As many as 345 city based journalists tested negative for coronavirus on Monday after undergoing a medical check up got up for them at a hospital here, a top official said.

A 57-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Kalaburagi on Monday taking the fatalities due to the virus in Karnataka to 20.

The CRPF has taken up the "unpleasant" case of alleged manhandling and handcuffing of one of its CoBRA commandos by Karnataka police personnel with the DGP of the southern state and sent a team to follow-up on the matter, officials said on Monday.

Naavu Bharateeyaru, a social welfare coalition working with various slum communities, workers unions,  transgender communities and minority community members in Bangalore has written to Karnataka Chief Minister demanding an exit from the lockdown from May 03 in a manner that minimises economic and social distress, while being based on sound public health guidelines without violating human rights.

Bengaluru: Karnatka on Monday reported nine new positive cases of Corona Virus in the State against the three cases that were reported on Sunday in the state. With this the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the State has clombed up tp 512.

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday demanded that the Karnataka government announce a special package for farmers who are on the verge of quitting agriculture as their profession following losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 50-year old coronavirus patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a hospital building here on Monday, police said.

The effective implementation of lockdown to check the spread of COVID-19, supply of essential commodities to people and various other measures of the Karnataka government has won accolades of a British Minister.