Tag: COVID-19

Southern Star Hotel shuts operations in Mysuru city
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Southern Star Hotel shuts operations in Mysuru city

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru’s iconic Hotel Southern Star on Vinobha Road has shut its operations from today due to COVID-19 global pandemic. In a signed notice sent to staff dated May 19 (today), the Hotel General Manager has stated that due to Coronavirus epidemic and the lockdown, business has come to a standstill and as such the…

No pass needed from today for inter-district travel: SP
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No pass needed from today for inter-district travel: SP

May 19, 2020

Anechowkur Gate in Kodagu opens for private vehicles Mysore/Mysuru: Inter-district travel from 7 am to 7 pm will not require pass from May 19 (today) except for Containment Zones. Travellers will only have to produce their identity cards at check-posts, Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth confirmed. As per the Government’s latest order, the…

Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru
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Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru

May 19, 2020

KSRTC buses operated only from 7 am to 7 pm on all days except Sundays Private buses off the roads citing losses Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government on Monday easing lockdown regulations, the City and Mofussil KSRTC buses resumed operations today, albeit on a limited scale, after a 55-day hiatus due to COVID-19 induced lockdown….

Govt. nod for long-standing demand of Resident Doctors
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Govt. nod for long-standing demand of Resident Doctors

May 19, 2020

Gives nearly 40 percent hike in stipend Mysore/Mysuru: The long-standing demand of Resident Doctors, Post-Graduate students and House Surgeons in the State, many of whom are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as frontline warriors, for a hike in their monthly stipend has finally been met with the State Government issuing an order in this regard dated…

Corona volunteers demonstrate use of Tippy Tap to wash hands
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Corona volunteers demonstrate use of Tippy Tap to wash hands

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness on the importance of washing hands to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the volunteers serving as Corona Warriors demonstrated the use of Tippy Tap to wash hands without touching the tap. Tippy Tap is a hands-free device for hand washing that is especially designed for rural areas…

Spread of COVID cases from Jubilant: Former MP demands CBI probe
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Spread of COVID cases from Jubilant: Former MP demands CBI probe

May 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has demanded CBI probe into the spread of COVID-19 positive cases from Jubilant Company in Nanjangud. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road here this morning, Dhruvanarayan said he had information that Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries Jagadish Shettar and Mysuru District Minister…

Lockdown 4.0: No entry for visitors from 4 States
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Lockdown 4.0: No entry for visitors from 4 States

May 18, 2020

Karnataka restricts people from COVID-19 hotspots of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala till May 31 Bengaluru: After making up its mind to open up lockdown curbs in Karnataka, the State Government, in a sudden move this morning, announced that it has banned the entry of visitors from States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil…

Mumbai link haunts Mysuru, Mandya and Kodagu Districts
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Mumbai link haunts Mysuru, Mandya and Kodagu Districts

May 18, 2020

Mandya reports 17 COVID-19 positive cases today, Mysuru and Kodagu one each Mysuru/Mandya/Madikeri: Karnataka reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases this morning as 84 fresh cases surfaced in the past 24 hours pushing the tally to 1,231. Apart from 18 fresh cases in Bengaluru Urban District, Mandya recorded 17 cases, Mysuru and Kodagu…

CESC’s COVID-stalled underground power cabling works resume
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CESC’s COVID-stalled underground power cabling works resume

May 18, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The massive underground power cable laying project worth over Rs. 300 crore that was stalled due to COVID-19-induced lockdown has resumed in city. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in another three months.  It is an estimated Rs. 600 crore project being undertaken by the State Energy Department and…

All Shelter Camps closed except at Youth Hostel
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All Shelter Camps closed except at Youth Hostel

May 18, 2020

Some get jobs, some head back home A sum of Rs.45,000 earned by making paper covers Mysore/Mysuru: Among the five Shelter Camps opened at various places by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in view of nationwide lockdown, all have been closed except the one set up at Youth Hostel in city. The Shelter Camps at Nanjaraja…

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