Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported its sharpest single day spike of 14,738 fresh coronavirus cases and 66 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 11.09 lakh and the toll to 13,112, the Health department said on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Apr 15: The New India Foundation (NIF) will award fellowships to 11 scholars and writers this year for a set of non-fiction book proposals chronicling post-Independence India, it was announced Thursday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr. Sudhakar on Thursday announced that those returning to the state after attending the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, people should be subjected to home quarantine.

Freedom fighter, Former MLA centenarian Sadashivarao Bapu Saheb Bhosle passed away on Thursday morning at his residence in Kadoli village in the Taluk. He was 101.

The indefinite strike called by the employees of road transport corporations in Karnataka over wage related issue entered its ninth day on Thursday, continuing to affect bus services across the state.

Bengaluru: Driven by unprecedented rise in COVID cases in Bengaluru, where the caseload breached the five lakh mark on Wednesday, Karnataka reported 11,265 fresh infections and 38 deaths, taking the tally and toll to 10,94,912 and 13,046, the health department said.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday said it has not taken any decision on cancelling the State board 10th standard exam.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday reiterated that there will be no lockdown in the state, but stringent measures implemented to contain the spread of coronavirus.