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There was guarded relief in Kannada film industry after the Union government on Wednesday announced cinemas, theatres and multiplexes can reopen from October 15, reports Nithya Mandyam. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With 8,856 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday taking the state total past the 6-lakh mark, Karnataka is now the third worsthit state in the country, after Maharashtra (13.8 lakh) and Andhra Pradesh (6.9 lakh). TN slipped to the fourth position, with 5.97 lakh cases. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

“No god will say he or she should be housed in an illegal temple,” the Karnataka high court said on Wednesday, directing the government to take steps regarding the unauthorised Shiva Subramanya Swamy Temple at Bhadragiri in Tarikere taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, about 250km from Bengaluru. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The penalty for not wearing a mask has been increased from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000 in urban areas, and to Rs 500 in rural areas across the state, medical education minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday. The minister urging people to strictly follow Covid safety rules, including social distancing norms. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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There’s a new fraud in town. The Plasma Fraud. Plasma, which is harvested from the blood of a covid-recovered patient is in great demand. It is used in Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) to treat covid-positive patients in a critical condition. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

As many as 28 people associated with the Metro Rail in Bengaluru have tested positive for coronavirus since the services resumed on September 7 after remaining suspended for over five months due to lockdown from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Mysuru on Wednesday woke up to grisly murder of an unidentified man at an abandoned bus stop. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Continuing its crackdown on drug-smuggling, the Customs at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru detected 400gm of Methaqualone worth Rs 20 lakh in a parcel on Wednesday. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Inspired by a web series based on German youngster Moritz Zimmermann who would go on to become one of Europe's biggest darknet drug dealers, a Kerala youth bought MDMA pills online using bitcoins. Along with three of his aides, he ran an elaborate racket from Udupi, selling drugs in various cities. However, their luck ran out when Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths nabbed one of them. They are now cooling heels in jail. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

JP Nagar police arrested three persons, including a guest faculty of a private ITI college, in connection with drug peddling. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

On the heels of the Karnataka high court asking the state government to include members of civil society on its Covid-19 expert committee, the BBMP has set up a 13-member panel that includes NGO members and a film star to inspect private and government hospitals and assess the quality of treatment provided to patients. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bengaluru The cash-strapped BBMP is looking to harness its properties, leases of which have expired. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The medical education department has decided to go ahead with offline exams for medical and dental courses despite stiff opposition from students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

Karnataka's spiralling Covid-19 cases breached the 10,000 mark for the first time on Tuesday with 10,453 fresh cases, and Bengaluru reported its highest-ever infections - 4,868 - in the past 24 hours. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Byelections to two assembly constituencies - Sira (Tumakuru district) and Rajarajeshwari Nagar (Bengaluru) - will be held on Nov 3 and results announced on Nov 10. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A division bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna said the government's role in NLSIU, Bengaluru, is minimal and had no say in the affairs of the institution. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

The Karnataka government on Tuesday clarified it had not taken any decision on reopening of schools. “Let there be no panic. There is no thought yet on starting schools in the state in the immediate future,” said primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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Manoj, a barber by profession, has filed a complaint with the Konanakunte police against Sacchutha and her friends, Jayanth and Boregowda. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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The CID on Monday arrested three persons in connection with the Sri Guru Raghavendra co-operative bank scam where thousands of investors and depositors were cheated of crores of rupees. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

With the virus spreading rapidly across the state post-Unlock measures, the government has again revised the definition of containment zones. Now, if there are 20 or more active Covid cases within a radius of 100 metres, the area will be declared a containment zone. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Bangalore University’s decision to lease more of its land on the Jnanabharathi campus to educational institutions has not gone down well with environmentalists and locals. They feel it will affect biodiversity patches on the premises. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances on Monday rejected the bail petitions of actresses Sanjjanaa Galrani, Ragini Dwivedi and event manager Rahul Tonse, arrested in the alleged drug peddling case with links to Sandalwood. It also rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of suspects Shivaprakash and Vinay Kumar, who are elusive since their names appeared in the FIR registered at Cottonpet police station. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Fearing infection and also because of the economic slowdown, many tipplers are enjoying their favourite drink at home. As a result, bars and restaurants in Mangaluru, which once were bustling with patrons, are now mostly empty. Pubs and bars were allowed to resume normal service at the start of the month, but footfall has been low. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Despite widespread protests, the Karnataka government has decided to reissue ordinances after three contentious bills failed to get the legislative council’s nod last week. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Reiterating that the amendments his government brought to the land reforms and APMC Acts are pro-farmer measures, chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday asked the protesting lot to wait for six months to understand the benefits of these amendments. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A ganja peddler arrested by JC Nagar police had stored 70kg of the contraband in a BDA flat. This came to light in another operation carried out by Kadugodi police. Incidentally, Central Crime Branch officers had recovered 90kg of ganja from another flat in the same BDA apartment (Vindhyagiri) in Doddabanahalli near Kadugodi two weeks ago. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Constant smart-screen usage leads to reduction of blinking, which leads to dryness, irritation in the eyes, they said. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A three-year-old girl suspected to be suffering from night terror that repeatedly jolted her awake from sleep was killed on Sunday allegedly by a godman and his brother at Ajjikyaathanahalli in Chitradurga district. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Veteran writer and critic Gururaja Shyamacharya Amur died on Monday owing to age-related illness.He was 95. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

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

The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, on Monday dared chief minister BS Yediyurappa to dissolve the Assembly and fight elections if he thinks that the new laws enacted by the Parliament are beneficial to farmers. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

To give them a skill that could earn them a steady income, the women in slums were trained to stich reusable sanitary pads. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday expressed his willingness to talk to farmer leaders, as they staged demonstrations in several parts of the state during the Karnataka Bandh on Monday against two bills. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Around 150 volunteers participated in the Mantra beach clean-up drive organised in Mulky on Sunday. It was the first beach clean-up event organised since the pandemic and it also marked World Tourism Day. The drive that was scheduled to be held last Sunday was postponed due to heavy rain. All precautionary measures were in place including registration of participants, temperature check and provision of masks and gloves. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Mercy Mission, a Bengaluru-based NGO, has launched a helpline to meet plasma needs of Covid-19 patients. It has partnered Bangalore Medical Services Trust (BMST TTK blood bank) and Healing Touch, an NGO into blood donation drives. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses continue to ply on roads in Mangaluru despite a statewide bandh being observed by various farmers' organisations on Monday against the amendments to the agricultural produce market committee (APMC), land reforms ordinances and labour laws introduced by the B S Yediyurappa government. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

(This story originally appeared in BangaloreMirror on September 28, 2020) from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Three controversial bills related to agriculture and labour reforms, which were passed by the assembly, failed to go through in the legislative council on Saturday, the last day of the monsoon session. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

On the World Tourism Day on Sunday, chief minister B S Yediyurappa unveiled a new tourism policy with a five-year vision from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

Covid-19 cases that appeared to plateau in Bengaluru are on an upward spiral for more than a week now, pitchforking the city to the top of the country’s daily infection chart. In the past nine days, Bengaluru has reported more than 33,000 positive cases, accounting for nearly 45% of the state’s daily caseload. from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India

A 25-year-old pregnant woman and her six family members died when their MUV rammed a parked truck at Savalagi village on Aland road on the outskirts of Kalaburagi city early Sunday morning from Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India