Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, has clarified as follows with regard to a statement in the recent television coverage on the Spirulina Chikkies developed by the Institute: “We have come to know that reports televised on May 9, 2020 by the some Kannada TV Channels have claimed that Spirulina…
Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured
May 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which had become a major cluster and is a Red Zone district that had reported 90 cases, did not record any new case of COVID-19 in the last one week. Two more patients were discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road yesterday and the number has declined to five. P-319 and…
SWR converts 320 Railway Coaches into COVID Care Centres
May 8, 2020Transformed coaches to be placed at 14 Stations including Mysuru Hubballi: Engineers, technicians, workers and supervisors of South Western Railway (SWR) have successfully converted 320 air-conditioned train coaches into Isolation Wards, providing a clean, sanitised and hygienic surroundings for COVID-19 patients to comfortably recover. The target set by the Railway Ministry to SWR was 314…
Global Investors Meet in Mysuru later this year to promote industries in Tier-2 cities
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Industries Department has sent a proposal to the State and Central Governments for announcing a special package for the MSME Sector in the State, said Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries Jagadish Shettar. Speaking at a meeting of various Industrial bodies and Industrialists at ZP Hall here this morning, the Minister said…
Lockdown rule violations: Rs. 78,000 fine collected in 43 cases
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Traffic Police, who have registered 43 cases against those flouting COVID-19 lockdown rules by moving around unnecessarily, have collected a total of Rs. 78,000 fine in a single day on Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar said that as Mysuru City is in the Red Zone, the lockdown has been extended…
Co-op. Minister donates Rs. 85 lakh to CM’s Relief Fund
May 8, 2020Bengaluru: Co-operation and Mysuru District In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar on Tuesday handed over cheques for Rs. 85 lakh to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa towards Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. The Minister has donated a total amount of Rs. 50.50 crore to the CM’s Refief Fund collected from all Co-operatives in the State. CM Yediyurappa, who…
Online Music Concerts by Ganabharathi tomorrow
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As Music Sabhas are not able to arrange any concerts with the COVID-19 lockdown in place, in an effort to reach out to the art and music-lovers, Ganabharathi is arranging online programmes from 6 pm onwards on specified days, according to a press release from Dr. C.G. Narasimhan, President, Ganabharathi. Interested may log…
Register online for Blood Donation Drive by K.R. Hospital
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Blood Bank of KR Hospital, Mysuru, which caters to the health needs of the most underprivileged and destitute patients in the district, is facing severe shortage of blood due to COVID lockdown. Mothers giving birth, victims of accidents, patients of cancer, patients undergoing emergency surgeries, young children with Thalassemia — several conditions make…
DL tests resume in Green Zone districts
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Here is good news for Driving License (DL) aspirants, who are facing uncertainty following the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The driving tests, which were abruptly stopped after the announcement of nationwide lockdown in March, have resumed from yesterday in all the 14 Green Zone districts of the State, which include Chamarajanagar, Kodagu and Hassan, among…
Deadline extended
May 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In view of COVID-19 lockdown, the Kannada Book Authority (KBA) has extended the deadline for submitting applications by authors to seek subsidy for their debut Kannada literary works of all forms (poetry, prose, stories, novels, plays etc.) first published in the year 2019, to May 30, 2020. For more details, visit Kannada Book Authority,…
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