Tag: COVID-19

Farmers stage protest seeking fulfilment of demands
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Farmers stage protest seeking fulfilment of demands

June 18, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the agrarian community is in deep distress due to COVID crisis, unremunerative farm prices, non payment of dues for agriculture produce  and faulty policies of the Government, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday seeking fulfilment of…

Child marriages boom amidst COVID lockdown
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Child marriages boom amidst COVID lockdown

June 18, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The deadly COVID -19 pandemic has taken the playful and joyous moments of children,as the State reportedly witnessed a rise in under-age marriages amidst the COVID crisis, with parents eager to marrying off their girl children even before they attain the legal age for marriage. In Mysuru District, the District Child Protection Unit received…

COVID crisis: Government defers local body polls by 6 months
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COVID crisis: Government defers local body polls by 6 months

June 18, 2021

Anwar Baig to continue as Acting Mysuru Mayor Bengaluru: In a significant decision amid COVID-19 crisis, the State Government has deferred all local body and municipal polls by atleast six months. Under Secretary of Urban Development Department K.L. Prasad has issued an order to this effect, according to which the election of heads of City…

Compensation for fruit and vegetable growers
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Compensation for fruit and vegetable growers

June 18, 2021

Mysore/Mysuru: The Horticulture Department has announced the relief amount for fruit and vegetable growers, who have suffered extensive losses due to COVID-19 lockdown. As per the scheme, fruit and vegetable farmers of Mysuru taluk will get a maximum relief of Rs. 10,000 and a minimum of Rs. 2,000 per hectare. The amount has already been…

COVID cripples city car sales
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COVID cripples city car sales

June 18, 2021

Car dealers hope for good sales in the next festive season The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has severely dented car sales in Mysuru. While every major car dealer reported good sale after the first wave when the market picked up, the numbers simply nosedived in the second wave, washing out…

Grocery kits distributed
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Grocery kits distributed

June 18, 2021

Grocery kits were distributed to about 40 families by Congress leader N.M. Naveen Kumar at the Congress Office near City Railway Station yesterday. Congress Seva Dal President Girish,Youth Congress President Mohammed Haris, City Congress Secretary Shivalingaiah, leaders Rajesh, Sunil, Pavan Siddaramu and others were present. Corporator Sowmya Umesh Kumar distributed grocery kits to poor families…

Vaccination for specially abled persons to conclude on June 19
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Vaccination for specially abled persons to conclude on June 19

June 17, 2021

1,786 persons including caretakers vaccinated Mysore/Mysuru: The special drive to vaccinate physically challenged, specially-abled persons and their caretakers, organised by the District Disabled Welfare Department is going on at the Government School for Deaf and Dumb on Sayyaji Rao Road in Tilaknagar here. The free vaccination drive began from May 24 and till yesterday (June…

‘Refund hospital bills of deceased COVID patients’
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‘Refund hospital bills of deceased COVID patients’

June 17, 2021

D.K. Shivakumar visits Suttur Mutt Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar has urged the State Government to refund private hospital bills of deceased COVID patients instead of providing Rs. 1 lakh relief for BPL families. D.K. Shivakumar spoke to press persons after visiting Suttur Mutt, located on the foot of Chamundi Hill, on Monday and said,…

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