No changes in restrictions Shopping time allowed from 6 am to 10 am Weekend curfew not applicable Bengaluru/Mysuru: The State Government has decided to extend tough lockdown in 11 Districts of the total 31 Districts in view of high Covid Positivity Rate (CPR) till June 21. However, other 21 districts will have some relaxations from…
After demand for oxygen reduced, it was diverted to Industries: Shettar
June 11, 2021Bengaluru: Following reduced demand for oxygen, the Karnataka Government has decided to divert it back to Industries and appoint Nodal Officers for the purpose. Speaking at a meeting at Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday, Minister for Industries and In-Charge of Oxygen Supply Jagadish Shettar said even as the Covid-19 second wave has been dropping and the…
MLA exposes irregularities in Indira Canteens
June 10, 2021Huge differences in supply of meals Discrepancies in records Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja (KR) MLA S.A. Ramdas has alleged irregularities in free distribution of food to COVID-19 pandemic hit citizens at Indira Canteens by fudging number of beneficiaries. The State Government had announced free meals for everyone at all Indira Canteens across the State in the wake…
Power tariff hiked by 30 paise per unit
June 10, 2021Bengaluru: In a blow to the common man who is already reeling under the effect of COVID-19 crisis, the State Government on Wednesday hiked power tariff by an average of 30 paise per unit. The tariff revision comes after the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) approved the hike. However, this is less than the average…
Rohini Sindhuri, Shilpa Nag transferred after tussle
June 6, 2021Dr. Bagadi Gautham will be Mysuru DC G. Lakshmikanth Reddy will be MCC Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: In a late-night development yesterday, the State Government transferred two warring IAS Officers — Rohini Sindhuri (Deputy Commissioner) and C.T. Shilpa Nag (Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner) — out of Mysuru, putting an end to their fight that was staged in…
Lockdown extended till June 14
June 4, 2021CM announces Rs.500 crore second package Rs. 3,000 each to weavers Rs. 3,000 each to registered TV and Film workers Rs. 3,000 each to registered fishermen Rs. 3,000 each for ASHA workers Rs. 5,000 each for unaided school teachers Rs. 5 crore for Teachers Welfare Fund Bengaluru: Ending days of suspense over continuation of COVID-induced…
More than 60 lakh doses of vaccines will be administered in June: CM
June 4, 2021Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday said that more than 60 lakh doses of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines will be administered across the State this month. “With 1.41 crores doses administered so far, Karnataka will complete two crore jabs by the end of this month,” Yediyurappa said in a tweet, thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
COVID crisis: Industry bodies seek waiver of tariff, taxes
June 4, 2021Bengaluru: In the backdrop of second wave of COVID-19, the State Government held a meeting with industry leaders and office-bearers from leading industry bodies to discuss issues concerning business impact due to COVID lockdown here on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary P. Ravikumar. The meeting touched upon issues impacting their businesses due…
After mass cremation in Bengaluru, mass immersion at Mandya: Unclaimed ashes of 850 COVID victims immersed in Cauvery
June 3, 2021Revenue Minister R. Ashok leads rituals; gives dignity to the dead Mandya: COVID infection is dangerous but is it so dangerous that even after death there is a risk of infection? When an infected patient dies, the body is completely sanitised and given to the family for cremation in a leak-proof plastic body bag but…
Corona Third Wave: Govt. to set up Paediatric Wards in all District Hospitals
June 2, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to set up Paediatric Wards in all District Hospitals as part of its preparedness to face the possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to media after chairing a meeting with senior officials of Health and Family Welfare and Medical…
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