New 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,…
Social Distancing best to combat COVID-19
March 19, 2020District Administration battle-ready; DC seeks public cooperation to curb virus spread Five temples in District including Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud closed Mysore/Mysuru: Now that the new Coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among communities across the world, phrases such as ‘social distancing, ‘isolation’ and ‘self-quarantine’ are showing up everywhere. Even at a…
Man from Kodagu tests positive
March 19, 2020Kodagu DC asks hotels, home stays, resorts, dormitories to shut till Mar. 31 Madikeri, Bengaluru: One person tested positive for COVID-19 in Kodagu this morning, taking the tally of confirmed cases in the State to 15. Health Minister B. Sriramulu, in a post on Twitter said, the State’s 15th patient is from Kodagu district and…
Infosys begins evacuation of over 10,000 trainees from Mysuru
March 19, 2020KSRTC to ply 20 buses from Infy campus every day till Apr. 2 Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the Coronavirus scare, IT major Infosys, which has its biggest campus in the city of Mysuru, has begun evacuating trainees from its Global Education Centre here from yesterday. The IT giant has sought the help of KSRTC to…
Mysuru Division Rly. DRM reviews precautionary steps to combat COVID-19
March 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division authorities, led by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Aparna Garg, along with Additional Divisional Railway Manager and Chief Medical Superintendent, Railway Hospital, Mysuru, yesterday inspected Mysuru Station to take stock of the efficacy of the precautionary steps taken in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. She instructed the officials…
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