Chitradurga

COVID-19: Karnataka logs 1,806 new cases,42 deaths

11:57 pm July 16, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 1,806 new COVID infections and 42 deaths, pushing the caseload to 28,80,370 and death toll to 36,079, the health department said. Active cases stood at 31,399. As many as 2,748 patients recovered today, taking the total recoveries to 28,12,869. The positivity rate for the day was 1.18 per cent and […]

Cyclone Tauktae: 121 villages affected in Karnataka, eight dead

11:59 pm May 17, 2021

Bengaluru: Eight people have lost their lives so far in the cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said on Monday. According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials, till this evening, 121 villages in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Belagavi have been affected by the cyclone. Among the 121 villages affected, a maximum of 48 […]

Karnataka logs 1,157 fresh COVID cases

9:54 pm November 16, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday reported 1,157 fresh COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths, taking the infection count and toll to 8,62,804 and 11,541 respectively, the health department said. Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted, “1,157 new Covid cases have been reported in Karnataka today and 2,188 recoveries…8,25,141 people have recovered in the state so far with […]

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Probe into drug mafia will cover coastal districts: DGP

8:53 pm September 8, 2020

Mangaluru: The ongoing investigation into the drug dealings by a mafia gang in the state will not be confined to Bengaluru and will be extended to coastal districts, Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood said on Tuesday. Addressing reporters at Udupi after a meeting on drug menace at the office of the police superintendent, […]

DRDO UAV crashes in farmland in Karnataka, none injured

10:43 am September 17, 2019

Bengaluru: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Defence Research and Development Organisation crashed during a trial in an agriculture field in Chitradurga district on Tuesday, a video of which has gone viral. However, no casualties were reported. The incident created quite a scare at Jodi Chillenahalli village as a loud noise was heard […]