Karnataka

No major impact of Ola, Uber drivers' strike in Delhi

Lockdown 4.0: Uber, Ola resume services in more cities

11:35 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: Ride-hailing platforms Ola and Uber on Monday announced resuming operations in more cities, including Delhi and Bengaluru, following new guidelines for the fourth phase of the lockdown. Cab services were suspended for more than 50 days in Delhi and Bengaluru due to restrictions imposed by the government to contain the spread of coronavirus. […]

5 die due to COVID-19 in TN, toll now 71; 434 new cases, State’s tally breaches 10,000 mark

11:16 pm May 15, 2020

Chennai: Five people succumbed to COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Friday while 434, including three one-month- old babies, tested positive, taking the number of cases past the 10,000 mark, the state health department said. The five fatalities include a 53-year-old woman from Chennai and another man from Tuticorin district. With this, the death toll in […]

ASHA workers played critical role in COVID-19 management in UP, tracked 30.43 lakh migrant returnees

Over 3 lakh migrants return to UP in 268 trains

8:34 pm May 13, 2020

Lucknow: Over three lakh migrants have returned to Uttar Pradesh in 268 special trains so far, the highest in the country, a senior official said on Wednesday. All migrants are medically screened and given food packets before being sent to home quarantine, Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Awanish Awasthi told reporters. Of the total 3,26,040 migrants, […]

Karnataka, Kerala discuss steps on containing COVID-19

8:09 pm May 11, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka and Kerala on Monday discussed the measures taken to contain coronavirus and stressed on sharing information to control the disease besides quality treatment for patients. Through video conference, Karnataka Medical Education Minister D K Sudhakar spoke to the Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja and discussed the steps adopted for tracing, testing and […]

1,118 fresh COVID-19 cases; 26 more deaths in Delhi

COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152

2:54 pm May 11, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood […]