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Karnataka government issued an order lifting Sunday and night curfews from August 1, and allowed gyms and yoga institutes to reopen from August 5 in line with the Centre’s Unlock 3.0 guidelines. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 26-year-old woman, who gave birth to her first child only last week, started feeling breathless hours after being discharged and died early on Friday as she could not find a hospital with a vacant ventilator bed. A rapid antigen test conducted in her final hours revealed she had Covid-19. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Contrary to the practice of maintaining command continuity in crises, the state government on Friday replaced Bengaluru City police commissioner Bhaskar Rao with IPS officer Kamal Pant. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government has readied a proposal for implementing reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the state and is likely to place it before the cabinet next week. The central government rolled out a 10% quota from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

With the pandemic having dealt a blow to businesses across sectors, over 50,000 shops in Bengaluru have closed permanently. Many others are on the verge of closure if sales don’t pick up in the forthcoming festive season. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Friday issued an ordinance to encourage vertical growth in the state by allowing civic agencies to impose up to 33% premium for higher floor area ratio (FAR). This is expected to bring in more revenue to the government. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In what seems to be a mix and match of both the internal factions of chief minister B S Yediyurappa and BJP national general secretary B L Santosh, as many as 10 party vice-presidents and 10 general secretaries have been appointed by the BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Even as surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths continue, Dakshina Kannada district administration plans to rope in school and college teachers for an aggressive health surveillance programme to be launched exclusively for vulnerable persons in the district. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

In a move that sparked a lot of speculations, Karnataka governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala summoned chief minister BS Yediyurappa and home minister Basavaraj Bommai to Raj Bhavan on Friday morning and asked the government to supposedly increase the Covid-19 testing and also to clamp down on the supposed increase in the smuggling of drugs in Gutka packets. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar on Friday said the party is ready to produce all documents related to the corruption in Covid-19 purchases by BS Yediyurappa government if a judicial probe led by a sitting judge is initiated. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Friday brought in Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Kamal Pant as the Bengaluru police Commissioner in a reshuffle of police personnel. Pant comes in as the city police Commissioner in place of Bhaskar Rao. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

An ambulance driver was thrashed by the family members of a 75-year-old COVID-19 patient who passed away on his way to the hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Cargo operations at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) were halted on Thursday morning after at least two employees contracted the coronavirus infection in three days. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Doctors, nurses and other staff members of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMRCI), who have been attending to Covid-19 patients, protested on the campus on Thursday, demanding health cover and other benefits. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Thursday issued an order lifting Sunday and night curfew from August 1, and allowed gyms and yoga institutes to reopen from August 5 in line with the Centre’s Unlock 3.0 guidelines. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

Karnataka on Thursday reported more than 6,000 Covid cases — the highest single-day spike yet — taking the total number infections in the state close to 1.2 lakh. The day saw 3,793 patients being discharged on recovery. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The BBMP on Thursday suspended licences of 19 hospitals in south zone for failing to reserve 50% of beds for Covid patients, following an official inspection of the establishments, reports Kiran Parashar. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Five months into the coronavirus outbreak in Karnataka, the state government has extended insurance to pourakarmikas who are on the frontline of the battle against Covid-19. In the event of death, next of kin will get Rs 30 lakh in compensation. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

There has been an increase — albeit a slow one — in the number of people under the age of 50 years dying due to Covid-19 in the state. Until now, the number of fatalities in this category was deemed miniscule, but they now account for about a quarter of all deaths, a share much higher than in the previous months. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

