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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...