Feb 26: 571 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 4 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 26: Karnataka logged 571 new COVID-19 cases and four related fatalities, taking the caseload to just over 9.50 lakh and the toll to 12,320, the Health department said on Friday.
The day also saw 642 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Bengaluru Urban accounted for most number of fresh cases at 368.
Cumulatively 9,50,207 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,320 deaths and 9,32,367 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
Out of 5,501 active cases, 5,380 patients are stable and in isolation at designated hospitals, while 121 are in Intensive Care Units.
Bengaluru Urban also accounted for three of the four deaths, while the other was reported from Hassan.
Mysuru came second in number of cases with 36, Dakshina Kannada 22, Kalaburagi 21, Tumakur 18, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,04,996, followed by Mysuru 54,055 and Ballari 39,253.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban headed the list with 3,96,772, followed by Mysuru 52,816 and Ballari 38,602.
A total of over 1,86,39,329 samples have been tested so far, out of which 76,799 were on Friday alone.
ಇಂದಿನ 26/02/2021 ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿರುವ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿhttps://t.co/GqUT4MIC5r@PMOIndia @narendramodi @CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP @MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan @mla_sudhakar @Comm_dhfwka @MDNHM_Kar @CovidIndiaSeva @KarnatakaVarthe @PIBBengaluru pic.twitter.com/WfCOvOBaiT
— K'taka Health Dept (@DHFWKA) February 26, 2021
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Kerala CM Vijayan urges PM Modi to withdraw FCRA amendment provisions
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed concerns over certain provisions in the proposed FCRA Bill and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to withdraw them.
In a letter to Modi, Vijayan said the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, has sparked concern among various sections of society, particularly minority communities.
A copy of the letter, sent on Sunday, was shared on his Facebook page on Monday.
In the letter, Vijayan noted that a perusal of the bill’s clauses indicates that powers have been granted to authorities to take over assets even for technical omissions.
“The apprehension is that granting such sweeping powers to authorities could lead to arbitrary exercise, and such concerns cannot be dismissed as baseless,” he said.
The chief minister pointed out that the existing law already provides sufficient powers to deal with misuse by entities permitted to receive foreign contributions.
He further said the amendment proposes enabling the takeover of assets, including places of worship and charitable organisations, even in cases involving technical issues such as violations of time limits.
Vijayan warned that the provisions could adversely affect institutions engaged in selfless service in areas such as education, healthcare, and the welfare of the poor and marginalised, even in the absence of significant lapses.
Stating that the issue has triggered concerns among religious groups and minority communities, the CM urged the prime minister to intervene in the matter at the earliest.
He also urged the PM to take steps to withdraw the provisions related to the takeover of assets in the amendment bill, noting that the existing Act has adequate safeguards to address violations.
The chief minister wrote to Modi at a time when reports about the proposed provisions in the FCRA Bill had triggered widespread reactions among political parties and various church denominations in poll-bound Kerala.
