Tag: COVID-19

Recovered alcoholic helps others to kick the habit
COVID-19, News

Recovered alcoholic helps others to kick the habit

May 24, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Thiyagu’, a Tamil movie released in 1990, proved to be quite popular in those times. It was based on Tamil novel ‘Oru Manithanin Kadhai’. In that movie, the central character ‘Thyagu’, played by actor Raghuvaran, is an alcoholic and his life was ruined due to liquor addiction.  Born in a middle class family, the…

COVID-19, News

Government permits extra work hours at Factories till Aug. 21

May 24, 2020

Bengaluru: In a significant decision aimed at improving industrial productivity which has taken a severe beating due to COVID-19 lockdown, the State Government on Friday exempted establishments coming under the Factories Act from adhering to prescribed daily and weekly hours. Workers will now have to put in more hours of work in factories across the…

Corona Bandaite Jopaana: Folk song on Coronavirus goes viral
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Corona Bandaite Jopaana: Folk song on Coronavirus goes viral

May 24, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: A song written, composed and sung by a College Lecturer with a folk touch on Coronavirus has gone viral. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Manapur, a lecturer working in Maharaja’s College in city, has not only written the song titled ‘Corona Bandaite Jopaana,’ she has also composed music and sung the folk song much to the delight…

Migrant students can write SSLC exam at nearest centre
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Migrant students can write SSLC exam at nearest centre

May 24, 2020

May 29 deadline to choose new centre Bengaluru: With most migrant students returning to their villages following the COVID-19 lockdown, the Government has allowed such SSLC students to write the exams at the centre that is closest to their native place or village. The SSLC exam (2019-20) is scheduled to take place from June 25…

The ‘saviours’ of womenfolk
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The ‘saviours’ of womenfolk

May 24, 2020

Two young Mysureans distribute 14,000 Menstrual Hygiene Kits By B.N. Ramya As a result of pandemic and the lockdown that followed, we were witness to people being rendered jobless and shelterless on one side; and the same situation on the other end, brought to the fore ‘humanity’ with many lending their helping hands to the…

City braces for 36-hour lockdown from 7 tonight
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City braces for 36-hour lockdown from 7 tonight

May 23, 2020

First Weekly Sunday curfew to be total Buses, vehicles to be off roads; no trains Venture out of homes only for essentials Sale of fruits, vegetables and meat allowed Already scheduled marriages permitted Mysore/Mysuru: The first ‘weekly Sunday curfew’ as part of lockdown 4.0 will start in Mysuru tonight (May 23) itself instead of Sunday…

Will hotels stop parcel service in protest?
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Will hotels stop parcel service in protest?

May 23, 2020

Decision hinges on hoteliers’ meeting with CM in Bengaluru today Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government is in a dilemma over responding to the demand of hotels and restaurants to re-start full operations as the Centre is yet to provide guidance on the issue. The cash-strapped industry has threatened to halt food takeaways if hotels and restaurants…

Mysuru a model district in country for COVID control: Home Minister
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Mysuru a model district in country for COVID control: Home Minister

May 23, 2020

Basavaraj Bommai lauds Police for showing human face while enforcing lockdown rules Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru has become a model district in the entire country in controlling COVID-19, said Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai. He was speaking at a programme organised by AYUSH Department and Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas to distribute ‘health kits’ to public at Samrat Kalyana…

Jubilant Generics to re-open soon with ICMR guidelines
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Jubilant Generics to re-open soon with ICMR guidelines

May 23, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has indicated that Jubilant Generics, the company in Nanjangud which was shut due to COVID-19, will resume operations soon with the guidelines by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The State Government has accorded clearance for its operations. A person (P52) employed at Jubilant Generics was identified as the source…

Railways to open reservation counters in phased manner
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Railways to open reservation counters in phased manner

May 23, 2020

First 100 pairs of trains to operate from June 1 Mysore/Mysuru: Railways have decided to open reservation counters to purchase advanced reservation tickets in a phased manner. To begin with, booking counters in important stations across Indian Railways were opened from May 22. On Mysuru Division, PRS counters at the following Stations are open for…

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