Bengaluru: Prohibitory orders in Bengaluru under Section 144 of the CrPC have been extended from last midnight to Apr. 14 in view of the growing number of COVID-19 patients in the State, the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said. He noted that it had become imperative to take stringent measures in the jurisdiction of…
Liquor sales in district banned till Apr.14
April 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As part of strict enforcement of the countrywide lockdown, the District Administration has banned sale of liquor till Apr. 14. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Mysuru Excise Deputy Commissioner K.S.Murali said that following a Government order, all liquor shops and outlets in the city and district have been ordered to shut down from…
Schools asked to postpone admission process
April 1, 2020Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has warned private educational institutions of legal action if they do not postpone the admission process and collection of fees for the next academic year, in the wake of the lockdown to fight COVID-19. “It has been reported that some of the private educational institutions are demanding parents to pay fees for…
Police seize over 300 vehicles for lockdown violations
April 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a crackdown on COVID-19 lockdown violators, the City Police on Monday seized 303 vehicles across the city for violation of lockdown regulations. The seized vehicles included 285 two-wheelers, 10 autorickshaws and eight cars. DCP Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda said that the Police were forced to seize the vehicles as they came on to…
COVID-19: Three more test positive in Mysuru; cases from Nanjangud pharma company alone touch 15
April 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Union Government declared Mysuru 21st among nationwide COVID-19 hotspots, the number of Coronavirus cases continues to rise in Mysuru district with three more persons testing positive today. Of the three new COVID-19 cases, two cases are from the Nanjangud-based pharmaceutical company (Jubilant Generics) that already had 12 positive cases and the third…
When a ‘friend’ is in need…
April 1, 2020Dogs are said to be man’s best friend. Pets at home are generally given all attention and care. But missing that attention and care are these stray dogs that wag their tails to anyone who shows a little affection towards them. Now, with the nation under lockdown, these street buddies are missing their daily dose…
COVID-19: JSS Institutions donate Rs.50 lakh
April 1, 2020Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji is seen handing over a cheque for Rs.50 lakh to District Minister V. Somanna towards “Chief Minister’s Relief Fund” in a fight against Coronavirus. The amount was a joint voluntary donation by Sri Suttur Mutt, JSS Mahavidyapeetha and employees of JSS Institutions. Present on the occasion were MP Pratap…
Stay Home to Stay Safe…
April 1, 2020L. Yoganand, a city-based artist and an alumnus of CAVA, who is creating awareness about the Coronavirus through a video, has put up the prop depicting Google Chrome that featured in the video on the grills of Kukkarahalli Lake as if warning the people who come out on streets unnecessarily though nation lockdown is in…
How does Mysuru look during a lockdown? Take a look
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While circles, squares and other rangoli and geometrical designs are drawn outside shops, supermarkets, open markets, pharmacies and such other places with public presence to maintain social distancing in India’s fight against the Coronavirus, the prominent landmarks, hotels, monuments, Statue Circles and Streets wore a deserted look on the sixth day of the 21-day…
Mysuru City Corporation to distribute Ration Packets to poor
March 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will take measures to distribute Ration Packets for the poor during the lockdown period. Realising that the poor and the needy, BPL and Antyodaya Card holders have no access to Fair Price Shops, the MCC will start the initiative to supply Ration Packets to them so that the essentials…
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