Bengaluru: Karnataka will start 75 new Units of the National Cadets Corps (NCC) in Schools and Colleges and induct 7,500 more cadets into the force this year, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. The CM was speaking at a function held to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Bommai said…
CM launches website on KR Constituency development works
January 23, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai launched a website on Mysuru’s K.R. Constituency development, which also provides information on various Central and State Government schemes, at a programme held in Bengaluru on Thursday. Bommai also released ‘Modi @70 vision document’ and ‘Samartha Karnataka’, a book that focused on the narrative of KR MLA S.A. Ramdas’ job…
Weekend curfew lifted
January 22, 2022Night curfew to continue from 10 pm to 5 am; Schools to reopen except in Bengaluru Bengaluru/Mysuru: Revenue Minister R. Ashok yesterday announced the lifting of weekend curfew with immediate effect. However, night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am will continue in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19. The decision was taken…
Bommai back at work; hints at relaxing curbs
January 19, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 10, resumed his work from office this morning. Bommai, who was infected and was in home quarantine from where he was virtually performing official duties, said he was fit. “….my quarantine is over and the test has also been done, it has…
Chief Minister pulls up districts lagging behind in vaccination
January 19, 2022Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has given time until the end of the month for districts lagging behind in COVID-19 vaccination coverage to pick up pace. At a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and other officials of 18 districts last evening, Bommai asked all the districts whose vaccine coverage is lower than the State…
Weekend curfew to be scrapped?
January 18, 2022CM to hold meeting with DCs of 18 districts with high test positivity rate at 4 pm today Bengaluru: Amidst growing opposition from the hospitality industry and a majority of businessmen over the imposition of weekend curfew till Jan. 31, the State Government is likely to lift the restrictions. A final decision will be announced…
Mekedatu-Bengaluru padayatra: DKS digs heels in, CM likely to crack down
January 11, 2022Rally becomes Shivakumar-centric as Congress bigwigs start petering out Bengaluru/Ramanagara: The Karnataka Congress’ padayatra, demanding implementation of Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river, has continued even as FIRs have been registered against nearly 30 of its leaders and others for taking part in it, defying COVID curbs. D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), President, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee…
Weekend curfew in districts hasty, say Ministers, MLAs…: Cabinet meet on to sort out differences
January 6, 2022Bengaluru: 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…
COVID curbs back in State
January 5, 2022Bengaluru: With COVID-19 cases seeing a rise again, restrictions have been imposed across the State. At a press briefing here yesterday, Revenue Minister R. Ashoka announced that night curfew would be extended while weekend curfew would be imposed from Friday 10 pm to Monday 5 am across the State. During the curfew, essential services and…
Check-posts at villages; borders on high alert
January 5, 2022Most 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…
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