Bengaluru: In the backdrop of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the State, the State government, as a precautionary measure, decided to extend the lockdown till May 19.
Two more corona positive cases have been confirmed in the Dakshina Kannada on Sunday. With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the district has reached 52. Of these 46 patients were from Dakshina Kannada, four from Kasargod and one each from Karkala and Bhatkal.
A 22-year-old fisherman has been arrested for allegedly killing a colleague over a Rs 150 dispute in Sewri in the metropolis, police said on Sunday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said GST compensation is due to all the states for the four-month period of December-March.
Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam police in Andhra Pradesh beat up a doctor, tied his hands and dragged him on the road for allegedly abusing the state government in an inebriated condition, the Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.
The COVID-19 lockdown was on Sunday extended till May 31 in Tamil Nadu by Chief Minister K Palaniswami who announced new relaxations such as resumption of public transportation in 25 districts after a hiatus of nearly two months.
Maharashtra government on Sunday extended the lockdown in the state till May 31, an official said. State Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta has issued an order notifying extension of the lockdown, the official said.
The government on Sunday announced suspension of new bankruptcy filings on loan defaults for one year and raised the threshold for insolvency as it moved to ease COVID-19 pain for the industry.
A 54-year-old man from Udupi became the 37th COVID-19 fatality in Karnataka, where 54 new cases were added, taking the total number of infections in the state to 1,146, the health department said on Sunday.
Authorities in Maharashtra have released over 7,200 prisoners so far to check overcrowding in jails amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Sunday.
