Mar 26: 79 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 26: Karnataka on Saturday registered 79 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, and took the tally to 39,45,247 and 40,049 respectively, so far.
Ninetyfour patients got discharged today and the total recoveries was 39,03,380 till date, according to a bulletin.
Of the new cases, 58 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 83 recoveries and one death, said the bulletin.
The number of active cases in the State was 1,776.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.26 per cent; the case fatality rate 1.26 per cent.
After Bengaluru Urban, Ramanagara reported the most cases with seven, followed by Chitradurga (5), Tumakuru (3), Mysuru, and Udupi (2). Then, came the rest.
Bengaluru Urban district now has 17,81,421 cases, Mysuru 2,29,452 and Tumakuru 1,59,838.
Cumulatively, 6,54,62,161 crore samples have been tested so far with 29,372 examined today.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
