Business fraternity cries foul over weekend curfew; demands rollback Mysore/Mysuru: Has COVID-19 turned into an owl? Or will it affect those moving only during weekends? The businessmen of Mysuru are asking these questions as the State Government has extended weekend curfew and night curfew to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. “There is one law for…
170 students, staff undergo free RT-PCR test
January 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Mysuru, had organised a free RT-PCR test for 170 students and staff at Chamundi Vihar Stadium premises in Nazarbad yesterday. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. K.H. Prasad, who inaugurated the free COVID test camp, said that the test was conducted for students who will be participating in the…
Mysuru Taluk schools closed from 12.01.2022
January 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham has ordered the suspension of physical classes for all schools – government, aided and unaided – from Anganawadi, LKG, UKG first standard to 10th standard including residential in Mysuru Taluk and Mysuru city from 12.01.2022 till further orders. Online classes can continue.
Minister visits COVID Care Centres
January 11, 2022Pandavapura: With Mandya District witnessing a sudden spurt in Corona cases, which is chiefly attributed to devotees returning from Tamil Nadu’s Om Shakti pilgrimage, District Minister K.C. Narayanagowda on Sunday inspected the COVID Care Centre (CCC) in Pandavapura town. Later speaking to presspersons, Narayanagowda said that the District Administration is taking all measures for preventing…
DC’s plea as Medical Doctor: Please get vaccinated
January 10, 202290,000 yet to receive first dose are at 10-fold risk; 27,000 at risk of being hospitalised Maximum infection reported from Mysuru city; rural areas better in awareness COVID Care Centre at KSOU Academic Bhavan in Mandakalli to function from today War Room to start functioning with 20 staff who will work round-the-clock in shifts Instruction…
MMC&RI Hospitals get COVID-ready
January 10, 2022Infrastructure, drug procurement, doctors, staff ready to handle third wave Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) that functioned like Mysuru’s backbone during the first and second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is all set to face the third wave and simultaneously, the Omicron threat. As the fear of a third wave lingers around…
Mysuru city keeps lion’s share in COVID cases
January 10, 2022Karnataka reports 12,000 fresh cases; Mysuru’s positivity rate stands at 5 percent Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru is witnessing a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases and on Sunday, Jan. 9, an additional 398 positive cases were reported. From Jan. 7 to 9, over 820 fresh cases have been reported taking the number of active cases to 1,052. Fortunately,…
Accelerate teenagers vaccination in mission mode: PM Modi
January 10, 2022New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to assess the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and directed the officials that intensive containment and active surveillance should continue in clusters reporting higher cases. The PM noted the achievement that 31 percent adolescents aged 15-18 years have been administered with the…
Booster shots for 4.7 lakh persons from tomorrow
January 9, 2022Beneficiaries: Healthcare, frontline workers and those over 60 years of age with comorbidities Mysore/Mysuru: From tomorrow, Jan. 10, Mysuru will start administering the precautionary (booster) dose of the vaccine to the eligible population. The precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose will be given to healthcare and frontline workers — including Police, Revenue Department, Rural Development and Panchayat…
Weekend curfew: Sunday sees surge in movement of people
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The second day of the 55-hour-long weekend curfew, saw a surge in movement of people across the city this morning as compared to yesterday, as residents ventured out of their homes for shopping of essential commodities and for essential services. The weekend curfew enforced by the Government in the wake of surging COVID cases,…















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