Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst COVID-19 lockdown, all the events are confined to be a symbolic affair. Today, nation’s greatest philosopher Adi Shankaracharya‘s birth anniversary was also celebrated in a simple manner by the District Administration in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture, by offering floral tribute to the portrait of Sri Shankaracharya at Shankar Mutt…
Doorstep Thermal Screening Drive against Pandemic in Mysuru
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As per directions from the Central Government, the Mysuru District Administration, jointly with Health and Family Welfare Department, has launched a drive to conduct Thermal Screening of all those living in hotspot areas across the district since Apr.24. A total of 28 areas, including 13 in city, have been declared as hotspots within the…
Low-key Basava Jayanti in Mysuru
April 26, 2020Co-operation and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar offered floral tributes to the statue of the 12th century Saint Basavanna at Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Circle near JSS Mahavidyapeetha in Mysuru, as part of Basava Jayanti celebrations organised by the District Administration this morning in a simple manner amidst lockdown. MP Pratap Simha, former Minister…
Over 9,000 Corona Warriors up in arms against pandemic in Mysuru
April 20, 2020By 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…
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