Mysore/Mysuru: A Bank Manager in K.R. Nagar, Mysuru, has tested positive for COVID-19 late yesterday. He has been shifted to COVID Hospital in Madurai as he had been there on a visit. The Bank in K.R. Nagar has been sealed down and all the other six employees have been asked to remain in home quarantine….
Hoteliers get ready to open doors, but grapple with concerns
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Embracing a new culture of food serving and hospitality in times of COVID-19 pandemic, hotel and restaurant industry in Mysuru is all set to bring about a structural change in its functioning. From downsizing its menu to implementing social distancing by reducing the seating capacity, hotels and restaurants are preparing themselves for offering dine-in…
KSRTC resumes night trips; more city buses to operate from Monday
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After a gap of two and half months following the COVID -19-induced nationwide lockdown, KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division has resumed night trips starting from today (June 6). KSRTC Mysuru Rural Divisional Controller R. Ashok Kumar told ‘Star of Mysore’ that night services have resumed to long distance destinations within the State from tonight. “KSRTC…
Distribution of ration kits to Anganwadi workers
June 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar launched the programme of distributing grocery kits to 2,860 Anganwadi workers of the district at Kalamandira in city yesterday by symbolically distributing kits to 125 Anganwadi workers. Chamraja MLA L. Nagendra, in his presidential address, said that distributing essentials to Anganwadi workers shows the concern of the District Minister. “The…
Stray thoughts on Senior Citizens in times of COVID-19!
June 6, 2020Since March 2020, I have been living a life of seclusion from my friends, employees and business contacts. But there has been much bonhomie and togetherness with family and grand-children. God’s mercy and grace. Let it be. I never thought COVID-19 would wreak such searing havoc on our society and all over the world as…
Corona-free Chamarajanagar: Union Health Minister calls up Green District DC; lauds efforts
June 5, 2020Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar has earned the distinction of becoming the only Corona-free District in Karnataka and the district has maintained the distinction and has gained national attention too. Yesterday, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan called up Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.R. Ravi and congratulated him for maintaining a COVID-free status. The…
Staggering of visitors, disposable menus
June 5, 2020Guidelines for hotels, malls, religious places ahead of re-opening New Delhi: The Centre yesterday released a set of guidelines for religious and commercial establishments set to reopen on Monday (June 8) after a gap of over two months. As the phase-1 of Unlock India comes into effect on Monday, the Union Ministry of Health and…
Launch of ‘Amidst the Crisis’
June 5, 2020A special bulletin on COVID-19 Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Medical College, a constituent college of JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, has contributed to a great extent in all the areas of Coronavirus response-related events like academics, research and patient care. In this regard, a special bulletin was documented and compiled to reveal…
JSS AHER introduces B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Medical Genetics and Genomics
June 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The quest to understand the genetic basis of human health has given rise to the field of Medical Genetics that has vast practical applications from the use of its results in the legal battle like paternity testing to the discovery of new therapies for genetic diseases. The rare genetic disorders though not treatable, early…
COVID-stamped people banned inside malls, hotels, temples
June 4, 2020Public, Resident Associations appealed to call Police ‘100’ if they see hand-stamped people around Bengaluru/ Mysuru: As shopping malls, hotels, temples and religious institutions are all set to open for public on June 8, Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar has directed all the shops, offices, malls, commercial establishments and even temples and other places…
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