Bengaluru: Despite the partial lockdown announced by the State Government in view of the Coronavirus scare, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar has asserted that there would be no postponement of II PUC and SSLC exams. In a clarification issued here yesterday following rumours that the ongoing Second PUC exams will be postponed,…
Clean business: City’s sanitiser company ramps up production
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Unprecedented demand for hand sanitisers to keep oneself safe from COVID-19 has resulted in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firms raising the supply of personal care and hygiene brands. They are doubling down marketing efforts amid a surge in demand for products spurred by the rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases detected in…
Coronavirus lives for hours in air particles and days on surfaces: New US study
March 21, 2020Virus was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours, up to four hours on copper and up to 24 hours on cardboard It can stay up to three days on plastic and stainless steel Washington: Coronavirus can remain infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on some surfaces up to three days,…
District Minister appeals Mysureans to ensure ‘Total Janata Curfew’ tomorrow
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing fellow countrymen to observe ‘Janata Curfew’ tomorrow (Mar.22) as part of an effort to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19, District Minister V. Somanna has appealed Mysureans to ensure total success of the People’s Curfew tomorrow. Earlier, Somanna who arrived in city this morning, visited K.R. Hospital…
COVID-19 pandemic: Passing plight of Tongawallahs in Mysuru
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The deadly Coronavirus, which has brought the whole world to a somewhat grinding halt, has affected people from all strata of society, be it the rich or the poor. Nowadays, the new term for this virus disease is “Passport holders’ disease” since more cases are reported among those with a history of recent flight…
An artistic awareness
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As the Coronavirus scare grips the globe, many are going panic while a few others are finding ways to educate people and create awareness on the pandemic. L. Yoganand, a city-based artist and an alumnus of CAVA, is creating awareness in his own artistic way through a video. The 59-second concept video titled ‘Awareness…
Digestive symptoms prominent among patients
March 21, 2020Beijing: Amid the rapid spread of Coronavirus cases around the globe, researchers have found that diarrhoea was a prominent symptom among up to half of patients with COVID-19 during the outbreak in Wuhan, China. The study has been published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology and was conducted by the researchers from the Wuhan Medical…
Droplets from infected persons are deadly: Dr. Chidambara
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Novel Coronavirus continues to spread around the world, prompting Governments to step up efforts to contain the spread of the disease it causes, officially known as COVID-19. Coronavirus spreads from person to person in close proximity, similar to other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu. Droplets of bodily fluids — such as saliva…
Use Online Services: EPFO
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: On account of COVID-19 outbreak, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Regional Office (RO), Mysuru, subscribers are informed that they can avail EPFO services through various online modes of communication like e-mails, phone, webportal, umang app, WhatsApp and Twitter as mentioned below: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 0821-2599200 or 2599222 WhatsApp: 86188-65124 or 78925-94813 Twitter: @EpfoMysore…
Govt. to appoint youth volunteers as ‘Corona Warriors’
March 21, 2020To prevent spread of fake messages Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Government is battling COVID-19 with all its might, the State Government has evolved a plan to appoint Youth Volunteers as ‘Corona Warriors’ to check the spread of false rumours and messages regarding the deadly disease. The Information and Public Relations Department, in association with Indian…
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