Mysore/Mysuru: Forced to shut down due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, many educational institutions of the city have resorted to online classes in order to make up for the time lost due to the lockdown. Most private educational institutions of the city that run under-graduate, post-graduate, technical, professional and other courses, have already started virtual…
COVID-19 Effects
April 4, 2020Lights out, lamps on… and the plan? We have another request from our Prime Minister. First we clapped for 5 minutes at 5 o’ clock, next we have to light lamps for 9 minutes at 9 o’ clock. What next? May be, chant for 10 minutes at 10 o’ clock… for positive energy? Indeed, collective…
Rs. 4 lakh for COVID relief works
April 4, 2020The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Mysore, donated Rs.4 lakh to MLA S.A. Ramdas towards relief works for victims of Corona-related shutdown taken up in Mysuru by GSS Research Foundation. Sriram of Tapovan, Prakash of Pramur Builders, D. Srihari of GSS Projects, Sridhar of Foundations and Arun Pandit of Samatha Group…
Nizamuddin Markaz: 63 from Mysuru quarantined
April 3, 2020Police enforce nakabandi to prevent free movement Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has successfully mounted efforts and has tracked down nearly 63 people who were among the 342 from the State who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi between Mar. 8 and Mar. 20. The gathering had hosted 9,000 people including 1,500…
Light candles, diyas dispel darkness: PM
April 3, 2020Switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on Apr. 5 New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning urged people to light candles, lamps or mobile flashlights at 9 pm on Sunday, Apr. 5, for 9 minutes to “raise the great power of 130 crore Indians” and make everyone feel that no one…
Home delivery of ration launched
April 3, 2020Mysuru district first in State to introduce this initiative Mysore/Mysuru: Following the COVID-19 Nationwide lockdown,the district administration, in a bid to ensure that every citizen gets essential commodities, today launched home delivery of ration (for April and May) to households in the district. MLAs G.T. Devegowda and S.A. Ramdas, MP Pratap Simha and Deputy Commissioner…
Quarantined persons housed in a city lodge shifted to New District Hospital
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following a snap stir staged by residents of Devaraja Mohalla last night demanding shifting of all persons who were under quarantine for COVID-19 at a lodge on Seebaiah Road, the authorities shifted them to the New District Hospital on KRS Road in two batches this morning. A total of 18 persons were quarantined by…
Re-opening of bakeries: MCC does U-turn in 24 hours
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Barely a day after it announced that it would allow bakeries in city to re-open with a set of conditions, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) in a U-turn on Thursday said that it had withdrawn the permission for re-opening of bakeries. MCC Comissioner Gurudatta Hegde during a press conference held at the old MCC…
State cancels final exams for Classes 7 to 9
April 3, 2020Class 10 and 12 exams after Apr. 14 Bengaluru: With the COVID-19 outbreak, Karnataka’s Education Department had on Mar. 13 cancelled exams for students of Classes 1 to 7 and postponed the exams for Class 7 to Class 9 students. Similarly, the Class 10 board exams were also postponed. Yesterday S. Suresh Kumar, Primary and…
Adopt technology to conduct online classes: Govt. Advisor to educational institutions
April 3, 2020Bengaluru: Prof. M.R. Doreswamy, Advisor to the State Government on Education Reforms, has suggested all higher educational institutions to adopt technology to conduct live classes during COVID-19 crisis. In a communication released to the media, Doreswamy said, “All private and Government institutions with technological capacity may contextually offer live lecture sessions to their students.” Some…















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