Mysore/Mysuru: Ruling out shadow boxing between the elected representatives and bureaucracy in the district, Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar said everyone is working in tandem with the sole aim of defeating COVID-19 pandemic in Mysuru. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here this morning. Asked whether he liked…
Minister launches four Oxygen-fitted buses for COVID patients
May 29, 2021To avail Oxygen-fitted buses facility, needy patients may contact District COVID War Room Helpline: 0821-2424111; MCC Helpline Numbers — Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency: 0821-2517922; Chamaraja (CR) Constituency: 0821-2519922; Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency: 0821-2515522. Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurated four Oxygen Buses, on the concept of ‘Oxygen on Wheels’ with a view to provide…
Doctors unavailable even for Rs. 1.5 lakh pay per month
May 24, 2021Make 5-year rural service compulsory for Govt. quota medicos: District Minister writes to CM Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka has always failed to make substantial budgetary allocations to education and health sector and whatever minimum allocations that have been done, have not even been used to appoint qualified doctors, nurses and paramedical staff — the result is evident…
Third wave hitting children: City Paediatricians, Politicos discuss
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Amid concerns over a probable third wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centre has clarified that children are not immune from the infection but the impact is minimal. If children get affected by COVID, either there will be no symptoms or there will be minimal symptoms. They do not require hospitalisation generally, the Centre…
District, Rural Task Forces formed to fight third wave
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A District-level Task Force has been formed by Minister S.T. Somashekar to combat the potential COVID third wave that is hanging like a Damocles’ Sword. The Task Force is headed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, and has been tasked with formulating strategies, action plans and devise field-level action to effectively combat the virus. Mysuru City…
Minister calls for total lockdown in Tibetan Colony at Bylakuppe
May 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Co-operation S.T. Somashekar, who is also the District in-Charge Minister, on Sunday said that there has been an increase in COVID cases in Tibetan Colony at Bylakuppe and asked the Mysuru District Administration to impose a lockdown. Speaking to press persons after visiting Health Centres of the Hunsur Constituency and the COVID…
Suttur Mutt to lend hostel buildings and community halls for quarantine
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic causing a huge havoc, the Suttur Mutt has come forward to let out its student hostels and community halls for quarantine purposes. Speaking to press persons after a meeting with District Minister S.T. Somashekar at Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill here yesterday,…
MP Simha urges DC, DHO and ZP CEO to visit rural areas
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has opined that non-visiting of senior district officers like Deputy Commissioner (DC), District Health Officer (DHO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zilla Panchayat (ZP) to rural areas to take stock of the situation has been the root cause for the surge in Corona positive cases and deaths in villages….
‘DC, DHO must visit villages to understand people’s problems’
May 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Co- operation and District in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has said senior officers including Deputy Commissioner (DC) must visit villages to understand the prevailing problems. When reporters brought to his notice about Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha’s statement that the DC, DHO and other officers must also visit villages as holding video-conference will not help, he…
‘No Govt. Hospitals in district must face oxygen, medicine scarcity’
May 23, 2021T. Narasipur: Co-operation and Mysuru District-in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar has said that no Government Hospital in the district must face shortage of medicines to treat COVID positive patients in the wake of extension of lockdown till June 7. He was speaking after visiting various Primary Health Centres in T. Narasipur Assembly Constituency yesterday. He wanted…
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