Mysore/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),…
Auto drivers express concern over their livelihood
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the entire country under COVID-19 lockdown, auto drivers, who are a vital cog in the movement of people, are now a worried lot as everything has come to a standstill following the lockdown. The auto drivers, who depend on passengers for their livelihood, are now looking at the skies wondering when the lockdown…
Veerashaiva-Lingayat community to perform ‘Ishta Linga Puja’ on April 13
April 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Districts Veerashaiva Matadhipatis Ghosti has appealed to its Veerashaiva-Lingayat community members to perform ‘Ishta Linga Puja’ on April 13 at 7 pm at their homes, for the welfare of the world in the wake of Coronavirus. According to the press release from the Secretary of the Ghosti Sarpabhooshan Swamiji, the puja…
Coronavirus: ‘Ready to volunteer’
April 11, 2020Says IAS Officer Kannan Gopinathan who quit over J&K, refusing to join duty New Delhi: Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer Kannan Gopinathan yesterday refused to comply to the Centre’s order to “immediately join duty” amid the Coronavirus pandemic saying he is ready to help people as a common citizen during the crisis but not…
Postponed SSLC exam to be held in May: Minister
April 11, 2020Bengaluru: Even as suspense continues over the dates of the postponed English paper of II PUC and SSLC exams in the wake of nationwide lockdown, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Suresh Kumar said that the exams are most likely to take place in May after the lockdown ends. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Suresh Kumar…
Cure is in Nature
April 11, 2020Nature creates, nature cures, nature destroys. We better save nature if we want to save ourselves. Because nearly half of all human pharmaceuticals are originally derived from natural sources and we humans by systematically destroying more and more species of plants and animals are also destroying nature’s medicine cabinet. Since the past few weeks, a…
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