Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which is currently in Red Zone after 90 COVID-19 cases (cumulative) were reported since the outbreak of the virus in the district one-and-a-half-months ago, is now all set to enter into Orange Zone as no new cases have been reported from anywhere in the district since the past 13 days till yesterday. Of…
IT engineer cooks from his home kitchen and serves needy
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: This is the story of an IT engineer cooking from his home kitchen for 31 days straight and distributing 10,200 plates of vegetarian nutritious meals to the people of Mysuru. Moved by the plight of the daily wagers, Radhakrishna Hurulihalli, a Senior Technical Architect at Infosys, Mysuru, took upon himself to do his bit…
‘Shramik Special’ chugs from Dakshina Kannada to transport migrant labourers to Bihar
May 13, 2020Social distancing maintained during boarding with all passengers wearing face masks Mysore/Mysuru: The first ‘Shramik Special’ train from South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, with 1,428 migrant labourers belonging to Bihar onboard, started at 14:30 hrs yesterday (May 12) from Kabakaputtur Railway Station in Dakshina Kannada District. This train has been scheduled as per the…
ASHA workers launch online letter campaign seeking special package
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are working overtime as Corona Warriors going door-to-door and collecting data from each member of the house, on Monday launched an online campaign urging the Government to announce a special package for them. More than 2,000 ASHA workers from different parts of the district took part in…
Financial aid to professional artistes, writers
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Professional artistes and writers, who are in a crisis due to the COVID-19 lockdown, are being provided aid by the Government. The pandemic has brought untold misery to all sections of the society and so also to thousands of artistes and writers who are now struggling for their livelihood. Taking note of the plight…
Seshadripuram PU College takes online lessons
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The slogan “Stay home, stay safe” has engulfed everybody during this crucial Corona period. It has halted everything, including students acquiring knowledge through the traditional classroom learning, but ‘Knowledge knows no bounds’ and educational institutions are finding new ways of sharing it. Seshadripuram Independent PU College, Mysuru, has stepped forward in taking knowledge to…
Online classes at KNC Innovative Global School
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KNC Innovative Global School, Hebbal Industrial Area, has started online classes for Class 9, 10 and II PUC students from May 4. All the necessary e-books, videos and questions-answers are being uploaded online and students are taking active part. Teachers are taking classes via Video Conference and clearing the doubts of students, if any,…
Lockdown stories to go on AIR from tomorrow
May 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Akashavani Mysuru will be starting a new series of programme titled ‘Lockdown Kathegalu’ (Lockdown Stories) which will go on AIR from May 13. The series feature stories related to lockdown. Public can send stories on own experience or anything that they witnessed during lockdown period with not more than 200 words. Selected stories will…
Inmates of Shelter Camps return to native places
May 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of people sheltered in temporary shelter homes across the city following the COVID-19 lockdown have started returning to their native places after the lockdown curbs were relaxed last week. While some of them have returned to their villages, others have returned for labour. Subsequent to the announcement of nationwide lockdown in the last…
Mysuru beauticians seek financial aid from Govt.
May 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hard hit by COVID-19 lockdown, the city beauty parlour owners have urged the State Government to declare financial assistance to them. A delegation of office-bearers of Mysuru District (City) Beauticians and Beauty Parlour Owners Association submitted memorandums in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner, the Mayor and the MCC Commissioner on Saturday. Pointing out…
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