Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah and Ministers of the ruling BJP in Karnataka continued to spar on Friday over charges of corruption in the procurement of COVID-19 equipment and supplies, with the LoP demanding to know why the government was afraid of constituting a Judicial Commission to probe the matter.

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday advised nine states including Assam, Bihar, Telangana and Odisha to ramp up testing with special focus on containment zones, strictly implement containment plan, augment health infrastructure and ensure effective clinical management of COVID-19 cases.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday registered 5,007 new cases of COVID-19 and a record 110 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 85,870 and the death toll to 1,724, the health department said.

Bengaluru: The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) on Thursday decided to hold protests at taluk level across the state on July 24 demanding a hike in their remuneration.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday recorded the biggest single-day surge of over 5,000 cases and 97 related fatalities, taking the total number of people who tested positive for the virus to 80,863, the health department said.

Bengaluru: 109 Police personnel who had tested positive for Coronavirus have recovered from the deadly virus and have reported back to the duty in the state’s capital here.

Chikkamagaluru: Locals at Kalasa village of Mudigere Taluk have staged a protest against the district administration allegedly after the administration failed to provide COVID-19 testing reports of several people 15 days after the testing was done.

Bengaluru, Jul 23 (PTI) Alleging large-scale corruption in COVID management in Karnataka to the tune of at least Rs 2,000 crore, former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting High Court judge.