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Karnataka mulling over new law to prevent political conspiracies: Minister
A day after half-a-dozen Karnataka ministers moved to a Bengaluru city court in connection with the recent sleaze CD case, state Health Minister K. Sudhakar said on Saturday that the state government is mulling over to bring a law to prevent the media from being misused to defame political opponents.
Karnataka reports 580 new Covid-19 cases, 355 recoveries and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 9,54,393; total recoveries: 9,35,421; death toll: 12,359
Sadananda Gowda flays six Karnataka ministers for seeking restraining order
Disapproving six ministers' from Karnataka taking a legal recourse to restrain media houses from publishing any content that could be deemed defamatory, Union minister of chemicals and fertilisers, D. V. Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said that taking such actions under present circumstances only adds to the confusion.
Mysuru: For the first time since Covid 19 cluster outbreak in a pharma facility, Nanjangud district recorded single digit cases on Saturday. Nine new cases were reported on Saturday. Among them 5 are contacts while 2 each are SARI and ILI. District also recorded 18 discharges on Saturday.
Vaccination against Covid-19 will be done at about 3,000 centres including PHCs, Taluk Hospitals and District Hospitals from March 8, and the target is to vaccinate 1.5 lakh people each day, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday. (PTI)
Phase 3 of Covid-19 vaccination drive
Till Friday evening just 37 persons in the age group of 45-59 years with comorbidities received Covid-19 vaccination in Chamarajanagar district which is lowest in the state.
A survey conducted by faculty and students of Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing in different areas of Mangaluru revealed that maximum recorded noise was around 102 dB at State Bank Circle.
Kannada poet Lakshminarayana Bhatta dies aged 85
Well known Kannada poet, writer Nailadi Shivarama Lakshminarayana Bhatta, passed away in Bengaluru early on Friday. He was 85. Read more
Avenue Road to wear a new look in 6 months
Work on redeveloping Avenue Road under the Smart City Project is likely to be completed in another six months.
Karnataka: Union minister Sadananda Gowda takes his first dose of Covid vaccine in Bengaluru.
Kannada author NS Lakshminarayana Bhat passes away
(Picture source: Manu Baligar, Kannada Sahithya Parishat president)
According to market, the production is 25-30% less this year due to rainfall.
A turmeric farmer in Karnataka
Turmeric farmers of Belagavi who sell their produce in Sangli, Maharashtra say market price of Rajapuri turmeric has gone up due to less production.
Japanese man trying to expose cop sent to detention centre
A 31-year-old Japanese national who stole a plastic chair from an ACP’s office so that he could get arrested and stay back in the country to expose an allegedly corrupt police officer has been packed off to the detention centre for illegal immigrants on the city’s outskirts.
Seven SSLC students, 3 teachers in Bengaluru school test positive
In one perhaps the first case reported among schools in Bengaluru, seven students and three teachers of Government High School, B Narayanapura, KR Puram, tested positive for Covid-19. Read more
Karnataka: Japanese man trying to expose cop sent to detention centre
A 31-year-old Japanese national who stole a plastic chair from an ACP's office so that he could get arrested and stay back in the country to expose an allegedly corrupt police officer has been packed off to the detention centre for illegal immigrants on the city's outskirts. Read more
Karnataka: Vaccination centre delays hamper those accompanying elders
The chaos at Covid-19 vaccination centres is impacting younger professionals accompanying senior citizens who are keen on getting the anti-viral shot. With beneficiaries being made to wait for hours together — many are even asked to return the next day — schedules of youngsters escorting seniors are being disrupted. Read more
From Monday, 300 centres to administer vaccine in Bengaluru
BBMP is set to scale up vaccinations from next week by ramping up centres in the city to 300, including over 150 private hospitals. The decision came following a workshop on Friday. Read more
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has increased the mandatory consent for operations (CFO) fees from 2.5 times to a 100-fold for large industries across categories. For small industries with investment of less than Rs 25 crore, the increase is a flat 30%.