Davangere: A journalist, who had suspected COVID infection, allegedly took his life by jumping before a running train at Amaravati in Honnali on Wednesday, police said.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday crossed the one crore mark in inoculation of COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.

Bengaluru: With Karnataka witnessing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said he has directed his cabinet colleagues to camp in the districts and focus on efforts to curb the pandemic.

Bengaluru: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on the COVID-19 situation, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said the state government will abide by his decision.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday appointed retired High Court judge Justice B A Patil as the one-man commission to inquire into the death of 24 COVID patients in Chamarajanagar district allegedly owing to oxygen shortage.

Bengaluru: BBM Joint Commissioner Sarfaraz Khan who was named by BJP MP Tejasvi in the alleged BBMP bed blocking scam, has issued a clarification that is now doing rounds across social media platform wherein, wherein he has denied his role in the alleged scam and said he was shocked and pained that he was dragged into it.

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, slammed Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya over the alleged bed-blocking scandal in BBMP COVID War Room.

Famous regional poet, thinker, vice president of the Sharana Sahitya Parishad, Jaraganahalli Shivshanker (72), passed away on Wednesday morning. He had contracted COVID a few days ago and was receiving treatment in hospital, it is learned. However, the treatment proved to be ineffective, as he passed away from the disease.