Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that one passenger, who arrived in Mysuru from Britain recently, has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus, DC Rohini Sindhuri said that lab samples of the passenger has been sent to National Institute of Virology in NIMHANS Hospital premises in Bengaluru for Genome Sequencing testing to check whether it carries the new…
‘Migrants suffered the most during COVID lockdown’
December 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that India saw the biggest migration within the country post independence during the recent COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, senior journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of Outlook magazine Krishna Prasad said that it is the migrant population that suffered the most during the lockdown. He was speaking after releasing the book ‘Ghumakkad Ka Antarang,’ the…
Mandi Police hold Corona awareness campaign
December 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mandi Police, on Wednesday, conducted a campaign to create awareness on Coronavirus at Mission Hospital Circle in city. Speaking after inaugurating the campaign, city’s CJM Court and Third Additional Civil Judge K. Vidya said that positive thinking along with being brave could cure a Coronavirus-infected patient and added that by wearing face masks, using…
Time for a little more patience!
December 27, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD For the past nine months, we have all experienced and even endured life under the shadow of the COVID-19 threat. And, I would say that we have endured it admirably well and have even learnt to carry on with our lives, treating it as a new kind of learning…
Tourists head towards Kodagu for year end holiday
December 26, 2020Heavy rush at Dubare, Nisargadhama Hotels, resorts report full occupancy Kushalnagar: Craving for a break and a year-end trip, several tourists from Mysuru and Bengaluru are heading towards Kodagu to celebrate Christmas and New Year. Hotels and resorts have reported full occupancy while tourist destinations are seeing heavy footfalls — the first after the emergence…
Cheer amid COVID gloom
December 25, 2020Christmas celebrations and Vaikunta Ekadashi spread joy as people pray for a disease-free 2021 Mysore/Mysuru: Christmas was not cancelled but it was significantly curtailed in city this year due to COVID contagion and the State Government’s flip-flop on night curfew, timings, restrictions and scale of celebrations. Likewise, Vaikunta Ekadashi too was celebrated in a low-key…
Entry banned to Chamundi Hill, Temple on New Year Day
December 25, 2020No events, No illumination, No fireworks at Palace; Chunchanakatte Cattle Fair cancelled Mysore/Mysuru: The picturesque Chamundi Hill will be out of bounds for New Year revellers and also for devotees who are planning for special pujas. The District Administration has restricted entry of public to Chamundi Hill on Jan. 1, 2021. This is to curb…
Govt. withdraws ‘night curfew’ order after public outcry
December 25, 2020Bengaluru: Following public outcry and criticism from BJP Ministers, legislators and opposition parties, the State Government has withdrawn ‘night curfew’ order before its implementation on Thursday night. In a press release here, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa has said the Government had decided to impose night curfew on the entire State following suggestion from the COVID-19 Technical…
New Coronavirus strain effect: Night Curfew
December 23, 2020From Dec. 24, 2020 till Jan. 1, 2021 between 11 pm and 5 am across Karnataka Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to impose night curfew across Karnataka from 11 pm tomorrow (Dec. 24, 2020) upto 5 am on Jan. 2, 2021 in the wake of emergence of a new strain of Coronavirus in United…
State Govt. revises special allowance of Doctors, Dentists: Minister
December 23, 2020Bengaluru: The State Government has met the long-pending demand of doctors and dentists by revising the special allowance for them with retrospective effect from Sept. 1, 2020, said Medical Education and Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. The special allowance was revised last time in 2015. The State Government has revised it after a gap of…















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