Primary contact of BMTC staff visits Nanjangud Rural Police Station; premises sanitised, barricaded Mysore/Mysuru: One more person tested positive for COVID-19 on June 16 (but was reported on June 17), taking the total active positive in Mysuru to 15. The victim is 35-year-old male patient (P) 7553. An employee of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC),…
350 total infected in Mandya; 289 cured, 61 active cases
June 18, 2020Mandya: The Mumbai link continues to haunt Mandya where many COVID-19 positive cases are travelling from the neighbouring State. Yesterday, six Mumbai returnees and a patient with Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) tested positive in Mandya taking the total positive cases to 350, a record in itself for Mysuru region. All the Mumbai returnees have their roots…
Javagal Srinath endorses ‘Mask for Mysore’
June 18, 2020The initiative of Youth for Seva aims to distribute one lakh reusable masks in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: On occasion of Mask Day, former Indian ace bowler Javagal Srinath endorsed and appreciated ‘Mask for Mysore,’ an initiative of Youth for Seva. As part of the initiative, which was launched by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar on May 11, volunteers…
Yoga amidst COVID: At home, with family
June 17, 2020Mysureans to set a new record through ‘Virtual Terrace Yoga’ on June 21 Mysore/Mysuru: International Yoga Day (IYD) 2020 is just round the corner. On June 21, this day is celebrated across the world to highlight the benefits of including yoga in daily routine. The theme for World Yoga Day-2020 is ‘Yoga at Home and…
Three from one family and a transgender test positive in Mysuru
June 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Four persons, including a transgender, tested positive for COVID-19 in Mysuru yesterday. The transgender has a travel history of Maharashtra. The other three includes two male and a female, and have a contact history of Patient (P) 5920, a returnee from Uttar Pradesh. The total positive cases in Mysuru have risen to 120 and…
KSRTC announces 80% discount in June rentals for bus stand building tenants
June 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After waiving off rent in total for businesses operating from its bus stand complexes for a period of more than two months (Mar. 22 to May 31) due to COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown, the KSRTC, taking forward its gesture, has announced 80 percent discount in rentals to hotel and shop owners doing business in…
ZP orders closure of unauthorised meat shops
June 17, 2020KDP progress review meeting held Mysore/Mysuru: Cracking the whip on unauthorised sale of meat amid the COVID-19 induced lockdown, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) has ordered closure of all unlicensed meat shops in the District. ZP CEO Prashanth Kumar Mishra ordered Taluk Panchayat (TP) Executive Officers to shut down all unlicensed meat shops at the ZP…
Youth with quarantine seal loiters around; Kuvempunagar residents panic
June 17, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Residents of areas surrounding Pooja Bakery in Kuvempunagar Second Stage M-Block were panic-stricken yesterday as a youth with a quarantine seal on the back of his palm was found roaming around the streets. He was spotted last afternoon carrying a kit bag. He had tea in a nearby shop and was loitering around. Seeing…
No entry for devotees to Chamundi Hill temple on Ashada Fridays
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a clear decision seeking to end the confusion over allowing devotees for Ashada Friday celebrations at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill in the backdrop of COVID-19 regulatory measures, District Minister S.T. Somashekar has announced that devotees will not be allowed to have darshan of the deity at the Hill temple on all…
DC appeals people with COVID-19 symptoms to avail free test at designated Hospitals
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has urged the public to get themselves tested at the nearest Government or Private Hospitals if they have COVID-19 symptoms. The symptoms of COVID-19 are running nose, headache, throat pain, dry cough, fever and difficulty in breathing. If cases of SARI and ILI are found in patients visiting…
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