Faith in times of Coronavirus By Shadan Muneer As millions of Muslims observe Ramzan, the month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, how will social distancing and self-isolation work in a world fearing contagion from an unseen enemy? Fasting but no feasting, the piety is in plenty but the frolic is amiss. The warmth is palpable but handshakes…
Evaluation of II PU answer scripts begins
May 21, 2020First time at District Head Quarters due to lockdown induced travel restrictions Department Director Kanagavalli to hold video-conference with DDPUEs Mysore/Mysuru: After a delay of two months due to COVID-19 induced lockdown and with the English paper exam remaining pending, the evaluation of II PUC (2019-20) answer scripts began across the State from today, much…
MUDA resumes collection of taxes
May 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which had suspended collection of taxes following the COVID-19 lockdown in March, has restarted collection of taxes from members of the public coming under its jurisdiction. MUDA has opened a counter at Vijaya Bank located in its premises on JLB road to enable the public to remit site,…
Migrants to get work under Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
May 21, 2020Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has directed officials to provide jobs to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages from different parts of the State and country following COVID-19 lockdown, under the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He was speaking at the progress review meeting of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department at…
220 migrant workers leave for Jharkhand, Uttarakhand from Mysuru
May 21, 2020KSRTC charges Rs. 300 per passenger to Bengaluru Mysore/Mysuru: After facing hardships for nearly two months following lockdown, 220 migrant workers left for their native Jharkhand and Uttarakhand from the city yesterday. District Administration and Labour Department had arranged seven Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses to ferry 220 migrant workers to Bengaluru, who…
Hair-raising challenge: Salons, beauty parlours open
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to COVID-19 pandemic, people now are taking all possible measures to not come in contact with the infection. While in offices anyone with a flu or cold is being asked to maintain a distance or go home, there’s an industry that is finding it tough to keep their hands off their customers, literally….
From big fat to short and simple wedding
May 20, 2020Will ‘at home marriages’ be the in-thing henceforth? Mysore/Mysuru: Novel Coronavirus crisis has felled many. And the ‘big fat Indian wedding’ is surely one among them. Thousands gather for dazzling multi-day weddings which are fun, lavish and it fuels a massive industry. Thanks to a Coronavirus-affected world, these weddings are seen now as virus-super-spreader events…
On second day, Mysuru KSRTC sees less passenger footfall
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC buses in the city witnessed little improvement in the number of passengers on the second day of resumption of KSRTC services following the relaxation in COVID-19 lockdown 4.0 regulations. On the first day yesterday, the KSRTC Mysuru City Division operated a total of 69 buses on different routes. Today, 57 buses had plied…
Public throng to savour chaats as roadside eateries open in city
May 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans thronged various roadside shops to savour chaats such as Gobi Manchurian, Pani Puri, Masala Puri, Bhel Puri etc. as the road side eateries and chaat centres that were closed for two months following lockdown resumed business yesterday. The residents of city, who had stayed put in their houses consuming home-cooked food began to…
DC relaxes lockdown norms in Nanjangud
May 20, 2020Nanjangud: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar yesterday issued an order relaxing the lockdown norms in Nanjangud, which had reported the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district besides clearing Basavanapura and Tandavapura villages from Containment Zones. Nanjangud was declared as ‘Cluster Containment Zone’ and following May 14 order, only shops selling essential…
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