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Coronavirus | Karnataka imposes lockdown for 14 days starting from May 10

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Industries, hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed while public transport and taxis will stay off the roads.

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Avenue Road in Bengaluru wearing a deserted look on April 24 as all shops were closed in view of the weekend curfew.

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The IT hub and its struggle for healthcare

Chitra V Ramani Afshan Yasmeen K. V. Aditya Bharadwaj

In Bengaluru, poor preparation for the second wave has resulted in mismanagement in the allocation of beds, delays in testing, and oxygen shortage. Afshan Yasmeen, K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj and Chitra V. Ramani report on the crisis engulfing a city once touted to be a popular medical tourism hub.

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Relatives and friends wait outside the Sumanahalli crematorium with the bodies of their loved ones in ambulances, during the weekend lockdown, in Bengaluru on April 25, 2021.

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Supreme Court upholds High Court order on quantum of oxygen supply to Karnataka

Krishnadas Rajagopal

HC order shows an extraordinarily well-calibrated approach, says top court

Oxygen cylinders. Representational image

Vaccination scenario in State is shocking: HC

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It directs State government to get in touch with Centre on vaccine doses

A notice about Covaxin on display at K.C. General Hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Avenue Road in Bengaluru wearing a deserted look on April 24 as all shops were closed in view of the weekend curfew.

Coronavirus | Karnataka imposes lockdown for 14 days starting from May 10

Relatives and friends wait outside the Sumanahalli crematorium with the bodies of their loved ones in ambulances, during the weekend lockdown, in Bengaluru on April 25, 2021.

The IT hub and its struggle for healthcare

Oxygen cylinders. Representational image

Supreme Court upholds High Court order on quantum of oxygen supply to Karnataka

A notice about Covaxin on display at K.C. General Hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Vaccination scenario in State is shocking: HC

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MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya and three BJP MLAs had recently carried out an expose of alleged bed-blocking by staff in the south zone war room.

Bed allotment scam: Emergency response hit by attrition from war rooms

The court observed that a centralised data of oxygen bottling plants, their capacities, and availability of oxygen have not been been created.

HC expresses anguish over absence of protocol for oxygen need and supply

Will apex court verdict on quota put a cap on reservation fights?

Sharath S. Srivatsa State has over the last year seen multiple communities demanding bigger share

MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya and three BJP MLAs had recently carried out an expose of alleged bed-blocking by staff in the south zone war room.

CM ‘unhappy’ over campaign from within party to defame govt.

K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is reportedly unhappy over what he sees as a “campaign” from within the party to portray his government in negative light, especially in connection with managing the pandemic. It started with party national general secretary C.T. Ravi, a former Minister in the government, saying if the deaths in Chamarajanagar were due to oxygen shortage then the government was to blame. This was followed by a live-streamed expose of alleged corruption in bed management in the

H.N. Nagmohan Das

‘SC direction contrary to federal structure’

Special Correspondent Legal experts seek review of judgment

Entertainment

‘Shankhanada’ Aravind passes away

Kannada actor Aravind (popular as ‘Shankhanada’ Aravind), 70, passed away due to COVID-19 here on Friday. His wife, Rama, a playback singer, had died

Karthik Maralabhavi on his directorial debut 'Thugs in Ramaghada'

Shilpa Anandraj

The Kannada film features Ashwin Hassan and Chandan Raj in lead roles

Badiger Devendra applauds his 'Rudri' team

Shilpa Anandraj

The début director, dedicates every award his film has won to his cast and crew

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Kerala-bound trains cancelled

Vitthal Bhandari succumbs to COVID-19

State COVID-19 fatalities reach new high

RT-PCR negative verification stopped at airports

Maratha leaders in Karnataka perturbed by Supreme Court order

Provide food to poor, says Congress

Delay in trial of POCSO cases will not entitle accused to bail: HC

Court directs rehabilitation, reintegration of victims of sexual offences at govt.’s cost

‘Shankhanada’ Aravind passes away

Kannada actor Aravind (popular as ‘Shankhanada’ Aravind), 70, passed away due to COVID-19 here on Friday. His wife, Rama, a playback singer, had died

Panel suggestion to make hospital beds available to needy

In order to make beds in hospitals available to the needy, the Treatment Protocol Committee has suggested to the authorities to take stricter measures

COVID-19 war room set up in Dharwad

The Dharwad district administration has set up a COVID-19 war room for facilitating timely, necessary, and updated information to COVID-19 patients

Health Dept. instructed to give medical kits to every family in Dharwad: Shettar

Minister says steps being taken to increase medical facilities for COVID-19 patients

Questions raised over government data on deaths

Questions are being raised on the data released by the State government about COVID-19 deaths in the district. Social media was abuzz after volunteers

531 beds with oxygen facilities in stabilization centres, CCCs

A total of 531 beds have been fitted with oxygen facilities in the BBMP’s 14 COVID-19 Care Centres (CCCs) and the 12 maternity hospitals that have

Karnataka imposes lockdown for 14 days from May 10

With COVID-19 second wave wreaking havoc in Karnataka and the existing curfew measures not effective in containing the pandemic, the State government

Coronavirus | Karnataka imposes lockdown for 14 days starting from May 10

Industries, hotels, pubs and bars will remain closed while public transport and taxis will stay off the roads.

