Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham has instructed the officials from the Department of Health and Family Welfare to hold health camps in every taluk from Apr. 18 to 22, with free screening and treatment. The camps should be equipped with all facilities, he added. Presiding over a meeting to review the arrangements made for…
18-plus booster dose on hold in Mysuru
April 10, 2022Reasons: Sudden slashing of jab prices; Sunday holiday; unresponsive CoWIN app Mysore/Mysuru: The administration of booster doses for the 18-plus population at private hospitals from today failed to take off in Mysuru and many other places across the country primarily because pharma majors — Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech — announced a…
Parva Rangapayana flagged off by Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa at Rangayana
April 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Setting in motion the resumption of the enactment of his popular ‘Parva’ play after the decline of COVID pandemic, acclaimed writer and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa himself flagged off the first phase of ‘Parva Rangapayana’ at Rangayana premises this morning. Dr. Bhyrappa flagged off a bus carrying a team of 35 Rangayana…
Forum protests against relieving of Corona Warriors from duty
April 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the relieving of Corona Warriors who had done significant work during COVID pandemic, the medical and para-medical staff staged a protest near Deputy Commissioner’s Office under the banner of Karnataka State Samyukta Health Department Contract Employees Association on Tuesday. The protestors said that the services by Corona Warriors during the pandemic are invaluable…
SWR Mysuru Division posts record freight revenue of Rs. 688.18 crore in FY 2021-22
April 3, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the many challenges posed by Covid-19, South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, recorded the highest ever freight revenue of Rs. 688.18 crore in 2021-22, an impressive growth of 54.58% in comparison to last year and 22.60% over the target fixed for the Division. The tonnage too, at 9.09 million tonnes, surged 32.24% over…
Hands-on training in critical care to take on fourth wave
March 31, 2022Two-day workshop at District Hospital on Emergency and Critical Care Mentoring Mysore/Mysuru: China’s decision to impose fresh lockdowns has sent worrying signals to India amid intense speculations about a possible fourth wave of the Coronavirus hitting the country in the days to come. Though the COVID-19 situation in India remains fully under control with a…
Fourth COVID wave predicted in August: Health Minister
March 22, 2022Bengaluru: Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar said that the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the country has been predicted in the month of August. Responding to a question by BJP MLC Shashil Namoshi during the Zero Hour in the Assembly yesterday, Dr. Sudhakar said it would be made mandatory to wear masks…
MLA Ramdas launches vaccination drive for 12 to 14 years old
March 16, 2022Mysuru District has a total of 1,37,459 kids in this group: DHO Mysore/Mysuru: “Children play a major role in nation-building. Today’s youths are tomorrow’s future,” said MLA S.A. Ramdas after launching the vaccination drive for children in the age group of 12 to 14 years at Seth Mohandas Tulsidas (SMT) Hospital on JLB Road in…
Knock-out Punch to Hospitality Industry
March 10, 2022By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Omicron, a variant of Corona, has delivered a knock-out punch to the hospitality industry. Though this industry was crippled by the earlier Corona, a small recovery was seen in the horizon aided by the revenge travel undertaken by the people who were suffocated by the two years of…
Crowds return to Dasara Exhibition after a gap
February 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Crowds have returned to exhibitions and other events in Mysuru after two years of COVID pandemic and the resultant curbs and restrictions. While events including political and cultural are pulling crowds, exhibitions are seeing more and more footfalls, especially during weekends. Take the Special Dasara Exhibition organised by the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) at…
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