The most infectious strain of coronavirus in the UK was first detected in September (archive) Bangalore: An apartment complex in Bengaluru was “closed” after two residents, a mother and her daughter, tested positive for the mutated strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the UK three months ago. …
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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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The Vice President of the Karnataka Legislative Council, SL Dharme Gowda supposedly died for suicide. His body was found early Tuesday morning. Reports suggest that he ended his life by jumping off a moving train. The incident took place near Gunasagara in Kadur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district. Gowda had left …
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After Karnataka’s cabinet passed the controversial anti-cow slaughter bill on Monday, Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he liked to eat beef and claimed he had the right to choose his food, PTI reported. . “I once said in the Assembly that I eat cattle, who are you …
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NEW DELHI: Up to 46 travelers who returned from Britain have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Most of the passenger samples who tested positive were sent to the National Institute of Virology for genome sequencing and determining whether any of the patients carry the new strain …
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Government schools in the state will reopen after a lapse of nine months after closing due to the national closure imposed in March. Karnataka’s Minister of Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar announced on Monday that regular classes will resume for public school students in classes 10 and 12 …
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NEW DELHI: India has set itself the ambitious goal of achieving the coveted Blue flag label for its 100 more beaches in the next three years. Currently, the country has eight of these beaches, recognized as clean, safe and environmentally friendly marine sites. The Blue Flag certification is a globally …
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Among those who tested positive, 15 people were from Bengaluru. Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday that 26 people who returned from the UK last month had tested positive for the coronavirus in the state. The number increased from 14 people reported Sunday. Among those who tested positive, …
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Workers at Wistron’s manufacturing plant in Kolar had caused an uproar on December 12 over the alleged delay in paying wages and overtime. Karnataka Labor Minister Shivaram Hebbar on Sunday expressed confidence that the Taiwanese contract maker, Wistron Corporation’s iPhone manufacturing plant in Kolar, will be fully operational and ready …
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