Kalaburagi: 21 staff members including five doctors at the Jayadev Hospital in Kalaburagi have tested positive for Coronavirus on Wednesday, triggering panic among the residents and patients.

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily indicated on Wednesday party general secretaries put in charge of States are not doing their job and called for revamping at the AICC level to strengthen the Sonia Gandhi-led outfit.

Bengaluru: Cracking the whip against a few private hospitals and medical colleges for refusing admission to COVID-19 patients, the Karnataka government on Tuesday served notices to two of them and said it would initiate criminal proceedings.

Hassan: An 18-year-old girl on Tuesday committed suicide for failing in the PUC Examination after the PU Education Board announced the results earlier in the day. The incident took place at Arakalagud Town in Hassan District here.

Bengaluru: The surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka continued to head upwards as the state reported 2,496 fresh cases of virus on Tuesday, July 14. The state also recorded highest single-day deaths as it witnessed 87 people succumbing to the deadly virus between Monday 5 pm and Tuesday 5 pm.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has asked the state government why the Disaster Management Authority has not organised any meeting although the spread of Coronavirus has been increasing in the state.

Bengaluru: Cooperation Minister S T Somashekhar has assured that there is no tension or any tussle in the Karnataka state cabinet led by CM Yediyurappa.

Bengaluru: Ahead of the week-long lockdown in Bengaluru starting from Tuesday night, over 30,000 people have left the city and grocery stores and liquor shops are witnessing a rush with customers thronging to stock up on for the shutdown.