Karnataka

Gas leak accidents that made headline the last few years

10:40 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in which at least 11 people were killed and 1,000 affected on Thursday is one in a long list of industrial accidents resulting from poisonous gases seeping into the air. The December 1984 Bhopal tragedy in which more than than 3,000 people were killed […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MEA holds flurry of meetings on ‘Vande Bharat’ mission

11:59 pm May 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday held a flurry of meetings to fine tune arrangements for evacuation of thousands of stranded Indians from abroad under a mega exercise beginning Thursday. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held a video-conference with chief secretaries of a number of states as part of efforts to ensure […]

Karnataka hikes excise duty on liquor by 11 per cent

11:29 pm May 6, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday hiked excise duty on liquor by 11 per cent to mop up revenues, two day after allowing its sale, following the easing of COVID-19 induced lockdown. This hike is in addition to the six per cent that was announced in the budget. “Yes, this 11 per cent increase in […]

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

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

7:16 pm May 6, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 33,514. A total of 13,160 […]

Migrant workers stage protests in two towns in Telangana

7:58 pm May 3, 2020

Hyderabad: Days after 1,200 migrant workers returned to their homes by a train from Telangana, scores of them staged a protest in two towns on Sunday, demanding they be allowed to leave for their native places, while rumours of operation of a special train led to many gathering here. At Ramagundam in Pedapalli district, about […]