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B'luru: Actor among 2 hurt as Jaguar rams bridge
Two persons who went on a drive in a luxury sedan during the lockdown in the wee hours of Saturday were injured after it crashed into a pillar under the railway underbrid
'Switch off the lights but keep appliances on'
K'taka CM wants 100% lockdown for next 10 days
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday said the state government will double down for 100% compliance to the lockdown in the next 10 days, warning action against those
2 Tablighi attendees test corona +ive in M'luru
Bengaluru: 2nd parcel express departs to Howrah
One more death and 16 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, total infected 144
The Karnataka government on Saturday reported 16 new cases of coronavirus taking the total number of cases in the state to 144. The Health Department also confirmed one m
Two men try to sell alcohol illegally during lockdown in Bengaluru, get arrested
Bengaluru police arrested two people for selling liquor at high prices during the 21-day lockdown, where liquor sale has been banned. Sandeep Patil, Bengaluru Joint
As two Karnataka ministers in charge of health spar, Education minister to hold press meets
The feud between Karnataka's Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar and Health Minister B Sriramulu has reached a stalemate with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa appointin
Why a small cly in N Bluru has shut world out
(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on April 4, 2020)
Cybercrimes dip but not cases of vishing in B'luru
The lockdown has had its impact on Benglaurus burgeoning cybercrime, but not all tech-savvy criminals, especially banking fraudsters resorting to phishing and vishing, se
Ayurveda didn't 'cure' Prince Charles of COVID-19: Ayush Minister's claims denied
The Minister of State for AYUSH and Goa's Lok Sabha MP Shripad Naik courted controversy after his statement that Ayurvedic treatment cured Prince Charles, who has COVID-1
They dont follow the law or the system, they are enemies of humanity, U.P. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said in an official WhatsApp group quoting Ch
Bengaluru lockdown: Today's news from the city
Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
Karnataka: Food camps feed 5 lakh poor in a week
Over 700 food camps in Karnataka supplied free meals to the poor every day last week, a huge effort to help struggling communities cope with loss of work and income in th
IIT-Dharwad makes face shields for doctors
Around 10 faculty members and researchers of Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad came together to produce 500 face shields that adhere to the World Health Organizatio
Bengaluru's Russell Market shut till April 14 for violating social distancing norms
The Bengaluru civic body, , Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike on Friday decided to shut down Russell Market till April 14 midnight as shopkeepers were not following the
Home quarantine for last overseas traveller ends Mon
With the last international traveller to have landed in Bengaluru set to complete 14 days of home quarantine on April 6, isolation for suspected Covid-19 cases will focus
Karnataka reports 4th COVID-19 death: 75-year-old Bagalkote man succumbs
A 75-year-old man from Karnatakas Bagalkote, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, died later that night. According to Bagalkote Deputy Commissioner K Rajendra,
SP turns truck driver to inspect Covid checkposts
An IPS officer disguised as a truck driver to monitor his subordinates posted at Covid-19 checkposts in and around Nelamangala taluk on Thursday night.
Elderly walk 5km to collect pension from post ofc
Braving the scorching sun, around 70 senior citizens from Kanmanike village, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, walked 4-5km to reach the Kumbalgodu post office on Friday mor
Seven arrested for allegedly assaulting, harassing health workers in Bengaluru, Mangaluru
Seven people have been arrested in two different incidents for allegedly manhandling health workers conducting a coronavirus survey at a layout near Bangaluru and threate
Karnataka arms itself to stop patients' influx
Watch: 'Disinfection tunnel' in Mysuru for customers exiting grocery market
After a 'disinfection tunnel' was set up in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu, a similar tunnel was set up in Mysuru in Karnataka at the entrance of the Mysuru exhibition gr
Rabbits dead, cats and dogs starved in Bengaluru pet shops that shut for lockdown
The Karnataka State Animal Welfare Boards member Shivanand was shocked at the sight of dead animals, dogs and cats that were starved for days, and animals cooped up in 10
Over 8000 block level officers in Karnataka roped in for COVID-19 surveillance
The Karnataka government has roped in block level officers, who are generally deployed for election duty, to be part of surveillance teams tracking secondary contacts of
COVID-19 lockdown: Karnataka sees jump in man-made forest fires, poaching cases
While there is news worldwide some fake and some real that nature is reclaiming public spaces amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic induced restrictions to vehicul
How Karnataka politicians are turning to technology for interactions amid coronavirus
The 21-day nation-wide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic seems to have a positive side to it. It is teaching some of the tech-challenged politicians in Ka
An app a day helps keep Covid at bay
(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on April 03, 2020)
Sisters stitch masks for those who cant buy them
Navya Murali, 12 and Nirva Murali, 10, sisters and students of Vidyashilp Academy, have chosen to keep themselves occupied during the lockdown. The siblings stitch masks
Not just COVID-19 pandemic: Parts of Karnataka struggle for drinking water after dry pre-monsoon
While most of the state machinery in Karnataka like in other places in the country is geared towards tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, some arid places in the state are hav
In Bengaluru, several good samaritans offer food to communities during lockdown
The lockdown has left many people in urban areas with no food, especially those who live a hand to mouth existence, as their incomes have dried up. While governments were
'Communists and Congis boast of Kerala healthcare. Why come to Mangaluru?: BJP Min
The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala High Court order directing the Central government to intervene and remove blockades erected on
Bengaluru lockdown: Today's updates from city
Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Bengaluru.
We dont need your claps give us protection: ASHA workers in Karnataka amid coronavirus pandemic
She is among the thousands of community-based health workers who are now scared to step out to do their job.
K'taka govt may extend lockdown restrictions
The Karnataka government on Thursday indicated it may relax lockdown in phases after the 21-day shutdown period enforced by the central government across the country ends
19 Tabligh delegates picked up from B'luru mosque
Authorities had a hard time convincing 10 Indonesians and nine Kyrgyzstan nationals, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat conference in New Delhi in February-March, to ge
He runs goods train so people dont go hungry
While most of us have our waking hours split between working from home and Netflix these days, loco pilot Surendra Kumar Chauhan reports for eight-hour shifts like nothin
Tippler attempts suicide in Mysuru
A 45-year-old alcoholic is battling for life in a private hospital after attempting suicide over the non-availability of liquor due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Bengaluru airport a bustling hub of activity
Hundreds of tonnes of medicines, medical equipment, perishables and other essential goods fly in and out of airport over past week
11 from Delhi's event test positive, says BSY
We have identified 391 Tablighis in the state who went to Nizamuddin mosque in March. Of them, 91 from Bidar in the state's northern region were tested and 11 of them rep
Rail Wheel Factory develops ventilator prototype
BSY distributes free milk to the urban poor