Mysore/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…
KMF releases Ayurvedic milk with medicinal properties
April 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of the deadly COVID 19 pandemic causing havoc across the State, seven flavours of Ayurvedic Milk having medicinal properties produced by the State-controlled KMF(Karnataka Milk Federation) has hit the markets. MyMUL(Mysuru Milk Union) President P.M. Prasanna released the Ayurvedic milk at the Mega Dairy premises on Bannur road here yesterday….
Seize and Ride: Cops take away vehicles of COVID Curfew violators
April 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police (both Traffic and Civil), who have intensified checking of vehicles to stop people, especially youths moving around unnecessarily during COVID Curfew, have intensified their checking drive and are seizing the vehicles of offenders. The Cops took away a few vehicles that were seized yesterday. The 14-day COVID Curfew is in…
DC instructs companies to ensure adequate supply of oxygen
April 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Highlighting the importance of oxygen in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has instructed manufacturers of medical oxygen and refill companies to deliver oxygen as per the State Government’s guidelines. She was presiding over the meeting of medical oxygen manufacturers in the district here yesterday. In the wake of…















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