By S.T. Ravi Kumar Battling killer Coronavirus and preventing its spread requires a concerted effort from various Government Departments, Police agencies, volunteers and, of course, the public in large. Only if all join hands can we fight the pandemic and uproot it from the locality, district, State and country. In Mysuru, over 9,000 personnel from…
Now you cannot pick up vegetables without sanitising your hands
April 4, 2020Disinfection Tunnel set up at Mysuru Vegetable Market Mysore/Mysuru: To make sure that people do not miss out sanitising their hands before picking up their vegetables, a Disinfection Tunnel or Pathway was set up at the entrance of the temporary Vegetable Market in city yesterday. With thousands of people visiting the market every day, the…
Nizamuddin Markaz: 63 from Mysuru quarantined
April 3, 2020Police enforce nakabandi to prevent free movement Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has successfully mounted efforts and has tracked down nearly 63 people who were among the 342 from the State who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi between Mar. 8 and Mar. 20. The gathering had hosted 9,000 people including 1,500…
Quarantined persons housed in a city lodge shifted to New District Hospital
April 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following a snap stir staged by residents of Devaraja Mohalla last night demanding shifting of all persons who were under quarantine for COVID-19 at a lodge on Seebaiah Road, the authorities shifted them to the New District Hospital on KRS Road in two batches this morning. A total of 18 persons were quarantined by…
District Minister visits Choultries, Youth Hostel
April 2, 2020Serves breakfast, checks social distancing Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna, who visited the choultries and Youth Hostel, where many travellers and the shelterless are housed, inspected the places and took stock of the situation this morning. The Minister, who first visited the CITB Choultry in Siddarthanagar, where nearly 162 tourists from Rajasthan are housed, inspected…
No need of passes for vehicles carrying essential commodities: Mysuru DC
March 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to prevent shortage of essential commodities in the locked down district Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has issued directives on not stopping the vehicles carrying these items. There is no need of passes for people supplying essential services, he clarified. “Some restrictions have been imposed because of the lockdown on movement of vehicles and trucks carrying…
Landlords to face action for evicting doctors and nurses who treat COVID-19 patients
March 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has issued an order warning strict action against land lords who vacate doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel working on the frontline against COVID-19. The order acknowledged that a lot of complaints have been received from doctors, paramedical staff, and healthcare personnel in the State that their landlords or house…
Private clinics must be kept open during lockdown: DC
March 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has ordered private doctors to keep their clinics open, which were shut over Coronavirus fear. The doctors claimed that they had shut the clinics to ensure the infection does not spread among other patients. However, after getting complaints from citizens, the district authorities spoke to the general practitioners’ body and…
Janata Curfew tomorrow
March 21, 2020City set for near-complete lockdown; no shops, no trains, no taxis, no autos, no buses, no hotels Mysore/Mysuru: Most private establishments and public services, except for hospitals (only emergencies there too) and medical shops will be shut across Mysuru and the rest of Karnataka tomorrow. The closure of services will be part of Prime Minister…
201 persons under surveillance in District
March 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Corona pandemic extending its wings across the country with each passing day, the Mysuru District administration has stepped up measures to contain the deadly virus. The District Surveillance Cell of the Health and Family Welfare Department has pu 201 persons in city under surveillance, out of which 132, including 13 foreigners, are…
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