With the constant spike in the rate of cyber crimes in the state, the Karnataka state government in collaboration with the police department have taken the decision to establish anew system termed as “golden hour”. This new system will be to keep a track of the financial frauds, by freezing the accounts of the scammers…
Despite the state’s constant battle with Covid-19, Mysuru has commenced its 10-days long Dasara celebrations with religious fervour. Dr C N Manjunath, Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa kick-started the celebrations of Nada Habba by showering flowers on the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari, atop…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa held a review meeting to discuss the havoc invoked by the torrential rain on Thursday with the officials representing the affected districts of Karnataka. The review meeting which was held virtually was attended by district collectors, Superintendent of Police and Chief Executive Officers of districts that have been impacted by…
According to the Unlock 5 guidelines issued by the Centre, the state government had given the allowance to reopen the single screen cinema halls and multiplexes on Thursday. However, movie theatres in the North Karnataka region will be closed as per the joint decision of the film exhibitors. Karnataka Film Exhibitors Federation (KFEF) has been…
Extreme heavy rainfall in parts of north Karnataka has further aggravated the flood situation on Thursday which has invoked the authorities to release some water from the dams. The most affected regions due to the torrential rainfall are Yadgir, Raichur, Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Udipi, Uttara Kannada, Haveri and Dharwad. As per the reports given by…
Ahead of the holidays in the festive season, experts have anticipated that the increased movement of people and socialization would add up 34,700 more active cases to the Covid-19 caseload of the state of Karnataka. The festive season can further prolong the peak phase of the Covid-19 outbreak in Karnataka, say experts. Based on the…
North Karnataka is experiencing extremely heavy rainfall from the past three days which has invoked inundation, crop loss, and also devastated the houses, according to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC). As per the information given by KSNDMC officials, all major dams based in Cauvery and Krishna basins are completely full and their…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials , in-charge of the investigation of the riots and violence that happened in DJ Halli and KG Halli in East Bengaluru, have interrogated two Congress MLAs, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan representing Chamaraipet constituency and Rizwan Ahmed representing Shivaji Nagar constituency. Zameer was quizzed on Monday whereas Rizwan was quizzed…
The Central Crime Branch (CCB), investigating the violence over a social media post has given the name of ex-mayor and sitting Congress corporator R Sampath Raj in the accused involved in the Bengaluru riots case, the police said on Tuesday. A police investigating officer informed the PTI, “He has been named as one of the…
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has charged 10 hospitals with the incapacity to provide obligated beds to the Covid patients, and yet, the city is struggling with the shortage of beds. On Thursday, a 70 year-old man had a collapse in the oxygen saturation and was not getting an ICU bed in any of the…
