Mysore/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…
MCC feeds 7,000 shelterless daily
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown rendering thousands of migrant labourers and tourists homeless and hungry, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as a novel gesture, is feeding 7,300 persons who have been temporarily housed at various shelter camps and Santwana Kendras in different parts of the city for the past few days. As labourers and…
Spreading message on social distancing
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The whole nation is under lockdown till Apr. 14 in view of Coronavirus outbreak, but some people are still roaming around the city for no reason. Here is a 42-year-old man who is traveling across the city on his bike with a reason — to create awareness among such negligent people. Mallikarjun alias Ramachari,…
Now you cannot pick up vegetables without sanitising your hands
April 4, 2020Disinfection Tunnel set up at Mysuru Vegetable Market Mysore/Mysuru: To make sure that people do not miss out sanitising their hands before picking up their vegetables, a Disinfection Tunnel or Pathway was set up at the entrance of the temporary Vegetable Market in city yesterday. With thousands of people visiting the market every day, the…
COVID-19 impact: An ever-busy Highway deserted now
April 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: On any given day and given time, thousands of vehicles traverse on this Highway connecting Mysuru and State Capital Bengaluru. More than 25,000 vehicles ply on this stretch every day and during peak hours, it is bumper-to-bumper traffic. Now the road is deserted, thanks to Coronavirus scare and the nation-wide lockdown. Even if one…
Disinfectants sprayed at Mysuru Central Jail
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is spraying disinfectants (Sodium Hypochlorite) at various public places in city. Similarly, following a request from Mysuru Central Jail Chief Superintendent Divyashree to spray the disinfectant as Jail is overcrowded and there are chances of contracting COVID-19, MCC Abhaya Team, along with…
MLA Ramdas launches Ayur Care team
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru:Taking another step for combating the deadly COVID-19, KR MLA S.A. Ramdas launched ‘COVID-19 Ayur Care’ team here on Friday. Ramdas had recently launched MCCT (Mysuru COVID Care Team). Speaking after the launch of Ayur Care team, he said that the team will have six Ayurveda Doctors — Dr. Anil Kumar (94480-43619); Dr. Dayanand (94807-21001);…
M.K. Somashekar’s feeding drive completes 11 days
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The distribution of food to the shelterless and destitutes of the city by former KR MLA M.K. Somashekar completed eleven days on Friday. Yesterday, the former MLA distributed food packets, face masks and water bottles to over 1,500 people at Dharam Singh Colony, Devaraj Urs Colony and Hosur. Local leaders Ganesh, Ramu, Paramesh, Vasanth…
Government launches AarogyaSetu mobile app to track spread of COVID-19
April 4, 2020New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT launched a mobile app called AarogyaSetu which will help people in identifying the risk of getting affected by the Coronavirus. “The app built through public private partnership assesses them the risk for their catching the Coronavirus infection. It will calculate this based on their interaction with others,…
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