Latest news live: Higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in Jammu and Kashmir receive heavy snowfall

Higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in Jammu and Kashmir receive heavy snowfall

High alert as severe cyclonic storm Nivar nears TN coastline

Severe cyclonic storm Nivar is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the city when it makes landfall between Mamallapuram and Karaikal on Wednesday evening. The India Meteorological Department said a storm surge of about 2m above the sea level is likely around the time of landfall, causing inundation of low-lying areas.

Bengaluru: Hospitals allow family members to visit patients in ICU, but with riders

Families of Covid-19 patients battling for life on ventilators in ICUs are in a quandary. While hospitals say that it is just not safe for kin to be trooping into the highly infectious environs of ICUs, the desire to see their loved ones — sometimes for one last time — is overwhelming. As a result, hospitals get multiple requests for visits every day. Read full story

No reopening of schools, PU colleges in Karnataka till December end

Reopening schools: Educationists say Karnataka government promoting inequity

Karnataka: In most other countries, schools stay open even during lockdowns

Resurgence of hospitality sector sees hotels rehiring fired employees in Mysuru