Akshaya Aahara Foundation distributes food to migrants, daily wage workers during weekend lockdown Mysore/Mysuru: As the pandemic is leaving deep scars across the country, many social organisations were able to foresee the depth of the socio-economic impact that is caused by the pandemic. With utmost presence of mind, several NGOs distributed free meals to migrant…
Youth turns back on his father after discharge from Hospital
April 26, 2021An instance of deteriorating human relationships in COVID times Mysore/Mysuru: The Coronavirus contagion has had significant effects on family and social relationships. While some have been strengthened, others have come under severe strain. Cooped up at homes, many have felt the strain on relationships as they worry about health, profession and finances — a domestic…
Don’t create artificial scarcity of beds: DC warns Pvt. Hospitals
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has warned of stern action against Private Hospitals which will try to create artificial scarcity of beds despite availability of sufficient number of beds to treat COVID-19 patients. Chairing a meeting with Mana-gements of Private Hospitals at Zilla Panchayat auditorium here yesterday, the DC said that 50 percent of…
Govt. nod sought to start two more Covid treatment centres in Mysuru city
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has written to the State Government seeking permission to add 300 beds at Trauma Care Centre to take the tally to 700 beds and another 300 beds at Super Specialty Hospital with 20,000 litres capacity oxygen unit to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to T.K….
Dearth of passengers forces KSRTC to ply few buses
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Days after transport employees returned to work ending their 15-day strike on Apr. 21, the KSRTC is now facing dearth of passengers following the imposition of weekend curfew and enforcement of other severe restrictions to control the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which is causing havoc across the country. Although the KSRTC authorities…
Ayurveda home remedies boost immunity against Corona: Experts
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As India scrambles to stop the spread of Covid-19, health experts have suggested boosting the body’s immune system by taking certain immune-boosting Ayurveda supplements. There are a number of herbal immune boosters available in the market to choose from. A mixture of herbs such as Holy Basil (Tulsi), Cinnamon (Dalchini), Black Pepper (Kari Menasu)…
Nodal Officers appointed
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: For better management of COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri has appointed Dr. Dinesh, General Surgeon, MMC&RI and Dr. Mohammed Shiraz Ahmed, District Tuberculosis Officer, as Nodal Officers for Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) and K.R. Hospital. In a press release here, the DC said these two Officers will take care of…
Education scheme posts to continue
April 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has decided to continue teaching and teaching posts under the Samagra Shiksha Yojana, for the coming academic year too. The State Planning Director had appealed the Government to continue with a total of 15,531 teaching and other posts and 1,444 non-teaching posts under the Samagra Shiksha Yojana for…
Weekend COVID Curfew – Day 2: Eerie calm on busy streets
April 25, 2021Despite ban, meat outlets in city open on Mahaveer Jayanti; MCC raids 14 shops Mysore/Mysuru: The city wore an eerily calm look for the second day on the Day 2 of the first weekend curfew of 2021 enforced to contain COVID-19. As the Police allowed essential services between 6 am and 10 am, people thronged…
COVID takes a toll on OPD services at ‘Doddaspatre’
April 25, 2021OPD to function only between 9 am and 1 pm Mysore/Mysuru: Coupled with shortage of staff and deployment of the existing staff on COVID-19 treatment duty, the Out Patient Department (OPD) services has become the biggest casualty at K.R. Hospital in city. The OPDs now run only between 9 am and 1 pm. This State-run…
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