Bengaluru: Regretting the raging controversy over the life-saving Covid-19 vaccine in political circles, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, Deputy Chief Minister and State Covid Task Force Ministerial Committee Chairman said the Government was committed to complete vaccination of 18-plus category population before December 2021. Speaking after inaugurating a special vaccination drive for advocates at Kanteerava Stadium organised…
CET-2021 on Aug. 28 & 29
June 8, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The CET-2021 (Common Entrance Test) for admission to Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture, Veterinary, Architecture and other professional courses (barring Medical & Dental Courses) in various colleges of Karnataka, will be held on Aug. 28 and 29 in over 500 centres across the State. Announcing this in Bengaluru this morning, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan,…
‘Decision on considering CET marks for admission to professional courses soon’
June 6, 2021Bengaluru: The suggestion from Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar to consider only marks obtained in CET and NEET for admission to professional courses will be considered and a decision will be taken soon, said Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He told media here yesterday that till now,…
NEP-2020 will be implemented from this year despite Covid: Minister
June 2, 2021Tumakuru: Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, who is also Minister for Higher Education, said that the National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) will be implemented from this year despite Covid-19. Inaugurating the International Virtual Conference on Biotechnology and Industry held at Siddhartha Higher Education Academy here recently, he said the new Education Policy is the answer to…
Students going abroad for studies, job to get jab on priority
June 1, 2021Bengaluru: The National Health Mission (NHM) has revised the list of preferential groups for vaccination by adding four more groups including students going to foreign countries to pursue their studies, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He told media here yesterday that persons who will go abroad…
Bosch to repair non-working ventilators in Government Hospitals free of cost
May 30, 2021Bengaluru: Multi-National Company Bosch has come forward to do free repair of all non-working ventilators in Government Hospitals, said Deputy Chief Minister and COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Committee Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. He was talking to Bosch Vice-President Ramesh Saligrama here yesterday. The company has voluntarily come forward to undertake repair works of all the…
Corporates, Hotels pitch in to help fight the pandemic
May 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: After various organisations, associations, individuals and political leaders began helping the poor and the needy by providing groceries, food and other essentials, corporates and hotel industry too have pitched in to help the District Administration, MCC and the needy people by contributing necessary things to help keep the pandemic at bay. Grand Mercure Mysore…
Delay in uploading COVID test results: A total fine of Rs. 20 lakh imposed on Govt. and Private Labs
May 26, 2021Bengaluru: A fine of Rs. 20 lakh has been imposed on Government and Private Laboratories for delay in uploading results of COVID-19 tests, said Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. These figures were shared by Shalini Rajneesh, State Nodal Head, In-Charge of COVID Testing, at a meeting convened by the…
Project COVI (Covid Village) REACH for COVID-free Gram Panchayat launched
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following rising COVID-19 cases in villages, Grassroots Research And Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) launched its five-point programme — project COVIReach (CO-COVID, VI-Village-Reach) in seven Gram Panchayats of Mysuru taluk which was implemented under the leadership and guidance of Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda. Project action plan has been modified as per the guidance of Mysuru District…
Dy.CM wears PPE kit, inspects Covid Ward and interacts with patients in Mandya
May 22, 2021Mandya: The infrastructure in Government Hospitals will be upgraded by increasing the number of ICU beds and establishing oxygen generation plants throughout the district, Deputy Chief Minister and State COVID-19 Ministerial Task Force Chairman Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan said here on Thursday. He visited the Covid Ward at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) by wearing…
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