They scaled walls and hopped across rooftops to commit burglaries, while their female aide identified the houses. Interrogation of three Colombian nationals — with the help of a Kannada-Spanish translator — over four months has enabled cops to crack 31 cases of burglary and recover stolen booty worth Rs 2.6 crore. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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With the final rabbit being pulled out of the hat, by getting JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda elected to the Rajya Sabha-- after facing a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha elections 2019-- the magic show of an alliance between two old frenemies, JD(S) and Congress has finally ended. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Two men have been held for uploading around 30 images of college girls on pornographic website xhamster, according to an official here on Thursday. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said his government was committed to providing all the infrastructure facilities to Bengaluru that has global recognition, as he flagged off the work on the underground section of the Metro Phase 2 line. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Clinical human trials of the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin are set to begin soon at the Jeevan Rekha Hospital which has begun screening volunteers. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Tunnelling work for the city’s longest underground Metro corridor — between Dairy Circle and Nagawara (14km) — will commence on Thursday. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa will flag off the work between Cantonment and Shivajinagar stations at 10.30am. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Cycling enthusiasts in the city are concerned that the proposed tracks for this mode of transport largely remain on paper. They say cycling could be a healthy alternative in times of Covid, especially when there is rising apprehension over use of public transport. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested four drug peddlers, including an MBA student, and seized drugs worth over Rs 1.3 crore from them. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Only 25 per cent of Covid-19 patients covered by a study had a fever, while the others were asymptomatic or complained of headache, body pain, sore throat, fatigue and loss of taste and smell. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The whimsical ways of BBMP officials in implementing containment zone protocols continue to frustrate residents of several pockets of 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 July 30, 2020) from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Despite an alarming spike in Covid-19 cases, the Karnataka government’s Unlock 3 plans to do away with night curfew and Sunday curfew from August. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka ended another day with over 5,000 fresh cases, taking its tally to 1,12,504 cases, while the total number of deaths jumped to 2,147 with 92 deaths in past 24 hours. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 67-year-old Bengaluru resident, who sued a post office for losing his letter sent to Mumbai, received a compensation of Rs 55,000 after a six-year legal battle. The missing letter contained a registered will and two original college mark sheets of his children. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With the pruning of chapters on Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan and the Constitution creating a furore, the state government on Wednesday asked the Karnataka Text Book Society (KTBS) to withdraw its truncated syllabus and republish it after reexamining all chapters. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government is seriously considering a proposal that allows home delivery of liquor and kicked off extensive consultations with all stakeholders on Monday. As a first step, the excise department is planning to allow online sale of liquor in Bengaluru city via mobile apps before extending it to the rest of the state through retail outlets and MSIL shops. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka on Wednesday reported 5,503 new cases of Covid-19 and 92 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 1,12,504 and the death toll to 2,147, the health department said.The day also saw 2,397 patients getting discharged after recovery. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi recorded 381 fresh cases of Covid19 infection on Wednesday. While Dakshina Kannada district recorded 208 cases to see its total positive cases soar to 5306, Udupi accounted for the remaining 173 that saw its total positive cases inch closer to 4000 mark at 3894 cases. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Tunnelling work for the city’s longest underground Metro corridor — between Dairy Circle and Nagawara (14km) — will commence on Thursday. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

​​Following the death of the baker from a prominent bakery in Seshadripuram on Saturday, July 25 due to covid, his wife who was in the ICU, also succumbed on Monday to covid. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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The Bengaluru police are on the hunt for the 50-year-old former woman corporator of the Hegganahalli ward who hired nine assassins to eliminate her husband's killers. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A juvenile python was rescued from the glovebox of a car on Tuesday, leaving the car owner terribly scared. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Mechanised fishing from the old port at Bunder here will resume on September 1. This marks a departure from norm where the 1200-odd boats would have sailed out for the fishing season that this year gets underway on August 1 after the completion of 47-day deep-sea fishing holiday on July 31. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of stakeholders from the fisheries sector in DK district who met at the old port on Wednesday. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

In yet another instance of extraordinary kindness at the time of pandemic, a woman in Hanagal town delivered a healthy boy at home after her neighbours came to her rescue in the last minute. A doctor from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi, assisted them through a video call. from Bangalore News & Coronavirus Live Updates: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India