New Delhi: The CBI has started an investigation into alleged embezzlement of Rs 5 crore in Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation (KSHDC) in connivance with an official of the State Bank of India, officials said Monday.

Chamarajanagar: Deputy Commissioner of Chamrajnagar District Dr. M R Ravi on Monday issued a clarification that the woman who died at the COVID-19 hospital was not a Coronavirus patient.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday neared the 150mark of total casualties due to the deadly Coronavirus. With five more deaths between Sunday 5 pm and Monday at 5 pm, the toll in the state has climbed up to 142. After the state crossed 9000 total cases mark on Sunday, 249 fresh cases on Monday have taken the tally to 9,399.

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A charge sheet has been filed against 10 Tablighi Jamaat members from Kerala and Karnataka for assembling here in violation of the lockdown orders imposed to combat the coronavirus threat, police said on Sunday.

Bengaluru: Concerned over the increase in COVID-19 cases in the city, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday directed officials to implement lockdown measures strictly in the clusters which have reported more number of infections.

Bengaluru: Active coronavirus cases in Karnataka may reach around 25,000 by August 15 if the state maintains the current compounded daily growth rate of 4 percent, a senior government official said on Monday while stressing the need to stick to social distancing and wearing masks to contain the spread of the virus.

City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has declared that police officers and staff above 50 years of age will be given leave.

Bengaluru, June 21: With the Coronavirus spreading at a fast pace in Karnataka, with three deaths being witnessed in Bengaluru Urban district and two in Bidar district on Sunday.