BBMP and health officials sealed down KN Extension at Yeshwanthpur in BengaluruAmid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
* Update at 9.28am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,886; cases climb to 56,342 in India, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
*Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has suspended intrastate bus services from Bengaluru from Friday.
*Under criticism for cancelling Shramik Special trains for migrant workers from Bengaluru to their home states, the Karnataka government has decided to resume services from Friday.
*Nearly 7,000 rooms in 80 Bengaluru hotels — 5-star, 3-star and budget — have been identified to quarantine Indians who are being flown back from foreign countries.
*Karnataka government on Thursday sent letters to nine states seeking consent to operate trains for transportation of stranded migrant labourers, tourists, students, pilgrims and other persons between May 8 and 15.
Karnataka government has proposed two special trains a day to Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha and one train each to Manipur, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
*People from Karnataka stranded in other states and opting for public transport to return might have to wait longer as their home state is yet to flash the green signal.