Darshan Devaiah BP

On August 8, the guests who attended the housewarming ceremony of Srinivas Murthy were surprised to see a statue of Madhavi, his late wife, in the drawing-room of the new house.

Revenue Minister R Ashoka said: “At least 12 districts have been affected by floods. A dozen persons have lost their lives in the state and thousands of homes and acres of crops damaged.”

On Wednesday night, a massive landslide near the Talacauvery temple swept away two houses belonging to the temple priest. Five people residing in the home are reported missing.

Kodagu continued to receive heavy rainfall on Thursday, with gusty winds uprooting trees and electric poles, cutting off power and telephone connectivity across the district.

9,000 RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) tests can be performed in the lab per month

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah has also been admitted to Manipal hospital, after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. 

The circular was issued by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment department as per the direction of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Minister for Muzrai, Religious Endowment Kota Srinivas Poojary.

Yediyurappa was in quarantine a couple of weeks ago after some staff at his home office ‘Krishna’ tested positive. The infection, sources in the Chief Minister's Office said, was detected during a routine weekly test by the health department.

The ayurveda-based drinks have been priced at Rs 25 per 200 ml bottle. According to KMF, as an introductory offer, the products are being sold for Rs 20.

One of the neighbours called a gynaecologist at KIMS, Hubbali, who guided them how to deliver the baby over a WhatsApp video call. The delivery was normal.

Speaking to indianexpress.com, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, “The UN report on ISIS terrorist activities in Karnataka is based on the arrests made by the state police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the past year.”

“I would like to thank BJP and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa for nominating me to the MLC post which is the best platform to highlight the grievances of the community and improve the condition and to create sustainable livelihoods for the Siddi people in the state,” Shantaram said.

The police and fire department officials immediately rushed to the spot and blocked all roads leading to the hospital till the fire and the situation was brought under control.

Those nominated include H Vishwanath who joined BJP last year, CP Yogeshwar, Dr. Talwar Sabanna, social activist Shantarama Budna Siddi and BJP Mahila Morcha leader Bharathi Shetty.

According to the forest department officials, the cow was grazing on the fields when it consumed the explosive-filled food kept by the villagers to kill wild boars to prevent them from destroying their crops.

The CCB police have registered a case and handed it over to the Bengaluru Traffic police for further investigation. The city has been under a strict lockdown since July 15 in light of the rise in Covid cases.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner B H Anil Kumar was transferred and replaced by N Manjunath Prasad, who was the Principal Secretary of Revenue Department. Prasad has also served as BBMP commissioner earlier.

According to the company, the machine named Portable Digital X-Ray can be used to scan the impact of the covid infection on the chest.

Of the five Covid-19 patients who have been administered plasma therapy in Karnataka so far, three have recovered. Two patients succumbed to the disease.

Karnataka has been reporting a high number of deaths in the last three days. As many as 198 of Karnataka’s total 684 deaths, or about 30 per cent, have been reported since Friday (July 10). On Sunday, the state reported 71 deaths.

Lockdown in both Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad will begin from July 15.

Other than the MLAs, over 50 staff members of Karnataka Congress party office took the COVID 19 test recently and four of them have tested positive.

According to Chief Minister Office officials, three of Yediyurappa's staff, including an electrician, a standby driver and a pilot vehicle staffer, have tested positive for Covid-19.

“Twelve HAL employees have tested positive, one employee died due to underlying conditions but tested positive for COVID-19 upon his death,” HAL spokesperson Gopal Sutar said.