Three from Bengaluru were found to be infected with the new variant of the UK coronavirus on Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, four more patients in Karnataka have tested positive for the new genome variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK, bringing the state total to seven. Three, including a woman …
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The BBMP said the relatives and neighbors of those who tested positive did not want to move into an institutional quarantine facility. Following two patients who tested positive for the new British variant of the novel coronavirus, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) sealed an entire apartment complex in the …
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Karnataka’s cabinet took the ordinance route on Monday to enforce the strict anti-slaughter law in the state, after the government failed to introduce it to the Legislative Council in the recently concluded legislative session. “As Congress sabotaged the session at Vidhana Parishad, the bill could not be passed. But, BJP …
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Samples from these patients have been sent for genome sequencing to establish whether they have been affected by the new variant. Up to 10 passengers who returned from the UK since Nov. 25 have tested positive for Covid so far in Karnataka, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr …
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D Roopa has written to Karnataka’s chief secretary, requesting an investigation against Hemant Nimbalkar over a contentious bidding document that was eventually dropped. Karnataka Home Secretary D Roopa wrote a letter dated December 26 to the Chief Secretary of State Vijaya Bhaskar, alleging that her partner, IPS officer Hemanth Nimbalkar, …
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Although the night curfew has been lifted, restrictions on Christmas and New Year celebrations will continue to apply. In a major U-turn, the Karnataka government announced Thursday that it is withdrawing an order issued Wednesday imposing a night curfew in the state from December 24 to January 2. In a …
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The case concerns when BS Yediyurappa was serving as Senior Deputy Minister in 2006-07. In a major setback for Karnataka’s Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to consider his request to overturn a private complaint alleging that he had carried out “ reckless denotation of …
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The nightly curfew will be in effect between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. from December 24, 2020 to January 2, 2021. The nightly curfew, which was previously announced by Karnataka’s Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday morning as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, will be implemented from December …
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The city also recorded 991 recoveries on Thursday, most of them in Yelahanka and the west side. Bengaluru reported 1,069 COVID-19 cases and 991 recoveries on Thursday. Most of the cases were from Yelahanka and the western area (16% each). The city also reported eight deaths on the day, all …
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The man who became famous for his coverage of the underworld was also embroiled in many controversies. Noted Bengaluru-based journalist and writer Ravi Belagere passed away on Friday morning. He was 62 years old. According to sources, Ravi suffered a heart attack on Thursday night in the Hai Bangalore tabloid …
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