Karnataka

Karnataka coronavirus update: Total number of positive cases crosses 1,000

Over five children were tested positive to the deadly virus on Friday, including a three-year-old girl from Chitradurga.

May 15, 2020

Seven Shramik trains from Karnataka ferry over 10,000 migrant workers home

The special trains are being organised following the Union Ministry of Home Affairs granting permission for the movement of stranded migrant labourers, workers.

May 15, 2020

Muthappa Rai dead; former underworld don passes away at 68

Muthappa Rai, former underworld don and founder of Jaya Karnataka, passed away in Bengaluru on Friday after battling cancer since 2018.

May 15, 2020

Passport operations to resume in Bengaluru from May 15

All the passport offices and 23 post office passport Seva Kendras across the state have been shut down due to the ongoing national lockdown.

May 14, 2020

Karnataka coronavirus cases: 5 new positive cases reported in Bengaluru, death toll hits 35

A 37-year old staff nurse at Victoria hospital in the state capital and a 26-year old ward boy of another private hospital in Jayanagar were the two positive cases reported.

May 14, 2020

Kempegowda International Airport brings in social distancing measures for passengers post lockdown

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has initiated various measures to ensure the safety, social distancing of the passengers post the lockdown.

May 13, 2020

KCET 2020 exams to be conducted on July 30 and 31: New dates released

The KCET exam conducted by KEA is the eligibility test for professional undergraduate courses in Karnataka.

May 13, 2020

Karnataka coronavirus news: 63 new Covid-19 cases reported, today's updates from your state

Most of the new cases reported in Karnataka are from Bagalakote. 15 new cases were registered from here.

May 13, 2020

Air India's third evacuation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru lands with 177 passengers

The third evacuation flight to Karnataka landed in this port city, with 177 foreign returnees from Dubai in the UAE, an official said.

May 13, 2020

Amid coronavirus pandemic, India reports a hike in dengue and malaria cases

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), India is among the 11 most malaria-affected countries in the world, accounting for 3% of global malaria cases.

May 12, 2020

Mystery solved: Man arrested for brutally murdering elderly couple in Bengaluru for revenge against his brother-in-law

The Konankunte police had registered the case on the double murder and have been thoroughly reviewing the CCTV footage and all the possible eye witnesses.

May 12, 2020

WATCH | Bengaluru cop thrashes migrant workers who enquire about the train services

Found to be the assistant sub-inspector of the KG Halli police, Rajasab, the officer is seen unapologetically thrashing workers from Uttar Pradesh.

May 12, 2020

Karnataka coronavirus update today: 14 new Covid cases registered, total positive cases rise to 862

According to the state health department's bulletin, 26-year-old man, who tested positive in Bengaluru Urban, is a primary contact of previously infected patient.

May 12, 2020

Karnataka Govt transfers IAS officer Manivannan; Here's the reason

In a surprising move, Principal Secretary of the Labour Department and Information and Public Relations Department Captain Manivannan IAS was relieved from his posts without a new posting on Monday.

May 12, 2020

Sonu Sood arranges buses for Maharashtra migrant workers stuck in Karnataka [PICS|

Continuing his contribution for the Coronavirus relief work, Sonu Sood has now arranged bus transport service for the migrant workers.

May 11, 2020

Bengaluru commissioner Bhaskar Rao, BBMP commissioner BH Anil Kumar thank corona warriors in fight against pandemic

The Rajajinagar MLA, BBMP Commissioner, and City Police Commissioner honoured the sanitation workers, home guards, police, and Asha workers for their services in Bengaluru.

May 11, 2020

Kashmiri students leave Bengaluru in special train to Udhampur

A special train with 985 Kashmiri students, studying in Karnataka, left Bengaluru to Udhampur in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after being stranded for over 47 days in the southern state due to the extended lockdown, an official said on Sunday.

May 10, 2020

Padarayanapura teens assaulted by Bengaluru cop, local goon: Video goes viral

Video shows civil dressed police officer thrashing two Muslim teenagers in the Hebbal-Sahakar Nagar area of Bangalore. People are calling out the police officer for using excessive force against the teenagers and are demanding action against the cop.

May 10, 2020

Bengaluru hospitals refuse to admit auto-driver in need of brain surgery; DIPR steps in

Several government hospitals denied admission to Suresh, an auto-driver in Bengaluru, before a Twitter user highlighted his ordeal and prompted the DIPR to provide help.

May 9, 2020

Two months after 1st Covid-19 case, Karnataka completes 1 lakh tests

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has designated various eminent institutions across the country as mentor institutions to raise testing capability.

May 9, 2020