Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of COVID-19 positive cases rising at an alarming rate across the city, the Mysuru Shroff Traders Association has decided to shut all jewellery shops by 6.30 pm on all days from June 29 to July 12. In a press release, the Association said that Gold and Silver Refiners Association, Vishwakarma Gold…
Heavy rains turn city roads into rivers
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: It rained cats and dogs in city last evening and roads turned to rivers, drainages and stormwater drains overflowed and as usual, water entered houses and hotels in low-lying areas. It was just a drizzle at around 3 pm and later it grew into a heavy downpour. Fortunately, it was a Sunday and most…
Mysuru reports second COVID-19 death
June 29, 2020Virus, co-morbidities snuff out 70-year-old man’s life; Nine more Containment Zones declared Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru reported its second COVID-19 death yesterday. The district recorded 18 virus infections, taking the total number of positive cases to 255. Yesterday, 32 people have been cured and discharged and the cumulative discharges stand at 164 and there are 89 active…
CM clicks open COVID Testing Lab at JSS Hospital
June 29, 2020Karnataka which had only two Labs in February now has 79 Testing Labs Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa virtually inaugurated Mysuru’s first private COVID-19 Testing Lab set up by JSS Medical College at JSS Hospital. The lab will assist the Government testing facilities in Mysuru, the CM said. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, the…
City Markets re-open after closure for four-day sanitisation drive
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Five major Markets in the heart of the city, namely Devaraja Market, Mannars Market, Shivarampet, Santhepet and Boti Bazar (also called Mutton Market), which were ordered to be shut down by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for four days from June 25 to 28 for complete cleaning and sanitisation in the wake of COVID-19…
Virus infection has not spread from SSLC exam centres: Minister
June 29, 2020Bengaluru: Amidst reports of over 25 students appearing for the ongoing SSLC examinations testing positive for COVID-19, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has said that though a couple of students appearing for the exams have been found infected, these cases did not spread from examination centres. The exam began last week and…
Congress accuses BJP Governments of hiding facts and figures on COVID-19
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing all the State BJP Governments of the country of hiding facts and figures regarding the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, State Congress Spokesperson M. Lakshman alleged that the BJP Government in Karnataka too is hiding data of about 50 percent of the infected patients. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near…
Stricter night curfew in city from tomorrow
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police is fully geared up to enforce daily night curfew from June 29 (tomorrow) and the Sunday full lockdown (from July 5) as decided and directed by the State Government. The measures will resemble the first phase of lockdown that was imposed in March-April, complete with barricading and Police patrol. This…
CM to virtually open Mysuru’s first COVID-19 private testing lab at JSS
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s first private COVID-19 Testing Lab set up by JSS Medical College at JSS Hospital will be inaugurated online by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa at 10.30 am tomorrow (June 29). This advanced laboratory will add to the existing laboratories that are testing samples round the clock. At present, only the state-of-the-art Viral Research and Diagnostic…
To draw guests, hotels primp up with hygiene promises, discounts
June 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hotels and hotel chains are among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the lockdown is lifted, the biggest challenge facing hospitality companies is how to get paranoid customers to walk in through their doors. Cash-strapped and bruised by the prolonged lockdown, many hotels in Mysuru are coming up with new campaigns to…
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