Mysore/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…
Exponentially rising Corona cases rattle Kodagu district
April 25, 2021District reports a total of 548 cases with Virajpet taluk recording 227, Somwarpet 194 and Madikeri taluk 127 cases Madikeri: The Green-rich Kodagu has been rattled by the sudden and rapid surge of second wave of the COVID-19 virus, with the district reporting as many as 548 positive cases on a single day on Saturday….
Suspecting COVID, relatives shy away from performing last rites
April 25, 2021RT-PCR report not given even after 5 days, allege villagers Malavalli: In a tragic incident, the body of a woman, suspected to have died of COVID-19 pandemic, was left unattended in the portico of the house by her relatives and villagers for many hours at M. Shettahalli in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district here yesterday. …
District Administration takes serious note of teachers turning away from COVID duty
April 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The District Administration has taken serious note of the tendency of teachers to abstain from COVID-19 duties. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri has written to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI) on Apr. 23 seeking complete details of teachers and other staff of the Department who have abstained from assigned COVID-19 duties. Pointing out…















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