Logistics ready in district to receive vaccine for launch from Jan. 16 Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru district is all set to receive its first tranche of COVID-19 vaccine to launch vaccination drive from Jan. 16 as already announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week. “We are getting 70,000 vials of Covishield vaccine for the district to…
It’s official. Vaccination drive to commence from Jan. 16
January 10, 2021New Delhi: India will launch the much-awaited COVID-19 vaccination drive from Jan. 16 as it is considered to be auspicious because it marks the first day of the sun’s transition into the sun sign Capricon or Makara. This festival is observed each year and is dedicated to the Sun God. The good news came around…
Shortage of data entry operators hits uploading of RT-PCR result
January 10, 2021Scores of students unable to attend classes without COVID test report Mysore/Mysuru: Several students have not been able to attend classes in the last one week owing to delay in getting report of RT-PCR test which has been made mandatory to attend offline classes in several Schools and Colleges in Mysuru. “We, eight students of…
PM to launch vaccine drive in two State Hospitals online on Jan. 11
January 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two Hospitals in Karnataka — one in Bengaluru and one in Hubballi — have been selected in the State for launching of vaccination against COVID-19 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Jan. 11 at 4 pm. This was disclosed by Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar in Bengaluru this morning. He told…
Vaccination preparedness: Dry Run-2 at eight new locations
January 7, 2021Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri chairs meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Eight new locations in Mysuru District have been selected for tomorrow’s second round of vaccine dry run to be held simultaneously across the nation to check preparedness of the Health Department staff to begin the COVID-19 vaccination drive. The vaccine dry run is billed as ‘full dress rehearsal’…
SwasthVayu cleared for COVID-19 patients
January 6, 2021Trial run held at MMC&RI on 50 positive patients New Delhi: An expert committee constituted by the Director General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, after careful evaluation, has recommended the use of ‘SwasthVayu’, a non-invasivebilevel positive airway pressure ventilator on COVID-19 patients who require oxygen supplementation up to…
Officials asked to continue strict measures to tackle COVID-19
January 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: State Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar on his first visit to the city, after taking charge of the post on Dec. 31, 2020 following the retirement of T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, instructed the officials to continue the strict measures in place for the next two months as well in order to tackle the deadly COVID-19 pandemic….
No shows in theatres till Producers make movies
January 5, 2021Not possible to open cinema halls just for one movie, says Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Federation Mysore/Mysuru: With movie Producers unwilling to release films in theatres due to seating restrictions amid the pandemic, Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Federation has asked Producers to submit a list of films that are ready so that theatres can be opened to…
Shops with 10 plus workers can open 24×7 but with riders
January 4, 2021Maximum safety ensured for women employees Bengaluru: With a view to accelerate economic growth that had been hit by COVID-19 since March 2020, the State Government has permitted all shops and commercial establishments across the State employing ten or more people to be open on 24×7 basis on all days for a period of three…
COVID scare not deterring students from attending classes
January 4, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Bored of staying in home and attending online classes for more than nine months, the students of Classes 10 and 12, following reopening of schools and colleges from Jan. 1, have undergone the mandatory RT-PCR test and are attending classes. “There is an overall 60 percent attendance of students attending Classes 10 and 12,”…















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