Karnataka impose weekend curfew in eight border districts including Dakshina Kannada
Night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am imposed across state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced a weekend curfew in the districts bordering with Kerala and Maharashtra and night curfew across the state in the wake of the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the neighboring states.
Speaking to reporters, the new CM of the state announced the fresh regulations on Friday afternoon. The weekend curfew in border districts will come into force starting Friday night and will be in place till Monday morning.
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The night curfew across the state will be in force from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am in the morning.
The weekend curfew will be imposed in Dakshina Kannada Chamarajanagar, Mysore, and Kodagu (Coorg), Belgavi, Vijaypura, Bidar, and Kalaburagi.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
