65 cured of killer disease including seven who were discharged today Many patients willing to donate their plasma for Convalescent Plasma Therapy Mysore/Mysuru: Thanks to the concerted efforts of the District Administration, doctors, para-medical staff and all those who are associated in a united fight against the killer COVID-19, Mysuru has seen a steady decrease…
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passes away
April 30, 2020Mumbai: Just a day after versatile actor Irrfan Khan passed away, Bollywood lost another veteran actor as Rishi Kapoor bid his final goodbye in a Mumbai Hospital today 8.45 am. The 67-year-old actor was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday after he was not keeping well. Rishi Kapoor is survived…
COVID concerns derail horse-racing at MRC
April 30, 2020Mysore/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 pandemic, the Club had planned big-ticket events. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore,’ MRC Chairman Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao, who is also the Chairman…
Patient care: How much Government is spending?
April 30, 2020Free 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 is the break-up. All the Coronavirus patients are treated free of cost in Government Hospitals across the country. In Mysuru, the patients are…
Railways maintain continuity in supply chain across the country
April 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The role of Indian Railways in transportation of essential commodities, especially food grains, has been the single biggest factor in bridging the surplus and deficiency divide across the country during the lockdown. The Railways have once again proven that the system indeed is the lifeline of the nation and more so in crisis situations….
Lockdown puff: Cigarette prices on fire, thanks to black marketers
April 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While the price of essential commodities are being monitored, liquor and cigarettes do not come under essential commodities, and so traders are charging exorbitant prices for the same. They are being sold at over 50-80 percent above the MRP. In India most smokers buy cigarettes as singles or loose cigarettes but now only packs…
MUDA presents surplus budget of Rs.1.58 crore in COVID times
April 30, 2020Proposal to be sent to Government to auction 1,255 stray sites Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) presented a Rs.1.58 crore surplus budget (2020-21) on Tuesday last. MUDA Commissioner P.S. Kantharaju presented the budget after sending budget copies to all members and after getting it approved from Deputy Commissioner…
Man arrested for fake Movement Pass
April 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: N.R. Police have arrested a man for pasting a fake COVID-19 Movement Pass on his car and moving around in city. They have also seized the car and the mobile phone which was used to duplicate the pass. The arrested is 57-year-old Nirmal Kumar Singhvi, a resident of R.S. Naidu Nagar here. The N.R….
Volunteers feed monkeys, cows, stray dogs at foothill
April 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In order to provide food to monkeys, cows and stray dogs which were dependent on fruits and other food items provided by devotees, various organisations such as Namma Mysuru Foundation, Asare, Let’s Do It Mysore and Mysuru Covid Care Team, provided fruits, green grass and dog food to the animals at the foot of…
Villagers nab timber smuggler
April 30, 2020Hunsur: Alert villagers have nabbed a person, who was attempting to smuggle timber from an agricultural field at Yashodhapura in Hunsur taluk and handed over the accused to the Forest Department officials. The accused has been identified as Venkatesh of Yashodhapura, who was trying to smuggle teak logs worth Rs. 50,000 in a goods vehicle…
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