Bengaluru: The State Government has released Rs.103.47 crore towards payment of a special package of Rs. 5,000 each for teachers and non-teaching staff of all the unaided Primary and High Schools who are facing crisis in the current lockdown due to Corona. An order to this effect has been issued by S.R.S. Nathan, Government Under…
Strict surveillance at all Kodagu borders
June 30, 2021Despite stringent measures tourists come unabated, proving a headache to the Police, health staff Kushalnagar/Madikeri: In an effort to contain the number of COVID-19 cases, the Kodagu District Administration, in accordance with the State Government guidelines, has begun stringent checking at borders and all the tourists, general public and other travellers towards Mangaluru from Mysuru…
7 IAS officers transferred
June 30, 2021Bengaluru: In a minor reshuffle of the State bureaucracy, the State Government on Tuesday transferred 7 IAS officers, including Bengaluru’s BMTC MD C. Shikha, who had earlier served as Mysuru Deputy Commissioner. As per the transfer orders, Dr. M.N. Ajay Nagabhushan has been posted as Secretary, Urban Development Department (Urban Development and Municipalities), while Shikha…
Congress urges Govt. to set up exclusive COVID Hospital for Children in every district
June 29, 2021Holds postcard protest Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City (District) Congress Publicity Committee held a postcard protest here yesterday urging the State Government to set up a separate hospital for children in the wake of reports of third wave of COVID pandemic and waive two months electricity bill of domestic consumers. This protest was held inside the premises…
Don’t unlock in a hurry, expert panel tells Govt.
June 28, 2021‘Epidemiological investigation, contact tracing, genome sequencing need of the hour’ Bengaluru: Anticipating a further surge in the number of COVID Delta Plus cases in the coming days, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has recommended a slew of measures to be taken immediately. It has also advised the Government not to hurry with relaxing the norms. …
Nurse Brinda bats for better salary for all Corona Warriors
June 28, 2021Money is also important in life. It is very difficult to run a family with the present salary. I request the Government to recognise our service and hike the salary. Mysore/Mysuru: “We are risking our lives to treat Corona positive patients, which we don’t regret. But the State Government is not paying the salary on…
Mysuru included in category 2 unlock district: Here are the rules
June 25, 2021Weekend curfew from tonight till Monday 5 am Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka government on Friday, June 25 has further included more districts including Mysuru to the list of cities/districts under new unlock guidelines where COVID-19 curbs have been relaxed. The relaxation has been made in view of the where the positivity rate coming down drastically but…
State spells out sops for tourism sector
June 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a major relief to the tourism and hospitality sectors that have been battered by COVID-19 and the resultant lockdown, the State Government on Thursday announced a slew of concessions and relief measures for hotels, resorts, restaurants and amusement parks, including a 50 percent reduction in property tax. In a notification to support the…
3.4 lakh children likely to be hit during third wave: Panel
June 23, 2021“Ensure ‘ring immunisation’ of all adults around children on a war-footing” Bengaluru: The high-level expert committee set up by the State Government to analyse, advise and control the third wave of COVID-19 has estimated that around 3.4 lakh out of the total 2.3 crore population in the State, who are in the 0-18 age group…
MLAs distribute Tablet PCs to degree students
June 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Tablet PCs to 1st year students of Higher Education were distributed to students symbolically at two Government Colleges here this morning. This is as part of the State Government’s ambitious scheme of distributing 1.55 lakh Tablet PCs to the students of Government Colleges following upgradation in the teaching methodology in tune with new National…
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