22 COVID-19 patients die in Mysuru

Twenty-two patients suffering from COVID-19 were reported dead in Mysuru on Friday, the highest single-day death tally in the district so far.This

Demand for reopening hospital

It was closed in February this year owing to a dispute between hospital management and Wakf Board

Fix district-wise quota to avert ‘oxygen war’, demands GTD

Former Minister and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Deve Gowda on Friday urged the State government to immediately fix oxygen quotas for each district to

I am not diverting oxygen supply to Chamarajanagar: Suresh Kumar

Minister responds to MP’s charge

Pratap Simha seeks district-wise quota for oxygen distribution

Distribution issues pit MP against Ministers

2,540 fresh cases in Hassan

Hassan reported 2,540 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 20 more deaths on Friday. With that, the total number of cases rose to 50,583 and the death toll

Motorcyclist dies in freak mishap

A youngster riding a motorcycle on Airport Road died in a freak mishap after hitting the footpath in his attempt to avoid a two-wheeler rider in

Govt. caps CT scan price

With CT scan being widely used by doctors to detect COVID-19 infection, Karnataka on Friday capped the price of such scan and digital X-ray in private

Plantation worker, forest guard killed in elephant attacks

A plantation worker died after he was attacked by a wild elephant in a coffee estate near Arehalli in Belur taluk on Friday. Shivu, 50, encountered

People resort to panic buying

Dakshina Kannada imposes weekend lockdown, shrinks window for buying essentials

Coronavirus | Supreme Court upholds High Court order on quantum of oxygen supply to Karnataka

HC order shows an extraordinarily well-calibrated approach, says top court

Lockdown from May 10 till May 24 in Karnataka

Authorities are expected to stricter in controlling movement in the lockdown starting Monday compared to current curfew

7,000 medical students to be roped in

About 7,000 medical students studying in various courses will be roped in to provide tele-consultation services to those who undergo home isolation

‘SC direction contrary to federal structure’

Legal experts seek review of judgment

Will apex court verdict on quota put a cap on reservation fights?

State has over the last year seen multiple communities demanding bigger share

CM ‘unhappy’ over campaign from within party to defame govt.

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is reportedly unhappy over what he sees as a “campaign” from within the party to portray his government in negative

Current partial lockdown not helping: Health Minister

K. Sudhakar asks people to cooperate in bringing down COVID-19 cases

Governments urged to save lives

Noted personalities from different fields, taking part in a campaign named ‘Janagraha Andolana’, demanded both the State and Union governments to take

Murdered

A 35-year-old man was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by three brothers after he accompanied their sister to the State Home of the Women Development

18 die in Mysuru; 2,531 test positive

As many as 18 COVID-19 deaths were reported in Mysuru on Thursday while 2,531 persons tested positive.The number of deaths during the last 28 days

Vaccination scenario in State is shocking: HC

It directs State government to get in touch with Centre on vaccine doses

Most private hospitals run out of vaccine

PHANA writes to CS seeking govt. help in procuring vaccines

Five arrested for impersonation in police recruitment

One candidate obtained appointment order through fraud

Residential schools, colleges, hostels to serve as COVID-19 care centres in Kalaburagi

Residential schools, colleges, hostels and convention halls spread across Kalaburagi district are to be converted into COVID-19 care centres. The

Belagavi the third best performing district in vaccine coverage

Belagavi is the third best performing district in vaccine coverage. “We have vaccinated the highest number of persons in Belagavi, after Bengaluru and

Shoot-out: eight held

Channarayapatna police have arrested eight people in connection with an alleged shoot-out reported at Honnashettihalli in Channarayapatna taluk on

CCB arrests conman who duped businessman of over ₹7 crore

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Tuesday arrested a 45-year-old conman who allegedly duped a businessman of ₹7.2 crore by promising to get him

Five held, ganja leaves seized

Chikkamagaluru police, on Thursday, arrested five people and seized 30 kg of ganja leaves, worth over ₹7.5 lakh, from them. The accused carried ganja

Karnataka reports 49,058 new cases, 328 deaths

Karnataka on Thursday reported 49,058 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 17,90,104. Of these, 23,706 cases are from Bengaluru Urban.With 328

Covid Care Centre inaugurated

A 100-bed Covid Care Centre with 70 oxygenated bed facility was inaugurated at Seth Mohandas Tulasidas Maternity Hospital on Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Road

HC expresses anguish over absence of protocol for oxygen need and supply

It directs government to immediately issue guideline to ensure no gap in timely supply of oxygen

More oxygen plants in a few weeks in North Karnataka, says Karjol

Union govt. has been requested to direct ONGC to set up one in Bagalkot also

Coronavirus | In north Karnataka, poor access to medical facilities, fear of vaccination

Bandarwad gram panchayat in the Kalaburagi district in north Karantaka has so far reported 56 COVID-19 cases, all of them in the second wave. Four

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