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Karnataka news live: In Bengaluru, containment zones up by 25% in one week

With the 2023 assembly elections in focus, new Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai is likely to opt for five deputy chief ministers and induct 6-8 young new faces in his cabinet which can have a maximum of 34 members. With the daily Covid-19 cases and positivity rate rising in districts bordering Kerala as well as Bengaluru Urban, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru, the state government sounded an alarm and declared Dakshina Kannada a red zone. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 30, 2021, 09:14:24 IST
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Karnataka news live: In Bengaluru, containment zones up by 25% in one week
09:14 (IST) Jul 30

There has been a spurt of Covid cases in Kerala & we have 3 border districts. We've talked to deputy commissioners to be on alert & make stringent measures. They've been asked to prepare medical facilities. I'll have a detailed meeting once I go back.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

09:02 (IST) Jul 30

Delhi: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai arrives at the airport.

Delhi: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai arrives at the airport.
08:55 (IST) Jul 30

These Karnataka CLAT toppers are classmates, prepared together

When CLAT 2021 results were announced past midnight on Wednesday, there was a chorus of cheers in Karnataka. Some of the state toppers are not only classmates but also close friends who studied for the exam together. Read more

08:29 (IST) Jul 30

Mahadevapura zone has the highest number — 29 as on Thursday — of such containment zones, while west zone has the least at three.

08:01 (IST) Jul 30

While the daily average of cases in Bengaluru Urban has hovered between 300 and 400 over the past several weeks, the number of micro-containment zones in Bengaluru has shot up from 80 to 101 in the past one week.

07:55 (IST) Jul 30

Buffalo mishap in Karnataka's Mandeval village leads to rescue of child labourer

When a herd of buffaloes ran into the car of the additional commissioner (public instruction) in Mandeval village here, the boy grazing them was expecting nothing but trouble. The car had taken a deep dent and the official wasn’t happy. But it turned out he was more unhappy when he learned that the boy was a bonded labourer put to work by his parents. Read more

07:54 (IST) Jul 30

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai may get five deputies, 6-8 new faces in his cabinet

With the 2023 assembly elections in focus, new Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai is likely to opt for five deputy chief ministers and induct 6-8 young new faces in his cabinet which can have a maximum of 34 members. Read more

07:53 (IST) Jul 30

Alarm as Covid cases rise in coastal districts & Bengaluru; Dakshina Kannada a red zone

With the daily Covid-19 cases and positivity rate rising in districts bordering Kerala as well as Bengaluru Urban, Shivamogga, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru, the state government sounded an alarm and declared Dakshina Kannada a red zone. Read more

07:53 (IST) Jul 30

Karnataka students will get better chance in other states

The reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) within the All India quota would mean that Karnataka students from these categories will get an opportunity to try for seats in their preferred medical colleges in other states. Read more

07:51 (IST) Jul 30

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai to meet PM Narendra Modi in Delhi today. He will also be meeting Union ministers during his visit to the national capital.