Bangalore news live: Karnataka reports 523 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths

The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved a rare feat by completing a single lane of the four-lane stretch of 25.54km being developed between Vijaypur-Solapur (NH 52) in a record time of 18 hours, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on his Twitter handle. Read More

The National Highways Authority of India has secured a place in Limca book of records for construction of 25.54km Vijayapura-Solapur expressway.

The incident is reported from Adishakti Nagar in Sagar town in Shivamogga district. Pratheeksha, daughter of Prema, a local garment worker in the deceased child. Even though locals rushed the kid to the hospital, the kid succumbed to the head injuries, police said. Prema had lost her husband six months ago.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday stated that he is ready to embark on another agitation if the Central government does injustice to the state in the Cauvery water allocation. Participating in the JD(S) workers meet in Pandavapura, he stated that he has dedicated his life to get justice to the state in the Cauvery water issue. "Even after becoming Prime Minister, I didn't stop fighting. Once Siddaramaiah had met me at my residence seeking help to get justice," he recalled.

Truck owners have threatened to go an indefinite strike from March 15 if the Centre fails to consider their demands.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has sealed off nine roads in four zones and has declared them containment zones following a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases over the past week.

Two Bengaluru-based institutions have embarked on a study to analyze the effect of Covid-19 vaccines on Immunogenicity of their staff members. Immunogenicity is the ability of the body’s cells to provoke an immune response.

A fresh chapter opened up in the fee imbroglio saga with parents of students in schools in Dakshina Kannada claiming managements of private schools are “harassing” them to pay “full” fees, now that schools have reopened for most classes.

The naming of a circle opposite Infant Jesus Church in Anepalya, Shantinagar assembly constituency, after local Congress MLA NA Haris on Friday drew flak. As the resentment grew, the plaque announcing the name was silently pulled down in the evening.

With an exponential rise in retail prices of petrol and diesel, fuel consumption in Karnataka is witnessing a sharp decline. The fall in demand for diesel is expected to have a negative impact, especially on goods and passenger transportation, distressing the sectors.

Just days after BS Yediyurappa was sworn in under dramatic circumstances as chief minister for the fourth time in July 2019, there was speculation in political circles that he may not survive for more than a year.

The proposed hike in BMTC bus fares by 20% is likely to put the BJP in a spot ahead of civic elections since it is already facing criticism over massive increase in fuel prices.

Basaveshwaranagar police are on the lookout for three miscreants, including one who posed as an IPS officer and cheated two people of Rs 25 lakh after promising to get them appointed as sub-inspectors in the excise department.