Mysore/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…
Guidelines for Shopping Malls, Supermarkets and PG Hostels
March 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government issuing directives to the authorities on the necessary measures to be taken for preventing the spread of Coronavirus, the District Administration has issued a set of guidelines for all shopping malls, supermarkets, traders, Paying Guest (PG) accommodations, hostels etc., on the safety and precautionary measures to be taken in their premises. …
COVID-19 scare : Section 144 in District
March 16, 2020DC order applies to only religious gatherings, Jathras; No restrictions on day-to-day activities in holy places Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) in Mysuru from Mar. 17 (tomorrow) till further notice to check the spread of Novel Coronavirus Addressing reporters at his office in city this…
DC asks Private Hospitals to create isolation wards
March 13, 2020Public can call Helplines 104 (State) or 1077 (District) Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the scare of the deadly COVID-19, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has asked the Private Hospitals in city to create isolation wards for Coronavirus suspect cases. The DC’s direction comes a day after Chief Secretary T.M. Vijayabhaskar had instructed the DCs of the…
No COVID-19 cases reported in the district: DHO
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as COVID-19 cases are rising across the country, Mysuru DHO (District Health Officer) Dr. Venkatesh said that no Coronavirus cases have been reported so far from anywhere in the district. Taking part in the monthly KDP (Karnataka Development Programme) Progress Review Meeting at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Office here yesterday, Dr. Venkatesh said…
COVID-19: No holiday for Schools in District
March 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Karnataka reported its first COVID-19 case in Bengaluru yesterday and with the State Government announcing a week-long holiday (Mar.10 to 17) for classes from Pre-Nursery to 5th standard in BBMP and Bengaluru Rural District limits, the Education authorities in Mysuru said there will be no such holiday in the district. Speaking to…
Convention, Walkathon marks Intl. Women’s Day
March 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The spacious Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri was jam packed this morning by scores of anganawadi workers, members of women self-help groups and other womenfolk who thronged the venue for Sthree Shakti Samavesha, a district convention of women, organised by the District Administration in association with Zilla Panchayat (ZP), Women and Child Welfare Department,University of…
Saptapadi: Publicity vehicle launched
February 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With two months to go for the Government’s ambitious ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage programme (Apr. 26), Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.R. Poornima launched the publicity vehicle in front of Trineshwara Swamy Temple in Mysore Palace premises here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, she said that the mass-marriage programme will take place atop Chamundi Hill…
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