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Karnataka on Sunday set another record with 299 Covid-19 cases in a single day, pushing the total number of cases to 3,221. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With classes going online, many schools have started issuing rules and guidelines on etiquette, underlining that discipline, focus and good manners will remain important in virtual classrooms too. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Sunday notified the ministry of home affairs (MHA) guidelines for Unlock 1.0 by deciding to open religious places, hotels and shopping malls on June 8. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With Unlock 1.0 set to begin on Monday, people coming to Karnataka from other states need no prior approval, while the mandatory seven-day institutional quarantine is now restricted to travellers from Maharashtra without a Covid-19 negative certificate. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in Bangalore Mirror on June 1, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Returnees from Maharashtra contributed to 18 of the 24 positive cases that the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi recorded on Sunday, a day that Karnataka saw its single largest spike in Covid19 cases at 299. Incidentally, the districts with close ties to Maharashtra in general and Mumbai shared 18 cases equally among them, while three were from international returnees and rest due to contact with a positive case. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Olinda Pereira, eminent social worker and former Principal of School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya passed away on Sunday. She was 95. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

There is no point in some party leaders going public with their issues, one should sort things out internally, said a senior Karnataka BJP leader on Sunday. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on May 31, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bengaluru firm Alpha Design Technologies is among three Indian entities which have been picked by US space agency Nasa to manufacture a Covid-19 ventilator. The two other Indian firms are Bharat Forge and Medha Servo Drives Private Limited. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Constable N Guruswamy, 37, who was the first member of Bengaluru police force to test positive for coronavirus, has recovered and was discharged from Victoria Hospital on Saturday. The force organised a warm celebration for him. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In a move that gains significance amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Karnataka has banned consumption and spitting of tobacco products in public places. Announcing this ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, health minister B Sriramulu said violators will be punished under multiple IPC sections. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Farmers in Shirlalu village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district were panic-stricken after they found swarms of locusts, which they feared as the arrival of desert locusts. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Bengaluru. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in Bangalore Mirror on May 31, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

For the first time in more than two months, across Karnataka, there will be no curfew on Sunday.Only the 7pm-7am curfew, that is applicable on week days, will be in force. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With most offices in the state capital and other parts of Karnataka expected to reopen from June 1, transport firms are gearing up to resume normal services and ferry office-goers. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Amid voices of dissent, chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday appointed his former personal assistant and maternal grandnephew NR Santosh as his political secretary. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Bengaluru police control room received a call on Friday from a worried man who claimed his wife and three children in Udupi were going to commit suicide because villagers were harassing them following rumours that they had Covid-19. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The coronavirus related fatalities in Karnataka rose to 49 with the death of a 47-year-old woman while 141 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday taking the infection tally to 2,922, Karnataka minister S Suresh Kumar said. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Mangaluru and Puttur divisions of KSRTC in Dakshina Kannada district have suffered losses to the tune of Rs 86 crore in revenue during April and May due to lockdown. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Karnataka government has relaxed lockdown norms for a single day on May 31. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on May 30, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Dr Padmanabh Kamath, HOD, Cardiology and professor, KMC hospital, was in for a surprise when an Indian Army doctor working in the Kashmir zone sent a note of appreciation. Cardiology at Doorsteps, a flagship WhatsApp group initiated by Dr Padmanabh Kamath two years ago is helping patients in rural and remote parts of the country from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

When Rajiv Govind, 15, got to know that a Tanjore gold leaf painter in Bengaluru had supplies but no orders to survive during the Covid-19 pandemic, the boy decided to do something so that hundreds of artisans like him wouldn’t suffer. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Once a green zone, Udupi district has seen a sudden massive spurt in cases that has left authorities scrambling. As on Friday, Udupi had 164 cases, but that could just be the tip of the proverbial iceberg since 6,019 swab samples were pending testi from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Imagine attending a wedding where you are handed over masks and sanitisers instead of being showered with rosewater. There are no children and elders among the invitees and you have to maintain an arm’s distance from the others. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government, which signed MoUs for 54 projects worth Rs 73,741 crore during the Invest Karnataka meet held in February 2020, has managed to formalise 14 of them worth Rs 1,094 crore. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The first bigticket purchase Jayanagar couple Sandhya and Aman Makhija made after lockdown relaxation was a dishwasher. Many other families also rushed to buy or enquire about the appliance after two months of no domestic help and daily squabbles over who should do the plates, an annoyance that spawned several memes. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Bengaluru. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on May 30, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The outpatient department (OPD) of the onal Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (Nimhans), the country’s premier mental health institution, has remained shut for the past two months. Though the lockdown triggered by Covid-19 has been eased, the OPD is yet to open. This has forced many psychiatric patients to seek help from private doctors, fearing relapse due to anxiety, corona fears and lockdown stress. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government has decided to involve private labs and get Covid-19 tests conducted at airports and railway stations for high-risk individuals arriving from six states where the infection incidence is high. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With no Vande Bharat mission to Karnataka from Saudi Arabia, two Mangalurean businessmen there have hired a chartered flight to send home 167 people - including stranded visit visa holders and laid-off workers - free of cost. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The high court on Friday granted bail to 126 accused in the Padarayanapura violence case. Justice John Michael Cunha has directed the 126 to furnish a bail bond for Rs 1 lakh each with surety. They have to undergo prescribed tests as well as quarantine based on the results. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka high court has ordered notice to the state government and the BBMP in response to a PIL seeking prevention of construction of an unauthorized temple in a park area at Housing board 5th phase, Yelahanka in northern Bengaluru. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Friday simplified the quarantine rules for those coming in from five high-risk states stating that they get can Covid-19 tests done on arrival at the airport or railway station by paying Rs 650. The incoming travelers will be subjected to institutional quarantine till their test results come negative. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In fact, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the people to switch to online transactions and digital payment modes to ensure social distancing and avoid cash transaction by hand. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Tension prevailed at Darandabagilu in Pilar near Thokkottu on Friday after police and health workers arrived to shift a 15-year-old boy to Covid-19 hospital. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on May 29, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bengaluru/ The locust swarm in Maharashtra had triggered a high alert in six districts of north Karnataka but 450km from the border, the cluster appears to be heading northward now. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Three days after domestic flights resumed operations, Karnataka on Thursday sought to cut down flights from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, citing a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases with the arrival of a large number of people from these states. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India