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  Karnataka's physically challenged snake man shows no fear in duty The ease with which Girish M performs his task belies the fact that his movement is constrained, and he needs his crutches. Published:  16th May 2021 05:39 AM   |   Last Updated:  16th May 2021 12:30 PM By  Ajith MS MYSURU: Pushed out of home by a serpent slithering in their living room, a family on the outskirts of Mysuru city waits in trepidation, until Girish M rides up on his specially-designed scooter for the physically challenged. Girish darts into the house with his crutches, and in no time, lures out the snake from under a cot in the living room. Swiftly, he plucks the hissing reptile and stuffs it into a bag, ready to be released into the wild.  The ease with which Girish performs his task belies the fact that his movement is constrained, and he needs his crutches. In a world where society willy-nilly pushes the physically challenged to the fringes and pre-judge...

  Returning favour: Doctor volunteers free of cost at Mysuru Covid hospital which saved his mother When words come up short to express gratitude to health workers, who are involved in saving thousands of lives amid the pandemic, actions speak. Published:  13th May 2021 06:04 AM   |   Last Updated:  13th May 2021 08:45 AM By  Ajith MS MYSURU: When words come up short to express gratitude to health workers, who are involved in saving thousands of lives amid the pandemic, actions speak.A young doctor, who flew down from Chandigarh, has now volunteered to work for free at the Mysuru district Covid-19 hospital where his mother, who was in a very critical state, was saved.  Dr Harsha, who hails from a family of agriculturists in Mandya district, is pursuing his doctor of medicine (MD) in Radiodiagnosis at the prestigious PGIMER, Chandigarh.The gesture has come in for much praise at a time when hospitals, especially governme...

  Defence Food Research Laboratory develops patented technology for waste management on Gaganyaan By Ajith M S MYSURU:  As the country waits for its first manned space mission, Gaganyaan, slated for 2022, and our Gaganauts expected to carry aloo parathas and idlis as their food, scientists have developed an indigenous, or an  atmanirbhar  solution to tackle food waste issue in the space. The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) here has come out with a patented food-waste pouch system for the mission that would restrict the growth of microbes and prevent food from getting spoilt. Recently, DFRL had announced it has made Indian foods suitable for space travel, and had released a menu of 30 Indian dishes, including idlis, veg pulav, moong dal halwa, dal, aloo parathas and chicken curry. The food will be put into specially designed desiccated packages and can be eaten after filling the packets with water. But tackling leftovers and food waste was one of the concerns ...

  Target for ASHA workers in Mysuru district: Get 10 seniors for COVID-19 vaccination The move comes at a time when the third phase of vaccination is yet to pick up, especially among senior citizens in villages and hinterlands. By  Ajith MS Express News Service MYSURU: Targets and deadlines are common in the private sector. But now, authorities, in a desperate move to push the vaccination figures, have set a target for ASHA workers, bill collectors, watermen from rural areas and gram sevaks to bring at least 10 senior citizens or those aged above 45 years, with comorbidities, for vaccination by month-end in the district. The staff has been told that their performances will be monitored regularly by superiors. The move comes at a time when the third phase of vaccination is yet to pick up, especially among senior citizens in villages and hinterlands, despite the induction of primary health centres along with taluk hospitals as vaccination centres with walk-in facility to ge...

  Tigers fed chicken instead of beef due to ban in Mysuru Zoo; tigers turn lazy Carnivores are the most active and ferocious creatures, but at the Mysuru zoo, they have turned lazy and inactive because of the recent change in their diet to only chicken. By  Ajith MS Express News Service MYSURU: Carnivores are the most active and ferocious creatures, but at the Mysuru zoo, they have turned lazy and inactive because of the recent change in their diet to only chicken.All zoos under the Karnataka Zoo Authority (KZA), including the famous Mysuru zoo, switched to chicken by January-end as the State Government had pushed beef ban through an ordinance. Karnataka has the highest number of zoos in the country and the Mysuru zoo has a host of carnivores, including exotic cats like cheetahs, white tigers, jaguars along with over a dozen Royal Bengal tigers, two dozen leopards as well as wolves and foxes. Before switching over chicken, the zoo used to procure 350 kg of beef a day...