Tag: COVID-19

Ganapathy Ashram shut
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Ganapathy Ashram shut

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: With a view to control the spread of Coronavirus, all public places in Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram — Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple, Datta Temple, Prayer Hall, Annapoorna Mandir, Shukavana Bird park, Bonsai Garden, Vishwam Museum and Nada Mantapa — have been closed.  Daily darshan and programmes of Ashram’s Seers Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and …

Coronavirus threat: ICSE, ISC Board Exams, JEE Main postponed
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Coronavirus threat: ICSE, ISC Board Exams, JEE Main postponed

March 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Council for ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) and ISC (Indian School Certificate) has postponed all exams between Mar.19 and 31 due to the Coronavirus pandemic threat. The Council said the revised dates will be announced later once the situation improves. “In view of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading across the country…

Corona Effect impacts income of employees at cinema theatres
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Corona Effect impacts income of employees at cinema theatres

March 19, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The lockdown announced by the State Government following  COVID-19 scare has badly affected cinema theatres in the city, which have shut down. This has hugely dented the earnings of theatre staff, who were dependent on daily collections. With cinema halls shut across the State for the past few days, the staff and other workers…

Dental clinics shut till Mar. 31
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Dental clinics shut till Mar. 31

March 19, 2020

Bengaluru / Mysuru: The State Government, which is taking all precautions to prevent spread of COVID-19, has now issued an order asking all dental clinics across the State to close down till Mar. 31. This was disclosed to the media by Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar.  ACs banned at restaurants As COVID-19 could spread…

Corona: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly !
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Corona: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly !

March 19, 2020

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Every experience in life has three sides — that is the good, the bad and the ugly and the Coronavirus is no exception. Well, one can ask what is the good side of a virus like Corona? Let us take China where thousands have been self-quarantined by the…

Corona fear: Special measures for SSLC exams from Mar. 27
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Corona fear: Special measures for SSLC exams from Mar. 27

March 18, 2020

Exam supervisors, custodians to be trained on handling students with virus symptoms  Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, the District Administration has taken special steps to monitor SSLC examinations, scheduled to commence in the State on Mar. 27. Over 12,000 students will write the exams in Mysuru. There are over 300 chief of exams…

Coronanxiety: No Aadhaar enrolment and updation
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Coronanxiety: No Aadhaar enrolment and updation

March 18, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: People, who are managing the Aadhaar Seva Kendra at Vijayanagar that enrols hundreds of new Aadhaar every day or updates existing Aadhaar Cards, are asking the crowds queuing up in front of the Kendra not to come there temporarily as the Kendra has been closed as a precautionary measure to contain the outbreak of…

Closure of pubs, clubs exempting bars defies logic, say pub-goers
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Closure of pubs, clubs exempting bars defies logic, say pub-goers

March 18, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government’s move to close pubs, clubs and other watering holes except bars and restaurants in the wake of Coronavirus scare has not been taken lying down by beer guzzlers as they are questioning the decision where only pubs are closed but bars are spared. “In Mysuru, there are hundreds of bars and…

Army reports first COVID-19 case
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Army reports first COVID-19 case

March 18, 2020

New Delhi: A 34-year-old soldier has tested positive for novel Coronavirus in Leh, Army sources said today. As a precautionary measure, ten soldiers who shared a barrack with the infected soldier, have also been kept in quarantine. Meanwhile, around 800 men in Ladakh Regimental Centre have been kept under lock-down. This is the first COVID-19…

Dental colleges in city to be shut till month end
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Dental colleges in city to be shut till month end

March 18, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru:  Following directions from the Medical Education Department, the two Dental Colleges in the city — JSS Dental College & Hospital and Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, have declared holiday for students till Mar. 31. Speaking to SOM this morning, JSS Dental College Principal Dr. S. Ravindra said following the directives of the Indian Dental…

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