Mysore/Mysuru: All 107 city journalists, whose swab samples were collected on May 8, was tested and the lab reports have confirmed that the samples were negative. Presspersons including reporters, photographers and videographers of both print and electronic media have been working continuously during the lockdown. As a few journalists from Bengaluru and other places, who…
Inmates of Shelter Camps return to native places
May 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of people sheltered in temporary shelter homes across the city following the COVID-19 lockdown have started returning to their native places after the lockdown curbs were relaxed last week. While some of them have returned to their villages, others have returned for labour. Subsequent to the announcement of nationwide lockdown in the last…
Mysuru beauticians seek financial aid from Govt.
May 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hard hit by COVID-19 lockdown, the city beauty parlour owners have urged the State Government to declare financial assistance to them. A delegation of office-bearers of Mysuru District (City) Beauticians and Beauty Parlour Owners Association submitted memorandums in this regard to the Deputy Commissioner, the Mayor and the MCC Commissioner on Saturday. Pointing out…
Mysuru readies to receive 2,500 foreign returnees
May 10, 2020District Administration takes over 170 hotels for quarantining Foreign travellers will have to foot their own hotel bills Mysore/Mysuru: More than 11,000 residents of Karnataka stranded in foreign countries are set to arrive by special international flights under Vande Bharat Mission and the Mysuru District Administration has taken measures to receive the natives of Mysuru,…
CSIR-CFTRI Director clarifies on Spirulina Chikkies
May 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. KSMS Raghavarao, Director, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, has clarified as follows with regard to a statement in the recent television coverage on the Spirulina Chikkies developed by the Institute: “We have come to know that reports televised on May 9, 2020 by the some Kannada TV Channels have claimed that Spirulina…
City Police Inspector sings away Coronavirus blues
May 10, 2020Mysuru Studio makes awareness video to convey message of safety during COVID times Mysore/Mysuru: Amid restrictions post-nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Coronavirus and “flatten the curve”, many volunteers and social media campaigners have come up with out-of-the-box ideas to educate people on the precautionary measures and how to keep themselves safe. A Police…
Govt. for 30 percent cut in curriculum
May 10, 2020Lessons on Corona in the offing Bengaluru: The State Government is said to have taken a decision to cut down academic curriculum (syllabus) in Schools and Colleges for the forthcoming 2020-21 academic year. As the Coronavirus is spreading its wings across the entire country, educational institutions in the State and the country are unlikely to…
COVID Wedding and After
May 10, 2020Life has become austere, especially weddings. COVID-19 has taken us back to 1960s India when Lal Bahadur Shastri chose to impose rationing and limiting guests at events. Just like how today Government allows no more than 50 guests at a wedding, back then only 25 guests were allowed including the hosts! So apart from the…
Make Jubilant Co. investigation report by IAS Officer public: Former MP
May 9, 2020Dhruvanarayan accuses BJP leaders in Delhi of supporting the Company Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has accused BJP leaders in Delhi for supporting Jubilant Company at Nanjangud and has demanded that the investigation report submitted to the State Government by Special Officer Harsha Gupta be made public. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest…
Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured
May 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru, which had become a major cluster and is a Red Zone district that had reported 90 cases, did not record any new case of COVID-19 in the last one week. Two more patients were discharged from the designated COVID-19 Hospital on KRS Road yesterday and the number has declined to five. P-319 and…











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