To review COVID-19 situation and Dasara illumination Mysuru/Bengaluru: Taking strong note of free and careless movement by citizens without following COVID-19 protocol, Medical Education and Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar is likely to visit Mysuru city this evening to review Corona situation in city and district. Sources close to the Minister told Star of Mysore…
Tourist inflow: MCC ramps up free COVID-19 testing
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Due to increasing inflow of tourists for the 10-day Dasara Festival in city, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in an effort to control the spread of the deadly COVID-19, has formed mobile teams to conduct COVID-19 tests free of cost. Also, the MCC, in association with the Health and Family Welfare Department, has started COVID…
Corona cases drop in district
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has claimed that the number of Corona positive cases and casualty have declined due to ramping up of testing in City and District. In fact, the number of Corona positive cases had breached 1,000 mark last month and stood second after Bengaluru in COVID-19 deaths. The number of positive cases…
No entry to Chamundi Hill View Points after 6 pm
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Entry to Chamundi Hill has been banned after 6 pm for visiting public and tourists with an immediate effect to check large gathering at View Points to watch the illuminated city flouting COVID-19 protocol. However, this is not applicable to the Hill residents, security and temple staff. According officials, people are allowed to the…
Vaccine will be available to all citizens: PM Modi
October 21, 2020New Delhi: Noting that fight against Coronavirus is not over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said work was going on in the country on several COVID vaccines and some of them are in an advanced stage of development. Government is making preparations on how a vaccine, whenever ready, reaches every citizen in the shortest possible time….
Railway Protection Force Officers and staff undergo RT-PCR test
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Covid-19 Medical Camp, RT-PCR test was organised for officers and staff of Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Railway Institute here recently in coordination with Mysuru City Corporation and Railway Hospital. The camp was held as per the directive of MCC Commissioner and IG cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner, RPF, South Western…
‘Pharmacists came first to serve COVID-19 patients’
October 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. T.V. Narayana, National President, Indian Pharmaceutical Association (IPA), said that pharmacists were the first to come out to give service to the society in the tough COVID-19 situation. He was speaking at the inauguration of ‘World Pharmacist Day’ online organised jointly by IPA, eight Pharmaceutical Associations, four Pharmacy Colleges and JSS College of…
Forest Department introduces ‘Time Ticket’ for travellers
October 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following increasing number of deaths of wild animals in Nagarahole National Park and Tiger Reserve range, with the gradual spurt in vehicle density post COVID-19-induced lockdown relaxations, the Forest Department officials have re-introduced ‘Time Ticket’ that aims to restrict vehicular movement on roads coming under the range. As the Forest Department staff on patrol…
Universities, Legislators adopt over 1,400 Govt. Schools
October 20, 2020Bengaluru: Amidst the COVID-19 contagion, Universities, Legislators and other dignitaries have proposed to adopt 1,414 schools across the State for developing them under the Government’s Government School adoption plan. According to Prof. M.R. Doreswamy, who heads the Government’s Advisory Committee on Educational Reforms, there has been a good response for adopting Government Schools, with Universities,…
COVID pandemic can be controlled by Feb. 2021, opines Panel
October 20, 2020New Delhi: India is likely to have already passed the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic in September and cases are going to plateau further, claimed a panel of scientists and doctors, based on mathematical and statistical forecasting on the spread of the infectious disease. The panel also claimed that the pandemic can be controlled by…















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