Mysore/Mysuru: After a continuous gap of over two days, one Coronavirus positive case was reported in Mysuru today, April 25. With this the total number of positive cases in Mysuru has reached 89. Today’s positive case again has roots in Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics. There are 51 active cases in Mysuru till now and 38 patients…
Over 170 migrant workers from Rajasthan stranded in city: Sheltered at Siddarthanagar choultry
April 25, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Over 170 migrant workers from Rajasthan who were residing in the city for their livelihood, are now left stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However the district administration has provided shelter to them at the CITB Choultry in Siddarthanagar. These workers along with their families had come to Mysuru years ago…
Karnataka’s free Library App sees huge jump in downloads during lockdown
April 25, 2020Over 43,000 take to e-learning across State till Apr. 22 Mysuru stands third in number of registrations Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Public Libraries, Government of Karnataka, transformed its legacy libraries into digital libraries and launched a Library App in February. Since then thousands of people have taken to free e-learning. However, the COVID-19 lockdown has…
Mysuru tops Karnataka in COVID-19 tests per million
April 24, 2020Epidemic under control as there are more number of negative cases, assures DC Mysore/Mysuru: In a news that gives renewed hopes to Mysuru district that has been declared as a COVID-19 hotspot by both Centre and State, a report from the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, says that Mysuru district has…
DC, SP sacrificing family life to save Mysuru from virus: GTD
April 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has expressed his heartfelt gratitude to district and city-level officers, especially Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar and Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth for their work in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in Mysuru, a declared hotspot. Speaking at an event in Jayapura yesterday where food grains and vegetables grown by…
Chamundeshwari Constituency farmers donate vegetables, food grains
April 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The farmers of various Gram Panchayats in Chamundeshwari Constituency, under the leadership of MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), donated a large quantity of food grains and vegetables to be distributed among the needy and the same was handed over to the District Administration yesterday by MLA G.T. Devegowda and District Minister S.T. Somashekar at Jayapura…
Namma Mysuru in safe hands of Pourakarmikas
April 24, 2020By M.B. Pavan Murthy “Wash your hands with soap, maintain hygiene, use hand sanitiser and ensure social distancing.” This has been the new mantra amidst the lockdown due to the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus, which has now marked its presence in 184 countries across the globe. Who are the frontline warriors who are risking…
Lockdown: Masons, bar-benders turn vegetable vendors, milk sellers
April 24, 2020By Rajkumar Bhavasar Having lost their regular income due to COVID-19 lockdown, occupational workers are looking at other means for their livelihood and they have found that vegetable vending is the best alternative source of living. With occupational workers resorting to vegetable and fruit vending, many roads of the city are dotted with these roadside…
Red Zone: No lockdown relaxation in Mysuru
April 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Lockdown will not be relaxed in Mysuru as the district has been declared as a Red Zone with more than 80 cumulative COVID-19 positive cases, clarified Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar, who also holds Co-operation portfolio. Today the State Government began a partial exit from lockdown where select activities were allowed only outside Containment…
How Mysuru-born IAS Officer is leading Jharkhand’s fight against COVID-19
April 23, 2020By B.C. Thimmaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once said, “You will not have a united India if you do not have a good all-India service which has the independence to speak its mind, which has a sense of security… The Constitution is meant to be worked by a ring of service, which will keep the…
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