Davangere: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lauded Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for his "small but significant moves" in a short time and said those monitoring Karnataka from the national capital say that the BJP has strengthened its position in the state by installing him.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday administered a record 12.04 lakh vaccines and topped the entire country in single-day vaccination during the maiden statewide 'Lasika Mela' (Vaccination Fair), state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday clocked 1,240 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload to 29.52 lakh, while 22 deaths pushed the death toll to 37,361.

Bengaluru: To add further impetus to the building of an eco-friendly mobility network to the state’s capital GAIL Gas added three new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in the city. GAIL Gas, a City Gas Distribution Company today commenced the CNG sale at three more locations in Bengaluru, viz. Kengeri, Kadugodi-Cross and Hosabasavanapura- Medahalli.

Hanur: A 25-year-old man died on the spot after his bike collided with a car here near Male Mahadeshwara Betta on Thursday morning.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has revised its COVID-19 protocol for people coming from Kerala, exempting a set of people from mandatory seven days institutional quarantine.

Anekal: Hulimavu Police on Thursday arrested a person on charges of running a scandal of fake COVID-19 test reports and fake passports.

Yadigir: Karnataka government earlier this week issued fresh guidelines in the wake of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The fresh guidelines issued by the government stressed the adherence to COVID-19 rules and protocols by the citizens.