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Is blaming China a way out?
By T.J.S. George Is there an untold story behind the Corona pandemic that is changing our world? When a crisis of this kind hits mankind, it is natural for all kinds of…
5 May 2020 · 4 min read
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Serpentine queues outside liquor shops in Mysuru
Parched booze-lovers head towards wine stores at the crack of dawnSocial distancing goes for a toss as crowds refuse to toe the line Mysore/Mysuru: After rationing their pegs for 41 days, people…
4 May 2020 · 3 min read
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One-way, one-time inter-district passes to enter Mysuru
Stranded people brought to city from Bengaluru in KSRTC bus; later home quarantined Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to allow one-way, one-time inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities…
4 May 2020 · 2 min read
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Shops selling essential commodities open in city
Non-essential and serial shops too open in some localities Mysore/Mysuru: Following relaxation given by the District Administration, the city roads were buzzing with vehicles as shops selling essential commodities opened for business…
4 May 2020 · 2 min read
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COVID affects Tourism Sector in Kodagu
Madikeri: This picturesque town in Karnataka, which attracts a good number of tourists throughout the year, especially during the summer season, has been hit badly by the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, which has…
4 May 2020 · 1 min read
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KSRTC Officials draw ‘social distance’ boxes for passengers at Sub-Urban Bus Stand
Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government gradually lifting COVID-19 lockdown regulations in phases, the KSRTC authorities are making preparations at the sub-urban bus stand in anticipation of resumption of bus services soon. The…
4 May 2020 · 1 min read
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Another Mysurean Dr. Brinda Desiraju on the frontline in USA
Mysore/Mysuru: Among a host of Mysuru-born and Mysuru-origin doctors serving in the United Kingdom and the United States in the time of COVID-19 pandemic is Dr. Brinda Desiraju. Dr. Brinda is the…
4 May 2020 · 1 min read
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COVID-19 Mobile Clinics screen 1,738 people on Sunday
Mysore/Mysuru: The COVID-19 Mobile Clinics, launched by the Mysuru District Administration to provide medical check-up and other medical services, on Sunday screened 1,738 people in 12 areas including Devaihanahundi, Kuvempunagar, Kuvempunagar M-Block,…
4 May 2020 · 1 min read
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Mysuru-born UK doctor gets accolades in COVID-19 fightback
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Indian doctors have often been referred to as the backbone of the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), with an estimated 60,000 medics from India working for the…
4 May 2020 · 3 min read
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Excise officials check liquor inventory in Mysuru
Standalone wine stores, MSIL outlets to open tomorrowShops permitted to sell liquor between 9 am and 7 pm Mysore/Mysuru: Dry days are finally set to end as Mysuru (like rest of Karnataka)…
3 May 2020 · 3 min read
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Movement Pass seekers, migrant workers throng City Police Commissioner’s Office
Mysore/Mysuru: More than 2,000 people, who had applied for Movement Pass (both one way and two way) to go back to their native places or to bring back their family members stuck…
3 May 2020 · 1 min read
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Fresh Police guidelines for Mysureans from May 4 to 17
Mysore/Mysuru: After following stringent guidelines so far during the nationwide lockdown, here is more and fresh Police guidelines to be followed from May 4 (tomorrow) till May 17 in Mysuru city. As…
3 May 2020 · 2 min read
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495 migrant labourers return home
Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government permitting return of stranded migrant workers to their native places, the District Administration has almost completed the process of sending back migrant workers to their native places. Starting…
3 May 2020 · 1 min read
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Probe to trace source of Nanjangud COVID-19 cluster ends midway
Investigation Officer submits incomplete report Mysore/Mysuru: The mystery over how the first patient (now identified as Patient Zero or P52) from Nanjangud-based Jubilant Generics contracted the deadly Novel Coronavirus might remain a…
3 May 2020 · 2 min read
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DC withdraws Containment Zone orders in some areas
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar has withdrawn the Containment Zone order imposed on a few areas in the city and in Nanjangud following the outbreak of COVID-19. Sri Subhramanya…
2 May 2020 · 1 min read
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Armed Forces to conduct fly-pasts to thank COVID-19 Warriors tomorrow
New Delhi: India's Armed Forces will conduct fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and shower flower petals on hospitals in an elaborate display on Sunday (May 3) to thank doctors, medical staff…
2 May 2020 · 2 min read
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Rajasthan’s 170 migrant workers wait for their special train from Mysuru
By Rajkumar Bhavasar Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of migrant workers have been stranded in places across the country since the nationwide lockdown was enforced on Mar. 25. To ease the situation, the Centre on…
2 May 2020 · 3 min read
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Hundreds benefit from COVID-19 Mobile Clinics
Mysore/Mysuru: Everyday hundreds of people are being benefited by the COVID-19 Mobile Clinics, launched by the Mysuru District Administration on Apr.29, with the motto ‘Doctors at your doorstep.' Thermal screening being a…
2 May 2020 · 2 min read
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Mysuru youth travels to Bengaluru to get cancer drugs for a stranger!
Mysore/Mysuru: Who ever thought that there would come a day when groceries, vegetables, medicines and other essential goods are to be bought online, at the click of a button? Thanks to Coronavirus,…
2 May 2020 · 2 min read
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Mysuru Railway Workshop manufactures Personal Protective Equipment
8 Mysuru Division employees manufacture 200 PPE suits under strict quality control Hubballi/Mysuru: To supplement healthcare efforts of the Government in its fight against COVID-19, Railway Workshops across the nation including the…
2 May 2020 · 2 min read
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Ration kits to porters and house-keeping staff at City Railway Station
Mysore/Mysuru: Licensed luggage porters and contractual house-keeping employees at Mysuru Railway Station are among the worst affected daily wage earners because of COVID-19 pandemic prompting a country-wide lockdown with total suspension of…
2 May 2020 · 1 min read
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From 90, COVID-19 patients reduce to just 25 in Mysuru
65 cured of killer disease including seven who were discharged todayMany patients willing to donate their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to the concerted efforts of the District Administration, doctors,…
30 Apr 2020 · 2 min read
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COVID concerns derail horse-racing at MRC
Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst COVID-19 lockdown, the Mysore Race Club (MRC) has expressed concerns over the conduct of racing events. Races are big revenue-grossers for the MRC and before the outbreak of the Coronavirus…
30 Apr 2020 · 2 min read
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Patient care: How much Government is spending?
Free treatment for virus-infected across the country Mysore/Mysuru: Do you know how much the Karnataka Government or any other Government in India for that matter is spending to treat COVID-19 patients? Here…
30 Apr 2020 · 4 min read