Mysore/Mysuru: Noted spiritual thinker, Dr. Shelvapillai Iyengar has bemoaned over the manner in which COVID-19 victims were cremated or buried ever since the second wave of Corona has struck the nation. Speaking to SOM, he said he was very much pained to see how the last rites of the Covid victims were performed by the…
Oxygen-producing, filling plants to get 24×7 security
May 2, 2021Tankers arriving from other places will be provided Police escort DC, Police Commissioner inspect oxygen factories, units at Hebbal Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri and City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta have directed senior officers and drug controllers to take strict action against those who are indulging in black-marketing and hoarding of oxygen, critical for…
Free vaccination at Pvt. Hospitals continues; Jab at paid sites stopped
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Owing to pressure, the State Government has restored free vaccination at 30 sub-centres (Private Hospitals) in Mysuru and it will continue till the full-fledged vaccination begins for the 18-plus population. However, paid sites (getting vaccinated by paying Rs. 250 per dose) in Private facilities have stopped functioning since yesterday. The District Health authorities have withdrawn…
KPCC Women’s Wing Chief calls for blood donation before getting vaccinated
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Women’s Wing State President Dr. Pushpa Amarnath, who is also a former Mysuru ZP President, has called upon youths to voluntarily donate blood in the wake of rising COVID cases and accidents. She was speaking after launching a blood donation camp organised by Rakthadhana Mahadaana Gobhakta Sanghatane at Jeevadhara Raktanidhi Kendra in Mandi…
Courier service sector hit hard by second wave
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The economic impact of the Covid-19 second wave has started taking a toll on many sectors. While the pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk, courier and parcel service sector is one such business that has been hit hard. Earlier, consumers were mostly sending and receiving commodities through courier services,…
DC Office asks public to refrain from making unnecessary visits
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the city and district witnessing a steep hike in COVID cases for the past couple of weeks, the District Administration has asked the people to refrain from making unnecessary visits to the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office here. In a press release issued on Friday, the DC’s Office said that despite COVID Curfew in…
Legal Metrology Dept. starts Helpline
May 2, 2021To check over-pricing of masks, sanitisers, oximeters and other essentials Mysore/Mysuru: The Legal Metrology Department (Weights and Measures) has started a Helpline to check over-pricing of masks, sanitisers, oximeters and other essentials in pharmacies and shops. The Helpline has been set up following a Government Order in the wake of complaints that many essential commodities…
MCC launches mobile teams for vaccine drive
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In what is probably a first-of-its- kind in the State, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has formed mobile teams to vaccinate residents in localities. Speaking to presspersons here on Friday, MCC Health Officer Dr. Nagaraj said that six mobile teams have been formed, whose job is to visit localities and vaccinate people nearer their…
Mad Rush!
April 30, 2021Crowds at various city markets between 6 am and 10 am could hinder Government’s attempt at controlling COVID spread Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government allowing essential commodities trading only for four hours from 6 am to 10 am on all days till May 12, when the 14-day Statewide COVID Curfew ends, merchants and traders of the…
Banning visitors for 400-odd days saved Bylakuppe from virus
April 30, 2021Bylakuppe: There is an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and even in a place like Mysuru that is considered relatively safe tier-2 city. However, the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement, located at the border of Mysuru district towards Kodagu has not been affected by the virus. Thanks to the stringent measures taken by the…
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