Karnataka

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 166; cases climb to 5,734

2:55 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 166 and the number of cases to 5,734 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,095, as many as 472 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. […]

Lockdown unlikely to end in one go as positive cases cross 5,500

10:44 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Dashing hopes of a complete exit from the ongoing lockdown in one go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is facing a “social emergency” like situation as well as serious economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed a sharp spike in the infections, taking the nationwide tally to […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

300 people from Karnataka attended Nizamuddin jamaat: Minister

3:25 pm April 1, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday said about 300 people from the state had attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid in New Delhi last month, and 40 of them have been identified and quarantined. In a tweet, the Minister also said COVID-19 test reports of 12 of them […]

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

Ola Cabs gives 500 vehicles to transport doctors and for coronavirus-related activities

4:50 pm March 30, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Monday said Ola Cabs has agreed to give 500 vehicles to the government for transporting doctors and for other COVID-19 related activities. “Olacabs has agreed to give 500 OLA vehicles for #Covid_19 related activities in Karnataka. These vehicles will be used by the government for […]

Assam man walks, hitch-hikes from Gujarat amid lockdown

COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry

4:28 pm March 30, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, the ministry stated. In its updated data […]