Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has directed officials to file cases against those who sell food items prepared using harmful colours and bad quality oil. He was addressing a meeting at his Office in Siddarthanagar on Friday about the effective implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. “We must safeguard the health…
Pay attention to cooking at home, avoid junk food
July 2, 2023Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar, Yoga & Bharatanatyam exponent Yamini Muthanna on the essence of having a balanced diet Mysore/Mysore: Celebrity nutritionist and author Rujuta Diwekar said that many people are overeating proteins and ignoring the regular balanced meals which have the right proportions of various essential nutrients required by our body. Mumbai-based Diwekar, whose clients…
Street lights blaze as Ramzan food courts, shops are crowded
April 13, 2023By S. Kenneth Shishir Ramzan, also known as Ramadan, is a month-long observance in which Muslim brethren fast from sunrise to sunset. The Holy Month, which began on Mar. 24, will conclude with a mass prayer on Apr. 22. During this time, the city comes alive with bustling markets, colourful lights and delicious smells wafting…
Food packets distributed to the poor and needy
May 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since COVID Curfew was announced, Devaraja Market Traders Association, in a bid to ward off hunger of the poor and the needy, have been distributing food packets across the city. The members of Devaraja Market Traders Association, headed by Association President Devaraju distributed food packets to poor people near K.R. Hospital, Mysore Railway…
‘Never show disrespect to food’
March 6, 2021Dr. CPK releases book ‘Adugeya Antahpura’ Mysore/Mysuru: The importance of food has been mentioned in Upanishads and people must not show disrespect to food, opined Dr. C.P. Krishna Kumar (CPK), senior littérateur. He was speaking after releasing the book ‘Adugeya Antahpura’ written by Nandini Murthy, a nutrition expert, at a function organised jointly by District…
Feeding the slum-dwellers in Mysuru
April 16, 2020Teresian Institute and CSST Associate, joined hands with Edu Synergy Force, to provide meals for hungry people in various slums in Mysuru. Apart from providing a week provision, they helped Edu Synergy Force in packing and distribution.
DFRL hands over 6,500 ready-to-eat meals to MCC
April 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysuru, has supplied 6,500 ready-to-eat meals to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to be distributed among labourers and daily wagers who are facing severe hardship due to nationwide lockdown. The products, including Khichidi, Tomato Rice, White Rice with Dal Fry along with ready-to-…
Women reach out to stray dogs during lockdown
April 7, 2020Provide food, water to more than 150 strays daily Mysore/Mysuru: To prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the entire nation has come under lockdown following the Union Government’s order from Mar. 24 midnight till the midnight of Apr.14, which has resulted in hotels, restaurants, fast-food joints, roadside eateries and bakeries closing down. These places were the…
Distribution of food, grocery to the needy continues
April 6, 2020In a bid to ward off hunger of the poor and the needy, various organisations have been distributing food and grocery items across the city from the time the lockdown was announced. Hotel Owners’ Association The members of Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association distributed food packets to over 400 poor people at Kumbarakoppal in city yesterday….
MCC feeds 7,000 shelterless daily
April 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown rendering thousands of migrant labourers and tourists homeless and hungry, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as a novel gesture, is feeding 7,300 persons who have been temporarily housed at various shelter camps and Santwana Kendras in different parts of the city for the past few days. As labourers and…
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