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Counting later this evening
Mysore/Mysuru: The voting for
MyMUL (Mysuru Milk Union Limited) polls to elect 15 Directors, which began on a sedate note this morning, picked up as the day progressed, amidst soaring temperature.
The election to the Co-operative body has turned out into a proxy war between KR Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh (with backing of former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy) and Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda, who has fallen out with party leaders.
The voting is taking place at KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) Training Centre in Mega Dairy premises at Alanahalli on Bannur Road in the city. There are a total of 1,052 voters, who are select members from all Milk Producer Co-operative Societies of the District.
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Liquor Love slows down vaccination drive
February 11, 2021
Mysore/Mysuru: Has love for liquor among a few Government employees slowed down the ongoing vaccination drive for frontline workers? According to Health Department Officers it is. They say the fear of being unable to consume alcohol after vaccination is deterring certain frontline workers from getting vaccinated.
It may be recalled, many reports have been circulating since the drive began that people who are administered vaccination cannot consumer alcohol for nearly two months.
Officers, on condition of anonymity told SOM, “one of the main reasons for reluctance among frontline workers from taking the jab has been addiction to liquor. Some of the staff members in Departments of Police, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Urban Development and Revenue are daily drinkers, who cannot stay without it even for a day. On nationwide launching of vaccine drive on Jan. 16, a few Health Experts had opined that liquor should n