In the backdrop of extension of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country till May 31 and with regards that the Eid-ul-Fitr (Celebrated by Muslims after completion of holy month of Ramadan) falls under the extended lockdown, Imarat-e-Shariah Karnataka has issued a set of guidelines for Muslims.

Tragedy struck an elderly migrant worker who was looking forward to joining his family as he died on reaching a nearby railway station to board a Shramik Special train to his home state Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.

For the second time this week, Karnataka registered over 100 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the the state's tally to 1,578 till Thursday afternoon.

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has said that the odd loud sounds heard in many places of the city were due to the flight of the Sukhoi SU-30 war planes.

 The Karnataka government will postpone the Global Investors Meet (GIM) planned in November this year by a few months following inadequate preparations due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, Large and Medium Scale Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar said on Wednesday.

 Karnataka Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue at the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature here, against the ruling BJP for amending the APMC act, proposed nominations to gram panchayats by postponing elections and plans to amend labour laws, among other issues.

Residents in Bengaluru were in for shock when on Wednesday afternoon they heard a mysterious thunderous sound that shook the windows of the homes while some claimed they felt their homes were shaking.

 Karnataka on Wednesday reported 63 new cases of coronavirus, according to the latest health bulletin issued by Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday afternoon.