Mysore/Mysuru: The officials of the Legal Metrology Department, who raided a milk booth and a medical store near the Mandi Market last evening, have seized eight packets (one litre each) of milk meant for free distribution from the milk booth and 25 bottles (60 ml each) of fake sanitisers from the medical store. Department Assistant…
Coming together in fight against pandemic
April 12, 2020Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Avadhoota Datta Peetham handing over a cheque for Rs. 5 lakh to MLA S.A. Ramdas at the Ashrama premises in city towards PM CARES (Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations) Fund in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop of Mysuru Most Rev. Dr. K.A. William handing over a…
‘Corona Warriors’ feed stray animals
April 12, 2020The Youth Volunteers, appointed as ‘Corona Warriors’ by the Information and Public Relations Department, in association with Labour Department and Indian Red Cross Society, to check the spread of false rumours and messages regarding the deadly COVID-19, have now started feeding the stray dogs, cats and birds which have been starving due to lockdown. The…
Lockdown tightened
April 11, 2020Krishnaraja, Devaraja and Narasimharaja sub-divisions on high alert; barricades laid Mysore/Mysuru: If all roads leading to Padarayanapura and Bapujinagar, off Mysuru Road in Bengaluru have been sealed off and asbestos sheets have been used as barricades to prevent entry and exit of people, things are no different in Mysuru where the lockdown norms have been…
Modi wears home-made face mask, discusses lockdown situation with CMs
April 11, 2020I am available 24×7 for any assistance, PM tells State Heads New Delhi: Wearing a home-made cloth face mask, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning discussed Coronavirus lockdown situation in the country with Chief Ministers of all the States via video conferencing. PM Modi imposed a 21-day lockdown on Mar. 24 asking people to remain…
Jubilant’s first, Mysuru’s second patient cured of Coronavirus
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst spiralling cases of COVID-19 in Mysuru, here is a silver lining as the second positive patient in Mysuru (Patient 52 or P52), has been successfully treated and discharged. He was the first employee who tested positive for COVID-19 from Jubilant Generics, a pharmaceutical firm in Nanjangud that is in the thick of a…
Former MP demands payment of backlog wages to MNREGA labourers
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that the Karnataka Government had failed to pay wages for MNREGA Scheme labourers in the State for two months, former Chamarajanagar Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan has urged the Government to pay backlog wages to them at the earliest. Speaking to presspersons at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, Dhruvanarayan said that the State must…
Why not have ‘Exam from Home’ ask PUC students
April 11, 2020Urge Education Minister to conduct ‘English’ Exam Mysore/Mysuru: “Please make provision for conducting the last paper, English, of the PU Board and help us prepare for CET, NEET and other exams,” urged the II PUC students to Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar. With nationwide lockdown, Colleges and Schools across the country remain shut….
Will be part of Corona Warriors’ services: New District Minister
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: New District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar said that he will be very much part of the services of Corona Warriors in the battle against COVID-19. Speaking to press persons after holding a meeting with officials at the Government Guest House here yesterday, Somashekar said that he has received inputs from officials regarding COVID-19 status…
Government to deposit Rs.1,000 in women Jan Dhan accounts
April 11, 2020New Delhi: Urging people not to believe rumours, the Finance Ministry on Thursday said Rs. 500 has been deposited in each Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts held by women for April and Rs. 1,000 more will be given over the next two months in equal instalments. Meanwhile, State-owned State Bank of India (SBI),…
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