Bengaluru: Active coronavirus cases in Karnataka may reach around 25,000 by August 15 if the state maintains the current compounded daily growth rate of 4 percent, a senior government official said on Monday while stressing the need to stick to social distancing and wearing masks to contain the spread of the virus.

City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has declared that police officers and staff above 50 years of age will be given leave.

Bengaluru, June 21: With the Coronavirus spreading at a fast pace in Karnataka, with three deaths being witnessed in Bengaluru Urban district and two in Bidar district on Sunday.

Bengaluru, June 21: Three youngsters died in an accident as the motorbikes they were riding on hit one another while wheeling near GKVK, Yelahanka, on Sunday morning.

Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday stressed the importance of practicing yoga regularly, as the International day of Yoga saw people in the state celebrating it in a low key manner, with COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Bengaluru: Police on Saturday arrested one person on alleged charges of molesting a girl under institutional quarantine at HSR Layout. The arrested person has been identified as Jaishankar.

Bengaluru: NSUI members and activists on Saturday held a protest outside the house of Karnataka Primary Education Minister Suresh Kumar, demanding cancellation of SSLC Examinations in the state in the wake of Coronavirus. The protest was held outside the minister’s residence at Basaveshwarnagar here in the city.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday recorded 416 fresh cases of Coronavirus taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,697. The state also reported eight death due to the virus between 5 pm on Friday and 5 pm on Saturday, a health bulletin by Health and Family Welfare Department informed on Saturday evening.