Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday stated the only way that democracy can be successful is when public welfare is the primary goal of every elected representative, as he urged them to introspect on the issue. Yediyurappa said, “Both the ruling party and opposition have to work with caution so that no untoward…
Thousands were protesting in a rally today which included the school teachers, non-teaching staff of private schools and representatives of the management which was initiated by the teaching and non-teaching staff coordination committee representing the Karnataka Private Unaided School Managements. The protest rally was pushed forth for demanding the state government to deliberate on the…
The auto-rickshaw drives in the capital city of Karnataka are firmly demanding for a hike in the base fare from the current Rs 25 to Rs 36, indicating the price hike is required due to the higher total operation cost and the rising inflation over the three years. The rickshaw base fare was previously hiked…
The private schools’ associations in the state of Karnataka are planning to initiate a protest in Bengaluru scheduled for February 23 adhering to the government’s issued order to the schools to have a 30 per cent cut in the tuition fee. The order was directed on January 29 by the state government, against which the…
The Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru have distinctly increased over the past five days, however, the officials have discarded this as the commencement of the second wave of Covid-19 in the city of the state of Karnataka. As per the data, the count of cases have fallen as compared to the records of the previous month….
Karnataka has registered two cases of AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) on Saturday. The two cases have been sound in Dharwad and Ballari districts of the state. A 38-year old male pourakarmika, with no background of epilepsy. He was vaccinated on February 19, according to the data given by Dr Rajani Nageshrao, Deputy Director, Immunization,…
Amid the syndicate meeting conducted on Saturday at the Bangalore University, heated arguments were observed between the members and Vice-Chancellor. The meeting discussion lasted for seven long hours. During the meeting, the members objected several decisions which were pushed ahead by Prof K R Venugopal, Vice-Chancellor, which supposedly bypassed the statutory officers and syndicate. The…
N Manjunath Prasad, BBMP Commissioner has given a fair warning about the chances of reintroducing lockdown by the Karnataka Government given the current scenario of violating the norms of social distancing continue across Bengaluru and the other parts of the state. While addressing a meeting of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), where several joint…
Several regions of Bengaluru experienced light to moderate rainfall coupled with thunderstorm on Friday evening, giving the city residents a relief from the scorching heat. The cloudy weather amid the daytime triggered the evening rainfall. However, the sudden rainfall led to flash floods in low-lying regions such as Gandhinagar, Corporation Circle, Vijayanagar, Chamarajpet, Rajajinagar, Vidyanarayanpura,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific, which is an international, firm, is planning to manufacture a novel testing kit for Covid-19 in Bengaluru. The testing kit, to be called CoviPath, will be comprising of the assays and controls for RT-PCR testing. CoviPath has already been given the approval as per MDR 2017 rules for in-vitro diagnostic use by…
