Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the city is yet to witness a scenario of a complete lockdown, with people seen coming on to the streets to buy essential commodities, several informed citizens have urged the authorities to stipulate a time period for the purchase of essential items like groceries and vegetables. Some citizens have complained that there…
Postal services resume in city
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Postal services, which were suspended for a week following the lockdown, has resumed from April 1. Subsequent to the announcement of the nationwide lockdown, all Postal services were suspended from Mar.25 to 31. But now basic Postal services like social security pension schemes, RD Deposits, Western Union Money Order, delivery of posts, Booking…
Feeding the hungry strays
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the nationwide lockdown and closure of hotels and roadside eateries, stray animals are left starving. Noting this, various Associations and Organisations have been feeding the stray animals across the city every day. City’s Namma Mysore Foundation too launched a stray animal feeding programme. Foundation Managing Trustee K. Dasharatha said, “Due to lockdown, many…
Donald Trump requests PM Modi to release Anti-Malarial Drug
April 5, 2020Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to supply hydroxychloroquine tablets that can be used to treat COVID-19 patients. “After call today with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is giving serious consideration to releasing the hold it put on a US order for hydroxychloroquine,” US…
Creating awareness among staff: SWR Mysuru Divisional Railway Manager takes stock of situation
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Aparna Garg, Divisional Railway Manager, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru, inspected the nearly 270-km stretch of Section from Mysuru-Arsikere-Chikjajur on Friday accompanied by senior officials of Operations, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and Medical Departments of the Division. She again reminded the core team that the priority of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) was…
COVID-19: City Top Cop asks public to save themselves
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asking the citizens to save themselves from COVID-19 rather than looking at ways from escaping Police, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta said that it was important to follow the lockdown regulations when the country was battling in full might against the deadly pandemic. Speaking to SOM, Dr. Chandragupta said that it was important for…
Spike in COVID-19 cases: Total number increases to 28 in Mysuru
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: There has been a sudden spike in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in Mysuru with seven cases being reported in a single day today. All the positive patients have been put under isolation in K.R. Hospital for observation and treatment. As per the media bulletin released by Karnataka Health Department, the number of…
Mobile Command Centre tracks lockdown violators
April 4, 2020Images captured, videos recorded and notices being sent to houses Disaster Management Act enforced to prevent attacks on doctors, Police, paramedic staff Mysore/Mysuru: Following the success of crowd monitoring and managing during Dasara, the Mobile Command Centre vehicle is now keeping a hawk-eye vigil on the movement of vehicles during the Coronavirus nationwide lockdown period….
Mild tremors in parts of Mysuru, Mandya and Hassan districts
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mild tremors measuring 2.6 magnitude in the Richter Scale was experienced in parts of K.R. Nagar, Hunsur and Periyapatna in Mysuru district, K.R. Pet in Mandya and Hassan last evening. The epicentre of the tremors was traced between K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district and Arakalagud in Hassan district. Earth shook at around 5.20 pm…
With no food, street dogs suffer from hunger
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 lockdown has not only severely affected human beings, but also street dogs as well, as they are finding no food to eat. With no one to provide food to them, the street dogs lie wailing along the deserted streets, crying for someone to feed them. With all shops, hotels, restaurants, bakeries and…
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