The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday released notices for a count of 7 private hospitals in the cityfor not assigning the mandatory 50 % of beds as instructed by the government for the Covid-19 patients referred by the government. BBMP Commissioner, Manjunath Prasad said the notices were released for license suspension of the…
The state of Karnataka has ranked third for growth, but has a very low rank and lags behind in terms of having equality and sustainability, according to the findings of the nationwide assessment of states and Union territories. The details of the assessment were presented in the yearly Public Affairs Index report which conducts the…
A US court has issued an order directing the commercial wing of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Antrix Corporation to pay a compensation amount of USD 1.2 billion to a start-up company based in Bengaluru, Devas Multimedia, as it canceled a satellite deal in 2005. According to the formal agreement signed in2005, Antrix had given…
A diagnostic centre in RT, with a lab employee was captured providing fake reports of testing Covid-19 negative with an estimated charge of Rs. 12,000, just two days post two employees and a physician was fired for the sales of fake Covid-19 test reports stating negative. An employee at the centre, revealed to Deccan Herald…
Over a year has passed that Karnataka had the disastrous floods of 2019, but, farmers in the state are still waiting to receive the insurance cover for the crop loss that was incident during the year under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna. As per the government data and reports, for the losses that happened…
The special officer in the city’s South Zone has passed the move to increase more number of offenders the marshal should catch, who are violating the Covid-19 norms of wearing a mask and social distancing regulations. The Special Officer for South Zone, Munish Moudgil, issued a notice on October 25 stating, “BBMP marshals have been…
COVID vaccine is expected to be available by early 2021 and everyone in the state would be vaccinated. Health & family welfare and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar told. Speaking to reporters after meeting with representatives of AstraZaneca, AstraZaneca has signed an agreement with the Seram Organization of Pune to conduct a clinical trial…
A different but positive trend is being observed in the Karnataka’s battle against Covid-19, which marks a significant drop in the total Covid-19 positive cases and the death count. This is an indication that the infection is traversing from high population density to other places, according to a noted epidemiologist. Earlier this month, the state…
Former chief minister of Karnataka and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah urged for a discussion on the Karnataka floods situation in the Special Assembly session, as the state has been severely hit by floods thrice in past three months. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Siddaramaiah tried to address the triple-concern of the people in…
Deputy Chief Minister of the state, Dr CN Ashwath Narayan stated on Sunday that the BJP-led state government will shortly make a decision on whether to provide free Covid-19 vaccine to the state. He said, “A meeting has been convened here after Dasara to decide on the free distribution of the vaccine to treat the…
