating 14,066 passengers to reach their homes Mysore/Mysuru: The tenth ‘point-to-point’ Shramik Special train from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, carrying 1,520 migrants, left Ashokapuram (Mysuru) Station today at 1 pm for New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. This train is being run as per the…
Hotel Siddhartha readies a COVID-secure wedding hall
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While the State and Union Governments have released guidelines on how to conduct marriages in COVID times limiting the number of attendees to 50 and imposing restrictions like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, even wedding managers and wedding venue hosts are gearing up to face a new reality and are modifying their venues…
‘Congress has come to the aid of migrant workers’
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the ruling BJP Government of failing to come to the aid of migrant workers, who are distressed over COVID-19 lockdown regulations, KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working President Salim Ahmed maintained that the Congress, as a responsible Opposition Party, has come to the rescue of migrant workers at this critical juncture. He was…
Blame it on virus: Future tense for farmers in distress
May 29, 2020Progressive farmer from Mysuru loses hope on getting back his money invested in Cavendish and Zarbera cultivation By Y.D. Shekar With the nationwide lockdown for over two months, farmers who cultivated vegetables, flowers and fruits are facing massive distress due to disruptions in supply chains of the agriculture sector. Higher costs of harvesting and transportation,…
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