Elections in Karnataka: BJP and Congress "moan" over possible hung legislature.

There has been much backroom maneuvering between the Congress and the BJP in preparation for a possible hung legislature in Karnataka, with both parties hoping to create an alliance with the JD(S). P.C.C chairman D K Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah led a group of top Congress functionaries ...

PIL Seeks the Implementation of Common Dress Code

A PIL was filed in India’s Supreme Court because of the Karnataka ‘hijab’ row on Saturday. The PIL demands that a common dress code be implemented by the Center, States, and Union territories for the students and staffers of registered educational institutions to secure equality...

Medical college party turns super-spreader as cases soar to 182

A medical college in Dharwad, Karnataka, has reported an increase of 182 students & employees affected by the Coronavirus from 66 the day before to 182 today following its spread.

Highlights

• Cases went up to 128, Student who took both vaccinates al...

MAXXIS TYRES AIMS 5 PERCENT MARKET SHARE IN KARNATAKA

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• Maxxis Tyres is aiming to capture 5% market share in Karnataka by 2021.
• Maxxis is trying to add 120 premium dealerships in order to achieve this target.

Trageting regional markets, tyre manufacturer Maxxis India is working...

KARNATAKA HIGH COURT DISMISSES PETITION DEMANDING PERMISSION TO SELL LIQUOR ONLINE

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• HIP Bar Private Limited filed a petition in Karnataka High Court, demanding permission to sell liquor online.
• Karnataka High Court ruled that excise rules did not allow the online sales of liquor.

The ban on online sale of...

TESLA STOCK SURGES AT 6 PERCENT

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• Tesla stocks are rising at 6%.
• Tesla recently started its business in India.
• In India, Tesla is also going to carry out operations related to energy storage.

Almost one week after registering office in India, Te...

BENGALURU VIOLENCE: 3 KILLED, 150 ARRESTED IN VIOLENCE OVER PROPHET MUHAMMAD POST

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• The nephew of Congress MLA Srinivas Murthy, Naveen has been arrested by the Bengaluru police

• Total 60 Bengaluru police personnel got injured while controlling the crowd said Commissioner of Police, Kamal Pant

• Karnataka Chief Minister B...

AFTER BS YEDIYURAPPA, FORMER KARNATAKA CM SIDDARAMAIAH TESTS COVID POSITIVE

Highlights

• Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been admitted to the Manipal Hospital

• Siddaramaiah exhibited symptoms like high fever and was immediately taken to the hospital

• In a tweet made by Siddaramaiah, he has urged everyone tha...

WILL SOON GET BACK TO WORK AFTER RECOVERY SAYS CM BS YEDIYURAPPA

BS Yediyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and is undergoing treatment at a hospital said that there was no need for anyone to worry and will soon get back to work after recovery. 
The health of the people of the state was his priority and r...

PIGS ROAMING IN KARNATAKA HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN REMOVED

Highlights

• DC B Sharath made a visit to the hospital in Kalaburgi and instructed the hospital administration to maintain hygiene

• DC B Shapath directed GIMS officer to file a FIR against the owner of pigs

• Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu has ...

INDIA’S COVID-19 TALLY CROSSES 10 LAKH-MARK, RECORD 34,956 CASES REPORTED IN 24 HOURS

• Current Total Cases: 1,003,832

• Total Deaths : 25,602

• Cumulative recoveries : 635,757

• Active cases: 342,473

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 284,281, number of deaths...

WITH BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 32,695 CORONAVIRUS CASES, INDIA’S TALLY JUMPS TO 968,876

• Current Total Cases: 968,876

• Total Deaths : 24,915

• Cumulative recoveries : 612,815

• Active cases: 319,840

• Top five states that has the maximum number of cases : 

Maharashtra: Cases 275,640, number of deaths 1...

BENGALURU: STRICT LOCKDOWN IMPOSED IN ALL THE HIGH DENSITY AREAS

Highlights

• Areas like KR Market, Siddapura, Kalasipalya and VV Puram have been declared as containment zone

• CM Yediyurappa said that in order to curtail the spread of COVID-19, strict measures must be imposed

• Bengaluru Urban district reporter mor...

BANGALORE: KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT PLANNING TO REOPEN LIQUOR OUTLETS FROM MAY 4

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• All the liquor outlets, malls and other businesses might start again from next week

• Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed his confidence over getting permission from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in order to restart economic activities

Accor...

BANGALORE: STATE GOVERNMENT ALLOWS INDUSTRIES IN VIRUS-FREE DISTRICTS TO RESTART

Highlights

• Industries in nine virus-free districts will start again

• KSRTC buses will be arranged for the transportation of labourers with all safety measures

The Karnataka state government led by BS Yediyurappa has granted permission to all the industri...

BANGALORE WILL EASE LOCKDOWN 2.0 RESTRICTIONS FROM TODAY

Highlights

• IT/BT companies will be encouraged to ask their employees to continue working from home

• Self-employed individuals like plumbers, electricians and carpenters will be issued police passes to resume their work

After days of witnessing strict imp...

BANGALORE: ALMOST 50 PERCENT OF COVID-19 PATIENTS HAVE RECOVERED TILL DATE

Highlights

• Total 35 patients of coronavirus infection have recovered out of 76 

• The recovery rate of Bangalore is much higher than other metro cities, though the number of cases here is drastically low in comparison

• Deputy CM of Karnataka, C...

BANGALORE: KSRTC, BMTC SUFFER FROM CASH CRUNCH, UNABLE TO PAY SALARIES

Four of the major transport corporations in the state of Karnataka are no funds to pay the salaries and have asked for help from the state government. Almost three weeks after halting bus services across the state, bus corporations like Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karn...

KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT TRACES THE MOVEMENTS OF THE COVID-19 CASES

Highlights: 

• 6 cases traced
• Helped civic authorities to establish contact with people with primary and secondary exposures

Karnataka is the home to Bangaluru, the hi-tech city of India. It receives thousands of foreigners who co...

5 RULES IN KARNATAKA POST 1ST CORONAVIRUS DEATH IN THE STATE

Highlights:

• 1 st coronavirus death in Karnataka 
• State government adopts strict measure to ensure no further infections 

The first coronavirus death in India has sent the Karnataka government into an overdrive. The 76-year-...