Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Seven people who returned to Karnataka from the UK, were found to be infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Counting of votes for 5,728 gram panchayats in Karnataka that went for polls in two phases, is taking place on Wednesday. The counting began at 8 am.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that passing anti-cow slaughter bill in legislative assembly without allowing discussion, reflects "the coward nature" of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: A multistorey apartment in the city, where a mother and her daughter tested positive for the new Coronavirus variant, stayed in the City on Tuesday was sealed by the BBMP.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Air India is all set to spread its wings further in the United States by introducing its first-ever nonstop service between Bengaluru and San Francisco and between Hyderabad and Chicago from Jan 9 and 13, respectively.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Police have nabbed six members of a gang which had indulged in robbing tractors and seized from them stolen 26 tractors, five cars and eight two-wheelers together worth over Rs 1,46,40,000.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Condoling the demise of SL Dharmegowda, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Council, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday termed it as "political murder".

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar on Monday hinted at stringent action against those returnees from the UK who failed to get themselves tested for COVID-19 and were now untraceable and had switched off their mobile phones.

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Vice-President M Venkaiah Nadu arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day state visit to Karnataka.

New Delhi, Dec 29: The samples of six UK returnees in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune have been found to be positive with the new variant genome, the central government said on Tuesday, adding that they have been kept in a single-room-isolation in designated healthcare facilities.