Mysore/Mysuru: “I do not know what green cracker means. I will ask somebody and get back to you”. This is how Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar reacted to a question on the use of green crackers during the coming Deepavali festival. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said Technical Committee on COVID-19…
Green Crackers? Officials in a quandary
November 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Hours after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa issued a revised order asking people to burst green crackers, officials in district-level are googling the word ‘Green Crackers’ to know about its nature and ways to differentiate between conventional and green crackers. “Frankly, we don’t know how to distinguish among two varieties of crackers. We may have…
Pataaki Banned: No sale or bursting of firecrackers in city
November 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Government of Karnataka has banned the sale and bursting of crackers during the coming Deepavali festival in view of prevailing pandemic. Announcing this in Bengaluru today, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa said there will be no sale and bursting of crackers as the smoke emanating from them would cause serious health problems for recovered and…
CM to take a call on firecrackers ban soon
November 5, 2020Bengaluru: Taking a cue from States like Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana that have banned the sale of firecrackers this year due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Karnataka is likely to follow the suit in the interest of Corona positive recovered and recovering patients. Meanwhile, Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar…
No sound & smoke this Deepavali ?
November 3, 2020Step to aid COVID management, patients MCC likely to ban bursting of crackers in residential areas People can celebrate festival in open spaces within time-limit By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a strong note of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in its efforts to keep the air breathable, is planning to…
Cracker sale amidst COVID-19: MCC to wait for Govt. of India guidelines
November 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is waiting for guidelines from the Union and State Governments on the sale and bursting of crackers in the wake of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic across the country. “We are waiting for the guidelines from the Union Health Ministry which is aware of the effects of cracker bursting on recovered and…
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