Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday stressed the importance of practicing yoga regularly, as the International day of Yoga saw people in the state celebrating it in a low key manner, with COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Bengaluru: Police on Saturday arrested one person on alleged charges of molesting a girl under institutional quarantine at HSR Layout. The arrested person has been identified as Jaishankar.

Bengaluru: NSUI members and activists on Saturday held a protest outside the house of Karnataka Primary Education Minister Suresh Kumar, demanding cancellation of SSLC Examinations in the state in the wake of Coronavirus. The protest was held outside the minister’s residence at Basaveshwarnagar here in the city.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday recorded 416 fresh cases of Coronavirus taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,697. The state also reported eight death due to the virus between 5 pm on Friday and 5 pm on Saturday, a health bulletin by Health and Family Welfare Department informed on Saturday evening.

Bengaluru: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa credited good governance, well-crafted policies and its meticulous implementation using technology as the Centre on Friday asked all states to replicate the best practices implemented by Karnataka for better management of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bengaluru: City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has said that 36 police personnel have infected Coronavirus. He also added that one of the staff has died while six have recovered from the virus.

Bengaluru: Amid calls for the boycott of Chinese products in the backdrop of Indo-China border faceoff, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy sought to know from the BJP government in Karnataka the status of the "Compete with China" policy brought during the previous JDS-Congress rule.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday recorded 337 new cases of Coronavirus in the state, which has taken the total number of cases in the state to 8281. The state also recorded 10 deaths due to the deadly virus between Thursday 5 pm and Friday at 5 pm, a health bulletin issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department informed on Friday evening.