The Mysuru district administration announced a lockdown with stricter measures from May 29, 2021, to June 7, 2021. Mysuru: Nagendra had to wait for at least 45 minutes from 6:45 am before the queue moved up, and he could buy some essentials at Ashoka Provision Stores in Ballal Circle in Mysuru. Slightly irritated, he left […]
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HS Doreswamy, freedom fighter and activist passed away in the afternoon of May 26, 2021, in Bengaluru. Mysuru: HS Doreswamy, the acclaimed freedom fighter and activist who had remained active until months ago passed away in a Bengaluru hospital at the age of 103. On May 12 he was discharged from hospital after recovering from […]
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After the online protests by ASHA workers on Monday, May 24, 2021, Rs 1000 has been credited to their accounts. Mysuru: Manju, an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker from Bannur taluk in Mysuru was surprised to see that her account had been credited with Rs 1000 by the Karnataka state health department, following online […]
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Mysuru district administration, to avoid crowding, has asked all vegetable and fruit vendors to get push carts if they have to sell at open marketplaces. Mysuru: Tayamma has wonderfully arranged brinjals, carrots, tomatoes and capsicums on a push-cart. However, her face, tattooed with wrinkles, does not reflect the emotion involved in doing so. “It has […]
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Cold storage owners in the city are at a loss as they have to run the facility despite not many farmers turning up to store their produce. Mysuru: Ramu, the owner of BTC warehouse in Vidyaranyapuram that has cold storage facilities for farm produce is worried over his business prospects. As Covid-19 has spread to […]
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Mysuru district administration launched door-to-door surveys, but most of these surveys are being conducted without thermal scanners or pulse oximeters. Mysuru: Sheila, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker was screamed at during a door-to-door health survey in Mysuru because she did not have a working pulse oximeter, and she did not have a thermal […]
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Senior citizens, who aren’t digitally savvy and don’t have ATM cards, find it difficult to carry out cash transactions. Mysuru: For Kanthi S Rao, it has not been an easy year since the pandemic struck. She lives alone in an apartment and since the pandemic, she has not been able to go to the bank […]
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Earnings of general physicians take a hit as the number of patients visiting them decreases. Mysuru: Dr. Usha who runs Shrinidhi Clinic, in Krishnamurthy Puram in the city keeps her clinic open for the sake of it. She knows patients don’t turn up in large numbers anymore. “Unless it’s an absolute emergency, patients don’t come. […]
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After 24 people died at the Chamarajanagar District Hospital owing to lack of oxygen supply, the families allege negligence on the part of government authorities. Mysuru: When Rani got a call around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2, she never thought it was a death knell. Surendra, her husband was one of the 24 people […]
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The Mysore City Corporation (MCC) introduced an online payment option In April this year to pay property tax, but it has been marred by technical glitches and uneven mapping so far. Mysuru: When Shaila realised she need not stand in long queues at the tax collection office to pay property tax like every year, she […]
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