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COVID Wedding and After
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COVID Wedding and After

May 10, 2020

Life 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…

Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured
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Only 5 active cases in Mysuru; 85 cured

May 9, 2020

Mysore/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…

SWR converts 320 Railway Coaches into COVID Care Centres
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SWR converts 320 Railway Coaches into COVID Care Centres

May 8, 2020

Transformed coaches to be placed at 14 Stations including Mysuru Hubballi: Engineers, technicians, workers and supervisors of South Western Railway (SWR) have successfully converted 320 air-conditioned train coaches into Isolation Wards, providing a clean, sanitised and hygienic surroundings for COVID-19 patients to comfortably recover. The target set by the Railway Ministry to SWR was 314…

Minister inaugurates COVID-19 PCR Laboratory at Chamarajanagar
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Minister inaugurates COVID-19 PCR Laboratory at Chamarajanagar

May 8, 2020

Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar District in-charge Minister S. Suresh Kumar inaugurated COVID-19 PCR Laboratory at the Microbiology Department of Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CHIMS) here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Suresh Kumar said that the Microbiology Department of the Medical College had sent a proposal to the Government seeking a PCR Lab for COVID-19 testing…

Lockdown rule violations:  Rs. 78,000 fine collected in 43 cases
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Lockdown rule violations: Rs. 78,000 fine collected in 43 cases

May 8, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Traffic Police, who have registered 43 cases against those flouting COVID-19 lockdown rules by moving around unnecessarily, have collected a total of Rs. 78,000 fine in a single day on Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar said that as Mysuru City is in the Red Zone, the lockdown has been extended…

Co-op. Minister donates Rs. 85 lakh to CM’s Relief Fund
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Co-op. Minister donates Rs. 85 lakh to CM’s Relief Fund

May 8, 2020

Bengaluru: Co-operation and Mysuru District In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar on Tuesday handed over  cheques for Rs. 85 lakh to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa towards Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. The Minister has donated a total amount of Rs. 50.50 crore to the CM’s Refief Fund collected from all Co-operatives in the State. CM Yediyurappa, who…

Register online for Blood Donation Drive by K.R. Hospital
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Register online for Blood Donation Drive by K.R. Hospital

May 8, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The Blood Bank of KR Hospital, Mysuru, which caters to the health needs of the most underprivileged and destitute patients in the district, is facing severe shortage of blood due to COVID lockdown. Mothers giving birth, victims of accidents, patients of cancer, patients undergoing emergency surgeries, young children with Thalassemia — several conditions make…

Construction works begin after 40-day hiatus
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Construction works begin after 40-day hiatus

May 7, 2020

Industrial production too picks up pace after COVID-19 lockdown relaxation with precautions Mysore/Mysuru: The sound of hammers striking hot iron, loaders shifting iron rods and wooden poles from trucks to ground site, drilling and crushing of stones and trucks transporting sand and construction materials is emanating from almost all localities of Mysuru city as the…

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