Karnataka

Karnataka's Covid positivity rate dips below 5%

Bengaluru: For the first time in 2 months, Covid test positivity rate declined below 5 per cent in a day across Karnataka, while case fatality rate was up at 1.92 per cent on Thursday, said the state h...

12 Jun 2021 4:57 AM GMT

Karnataka Congress leaders held for protesting fuel price hike

Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar, opposition leader Siddaramaiah and party's state unit leaders courted arrest on Friday for protesting against fuel pric...

12 Jun 2021 4:57 AM GMT

Kannada Dalit poet Siddalingaiah dies due to Covid

Bengaluru: Karnataka's noted Kannada Dalit poet and activist Siddalingaiah died due to Covid-related complications at a private hospital in the city on Friday. He was 67. 'Siddalingaiah, who tested ...

12 Jun 2021 4:55 AM GMT

Will stay at helm for rest of my tenure: Yediyurappa

Hassan (Karnataka): A day after Karnataka BJP in-charge Arun Singh's endorsement, embattled Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa declared on Friday that he will remain at the helm for the next two years. ...

12 Jun 2021 12:00 AM GMT

Covid lockdown to continue in 11 Karnataka districts: CM

Bangalore: The Covid-induced lockdown would continue, till June 21, in 11 districts where positivity rate continues to be high, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Thursday.'The extended ...

11 Jun 2021 12:10 AM GMT

Thunderstorm likely over Bengaluru in next three hours

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Bengaluru Meteorological Centre on Thursday predicted thunderstorm accompanied by lightning with light to moderate spells of rain in the district. The Centre, in a Nowcast mes...

10 Jun 2021 5:32 AM GMT

IISc Bangalore makes every Indian proud: Yediyurappa

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday congratulated the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for being the world's top research university in the QS World Univers...

10 Jun 2021 5:22 AM GMT

New Covid cases drop below 10K-mark in Karnataka

Bengaluru: In a clear sign of the curve flattening, Karnataka's single-day Covid tally plunged below the 10,000-mark for the first time in over two months, while Covid fatalities also dropped below 200...

9 Jun 2021 7:15 AM GMT

Congress to step up free vaccination drive in Karnataka

Bengaluru: Congress would expand its free vaccination drive across Karnataka by involving its various wings, so as to protect as many people as possible from Covid, its state President D.K. Shivakumar ...

8 Jun 2021 6:51 AM GMT

Yediyurappa asks supporters to focus on Covid related work

Bengaluru: A day after making a statement that created ripples within his party, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday appealed to his supporters to refrain from launching a signature cam...

8 Jun 2021 6:50 AM GMT

Amid lockdown, Bengaluru cow shelter struggles to provide enough fodder to cattle

Bengaluru (Karnataka): With the ongoing COVID-induced lockdown disrupting lives and livelihood in Karnataka, the cattle too bear the burnt as they have been deprived of sufficient food and fodder. A...

8 Jun 2021 6:38 AM GMT

Covid cases tally crosses 27-lakh mark in Karnataka

Bengaluru: In spite of the daily positive cases declining, Covid tally in Karnataka crossed the 27-lakh mark while 340 patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, said the state health bu...

8 Jun 2021 6:09 AM GMT

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