Total lockdown in 35 GPs from today
The Hindu
Deputy Commissioner of Udupi G. Jagadeesha issued an order on Tuesday imposing total lockdown in 35 Gram Panchayats in the district from 6 a.m. on June 2 to 6 a.m. on June 7. It is to prevent the spre
Deputy Commissioner of Udupi G. Jagadeesha issued an order on Tuesday imposing total lockdown in 35 Gram Panchayats in the district from 6 a.m. on June 2 to 6 a.m. on June 7. It is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as these panchayats have 50 and more active cases. However, all medical services, telemedicine facilities, milk collection and supply, farm activities, newspaper distribution and petrol pumps have been exempted from the guidelines. Marriages already permitted can be conducted, the order said. The gram panchayats covered by the order are Shiroor, Jadkal, Kambadakone, Nada, Kavradi, Hombadi, Mandadi, Koteshwara, Halady, Idur, Kunjadi, Ajri, Aluru 38, Kalathur, 80 Badagabettu, Alevoor, Perdoor, Tenkanidiyoor, Bommarabettu, Belapu, Belve, Padubidri, Shirva, Mala, Eedu, Kukkundur, Kadtala, Marne, Palli, Nitte, Miyar, Belman, Belve, Mudradi and Varanga.About 7 km before reaching Mysuru’s Outer Ring Road junction on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, a structure resembling the silhouette of a giant tyre attracts the attention of passing-by motorists. This landmark spread across 10 acres of land in Naguvinahalli in Srirangapatna taluk, features a vintage car museum that has become the latest attraction for visitors to Mysuru.
“Spider wasp,” says ecologist and nature educator Vena Kapoor, narrating the fascinating but macabre tale of the spider wasp and its victims. While adult spider wasps mostly feed on flower nectar, making them excellent pollinators, they are also what are known as “parasitoids.” Unlike parasites, they kill their host. In the case of spider wasps, females hunt down spiders, inject them with venom and lay eggs on them. Once they hatch, the larvae eat these spiders alive, inevitably killing them, she tells the huddle of women cloistered around this tree.