Bengaluru: The State Cabinet is meeting in Bengaluru now to take stock of the renewed demand from Ministers and elected representatives to spare other districts (excluding Bengaluru) from weekend curfew restrictions as only Bengaluru is seeing an increase in COVID cases. The meeting began this morning. The State Government’s move to impose restrictions has left…
Most cases come from borders as infections spike in other States: CM Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai yesterday said check-posts will be set up in places where there are village-to-village contacts between Karnataka and neighbouring States. He also said the Police Stations under the jurisdiction will be responsible for such check-posts. All the existing borders…
Belagavi: The COVID-19 and Omicron variant cases have spiked in the country in the last week, especially in neighbouring Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai. People living in the border areas of Karnataka and Maharashtra have business links. Therefore, officials have been told to keep a strict vigil at Belagavi, Vijayapura, Mysuru, Mangaluru and other districts…
CM convenes meeting with experts tomorrow Bengaluru: The number of active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, which had been consistently declining since September 2021, has breached the 10,000-mark again, for the first time since Oct. 10. Yesterday, the State reported 10 more cases of Omicron variant, taking the State’s Omicron tally to 76. The number of…
‘Reserve at least one day in a month for encroachment clearance drive’ Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai yesterday urged Deputy Commissioners of districts to bring in change, instead of just thinking about it. He asked Deputy Commissioners to work with team spirit and face the challenges unitedly to make the district administrations dynamic. “Promptly implement…
Karnataka reports 566 cases on Dec. 29; Bengaluru reports 400 Central team assessing situation, suggesting remedial action Bengaluru/Mysuru: The State authorities have clarified that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is not in favour of lifting the night curfew, especially on Dec. 31, the New Year’s eve. Reason: Spike in COVID cases where the State yesterday recorded…
Hubballi: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai yesterday appealed to pro-Kannada outfits to withdraw their call for a Karnataka Bandh on Dec.31 in the backdrop of rising Covid cases in the State. Speaking to media persons after attending the BJP Executive meeting here, he said strong action has been taken against MES activists who indulged in vandalism…
International standard enclosures built by Infosys Foundation with Rs. 2.70 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Two gorillas that were brought from Germany were put on display at Mysuru Zoo yesterday and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai virtually inaugurated the enclosures that have been built at a cost of Rs. 2.70 crore with funding from Infosys Foundation. The gorillas are…
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said in Mysuru yesterday that the night curfew for 10 days from 10 pm to 5 am was a precautionary measure against a possible outbreak of third wave and surge in COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. “These steps have been necessitated in the wake of a surge of COVID-19 and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the Government was mulling on forming an exclusive Directorate for enhancement of farmer income. He was speaking at the State-level Farmers Convention organised by Federation of State Farmer Associations and Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association, marking World Farmers Day at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road here yesterday. Asserting that the…
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