Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Karnataka on Sunday reported 5,938 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 2,77,814, while the toll reached 4,683 with 68 deaths.

Belgaum, Aug 23: Unable to repay a loan of Rs 2 lakh, a farmer from Karnataka's Belgaum district consumed poison, but he had to sleep on a bench outside a government hospital in Chikodi as it was giving priority to COVID-19 patients, district health officials said on Sunday.

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Karnataka on Sunday reported 5,938 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 2,77,814, while the toll reached 4,683 with 68 deaths.

Mysuru, Aug 23: The Karnataka government has transferred Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prashanth Kumar Mishra without posting for allegedly abetting suicide of a Covid doctor at Nanjungud, an official said on Saturday.

Bengaluru, Aug 22: Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressing displeasure over the target-oriented approach of government officials which allegedly led to a government doctor's suicide in Mysore.

Bengaluru, Aug 22: Karnataka has initiated the process for one year compulsory government service by medical post graduates (PG), asking them to register to begin at a time when the state is overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic and shortage of doctors, a minister said on Saturday.

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Karnataka recorded 7,330 fresh Covid-19 cases and 93 deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of the infected past the 2.70-lakh mark and the dead to 4,615, the health department said. The data released during the day did not include Mysuru district as the doctors there have gone on strike protesting over the suicide of the Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer Dr S R Nagendra after alleged harassment by his superiors.

Bengaluru, Aug 22: There is an urgent need "to increase sales and marketing channels" for women entrepreneurs in Bengaluru to run and scale up their businesses, and make them finance ready so that they can access capital, according to a study.

Bengaluru, Aug 22: Karnataka government on Friday issued guidelines for the usage of oxygen after an expert committee ruled that there was excessive use of oxygen as a treatment for COVID-19 patients.

Bengaluru, Aug 21: The mother of Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu died in Ballari district, a day after she recovered from coronavirus, he said on Friday.