India’s tally climbs to 287; all commuters from Kodagu to Mysuru screened Bengaluru: Yet another COVID-19 positive case has surfaced in Karnataka to take the total number of affected to 16, Minister for Health B. Sriramulu said today. In his tweet, he said that a 36-year-old, who had returned from Mecca last week, went to…
A testing time for all…
March 21, 2020Finally, our Prime Minister spoke. And it was a damp squib. It left us wanting, wanting something more. Ever since the 8 pm address of November 8, 2016, the night of demonetisation, any address by the PM at 8 pm makes people anxious. As the March 19, 2020, address was announced, some people went out…
Modi calls for determination, patience and a ‘Janata Curfew’
March 20, 2020New Delhi: Apart from the people’s curfew on Mar. 22, there were nine calls to action in the Prime Minister’s address including the formation of a COVID-19 Task Force under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Addressing the nation yesterday at 8 pm that was telecast live on televisions, Modi urged Indians across the country to face…
Kodagu man tests COVID-19 positive: Contact-tracing in full swing; Containment Zone declared
March 20, 2020Efforts on to track 38 passengers who had travelled with patient from Bengaluru to Murnad Madikeri: A 35-year-old man from Kodagu district tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, taking the count to 15 in the State. He had returned from Dubai to Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Mar. 15 and travelled to Kodagu by bus…
Incoming International flights banned for a week
March 20, 2020New Delhi: – The Indian Government yesterday banned commercial international airlines to operate to India for a week from Mar. 22, following an effort to curb the outspread of COVID-19. “No scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall be allowed to land in India from March 22, 2020 for one week,” the Government said in an…
Pourakarmikas demand monthly supply of masks and hand gloves
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Even as the district administration is taking necessary measures and has enforced certain regulatory measures to stop the spread of the deadly COVID-19, MCC Pourakarmikas have complained that most of them do not have safety gloves and other protective gears. Speaking to Star of Mysore, the Mysuru District Pourakarmika Association President N. Mara said…
South Western Railway Mysuru Division cancels 12 trains
March 20, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: South Western Railway (swr), Mysuru Division, has decided to fully cancel the below mentioned train services due to poor patronisation in the context of outbreak of COVID-19. The date of cancellation of trains are as follows: 1. Train No.16023/16024 Mysuru-Yelahanka-Mysuru, Malgudi Express journey commencing from 20.3.2020 to 31.3.2020 2. Train No.16557/16558 Mysuru-KSR Bengaluru-Mysuru Rajya…
Wakf Board’s Advisory to Mosques
March 20, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to prevent COVID-19, the Karnataka State Board of Auqaf, Bengaluru, has issued a press note recommending precautionary steps to be taken at all Mosques, Dargahs and other religious institutions to contain the pandemic. A meeting, attended by Government officials, Auqaf officials and doctors on Wednesday, has decided on a series of…
Combating Coronavirus with some Common Sense
March 20, 2020By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Thanks to modern technology, for the first time in the history of mankind after the Deadly Plague of 1918, we are staring into the eyes of a pestilence which can perhaps prove to be deadlier, if we do not tackle it on a war-footing. I say this because today…
PM Narendra Modi calls for Janta Curfew, urges people to stay indoors
March 19, 2020New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fervent appeal to all Indians to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting infected by coronavirus, saying the world has never seen a danger as grave as this. He called for ‘Janta curfew‘ on March 22 from 7 am-9 pm, saying no citizen,…
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