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Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.S. Manjunathaswamy said that the
Republic Day (R-Day) celebrations will be held in a simple manner in city on Jan. 26 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing a preliminary meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Wednesday, which was also attended by a few Kannada organisations, Manjunathaswamy said that the R-Day will be celebrated at Bannimantap Grounds on Jan. 26 in accordance with COVID-19 protocol issued by the Government.
Noting that as is the practice, District In-charge Minister S.T. Somashekar will unfurl the National Flag at 9 am and address the gathering, the ADC said that there will be no parade by students as in the past, due to COVID-19 contagion. However, there will be the usual Police parade at the venue, he said and added that all COVID-19 safety measures will be taken.
20,500 Covishield vials arrive in city on Jan. 13 night
Mysore/Mysuru: India is all set to write a new script in the history with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a nationwide vaccination drive online tomorrow for the dreaded
COVID-19 pandemic which snuffed out lakhs of lives besides ruining the economy of all countries in the last 10 months.
The whole world is watching developments in India in the last one week after Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) approved two vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin) for emergency administration much to the relief of crores of Indians. Vaccine vials have reached all districts and country’s population is waiting with bated breath for the vaccine drive from tomorrow. Covishield vaccine vials are safely stored inside District Vaccine Stores from where it would be taken out tomorrow for vaccinating healthcare workers in the first round.