Karnataka lifts weekend curfew amidst opposition from BJP leaders, night curfew to continue
Bengaluru: Easing the COVID restrictions across the state, the Karnataka government on Friday announced that it was lifting the weekend curfew starting 22 January 2022.
The decision comes after CM Bommai chaired a high-level meeting with officials, ministers and experts to discuss the COVID situation in the state.
The night curfew will however continue to remain in place across the state including in Bengaluru on all days.
Several BJP leaders had earlier opposed the weekend curfew in the state.
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Odisha: Two girls drown while bathing in village pond
Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
