Karnataka

Bhopal, Mar 12: Madhya Pradesh Congress on Thursday alleged that two of its ministers who had gone to Bengaluru to meet the rebel party legislators were assaulted. "Two of our ministers Jitu Patwari and Lakhan Singh had gone to Bengaluru. They were assaulted, we have info that our ministers have been arrested," Madhya Pradesh Congress leader said during a press conference. Congress further warned

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday said that the test reports of the 35-year-old passenger from Dubai have shown no signs of either Coronavirus (COVID-19) or H1N1. In statement issued here Ms Rupesh said that the passenger has now been discharged from the Bantwal hospital. He has been asked to stay at home quarantined for the next 14 days. The passenger, who had

Hassan, Mar 13: In what could have been a major tragedy, an under construction flyover across Hassan-Mangaluru railway level crossing, near the new KSRTC Bus stand here collapsed today. Fortunately no casualties occurred despite six concrete beems of 50 feet height, collapsed and broke into pieces. The much awaited project was completely neglected by the successive governments for over a decade

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Karnataka government on Wednesday issued a temporary regulation -- Karnataka Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 -- which aims to prevent the spread of the disease. According to the regulation, all government and private hospitals should have flu corners for the screening of suspected cases of COVID-19. All hospitals during the screening of such cases shall record the

Bengaluru, Mar 12: The Karnataka government on Wednesday clarified that no coronavirus "emergency" has been declared in the state and that all the schools and offices will remain open. Earlier, there were fake reports that Karnataka has declared "coronavirus as an epidemic" in the state. In a statement, Karnataka health commissioner Pankaj Kumar Pandey refuted the reports doing rounds on social

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Days after a video of an elephant being shot in Bandipur National Park went viral on social media, officials said that they have removed a staffer and initiated action against an employee of the Karnataka Forest Department in the matter. According to officials, the incident took place on March 7. "We have removed Rahim, temporary staffer, and initiated action against Umesh, a

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan on Wednesday said rumours that the state government has asked offices to remain closed tomorrow are false. He clarified that the government has asked employers to explore the option of work from home amid the coronavirus scare. "The rumours that the Govt has asked offices to remain closed tomorrow are false. We have asked

Udupi, Mar 11: An elderly woman, who had recently visited Saudi Arabia has been admitted to an isolation ward at KMC in Manipal, here with symptoms of fever, cough and breathlessness. The 68-year-old woman hails from Sagar taluk in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The patient had travelled to Saudi Arabia in the last week of February and was treated for fever cough and breathlessness there. After

Mangalore, Mar 11: There everybody busy in hailing ‘Padmashree’ Harekala Hajabba. They wondered how an orange seller turned into an educationist with his grit and high objectives. However, the center of attraction- Harekala Hajabba was thinking how to transfer a cheque of rupees one lakh to a current account of his school! Dakshina Kannada District Kannada and Culture Department had an interaction

Bengaluru, Mar 11: Heated verbal exchange between Minister K Sudhakar and former Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar in the assembly over disqualification of 17 MLAs last year, continued to disrupt the proceedings on Wednesday, with both opposition and treasury benches pushing for a privilege motion and demanding action. Chaotic scenes and adjournments marked the House proceedings, with both sides not ready