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Darshan Devaiah BP
Darshan Devaiah B P works as Senior Sub Editor for The Indian Express Online (indianexpress.com) from Bengaluru. He reports on urban issues and has experience using Right to Information (RTI) as a reporting tool.
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Covid-19 in Karnataka: NIMHANS detects 86 new cases of ‘double mutant’ B.1.617 variant in BengaluruSubscriber Only
May 12, 2021 19:56 IST
This is apart from 86 UK strains and six South Africa variant cases that had been reported earlier in Karnataka.
Wed, May 12, 2021
Vaccine shortage prompts Bengaluru city dwellers to head to rural districts for jabs; local residents express angerSubscriber Only
May 12, 2021 16:25 IST
Since the last few days, Bengaluru city residents in the age group of 18 to 44 have been booking vaccine slots on CoWIN website to get their jabs in neighbouring districts of Bengaluru rural, Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara, and Tumkuru.
Wed, May 12, 2021
Black fungus cases among Covid patients rise in Bengaluru, BMCRI begins researchSubscriber Only
May 11, 2021 20:28 IST
Black fungus, or mucormycosis, often manifests in the skin and also affects the lungs and the brain.
Tue, May 11, 2021
Karnataka to float global tender to procure 2 crore Covid-19 vaccine dosesSubscriber Only
May 11, 2021 20:16 IST
Also, health officials in Karnataka have been instructed to procure one lakh pulse oximeters and distribute them to all the districts and taluks.
Wed, May 12, 2021
Bengaluru vaccination drive hits hurdle: Delay in supply from cold chain centreSubscriber Only
May 10, 2021 17:18 IST
The primary healthcare centre (PHC) representatives were seen standing in long queues awaiting their vaccine vials for the day.
Mon, May 10, 2021
With Bengaluru crematoriums running out of space, pyres burn at granite quarry outside citySubscriber Only
May 10, 2021 03:01 IST
All the seven Covid crematoriums in the city have been running virtually round the clock for the past three weeks, and one of them had to be shut down for maintenance on Saturday.
Mon, May 10, 2021
Karnataka lockdown from May 10 due to Covid surge: what’s allowed and what’s notSubscriber Only
May 07, 2021 20:58 IST
Karnataka lockdown: The restrictions will be imposed from 6 am on May 10, Monday, till 6 am on May 24.
Sat, May 08, 2021
Lesson learnt from Chamarajanagar tragedy: Prompt action saves 200 lives as Bengaluru hospital runs out of oxygenSubscriber Only
May 06, 2021 20:56 IST
On May 3, as many as 23 Covid patients died in Chamarajanagar district allegedly due to oxygen shortage.
Fri, May 07, 2021
Winning praise for Covid relief work, IYC chief Srinivas says: ‘Helping everyone in need, don’t want to do politics on this’Subscriber Only
May 05, 2021 22:02 IST
A cricketer before he joined politics, Srinivas is the first Kannadiga to be appointed the president of the Indian Youth Congress and the second person to hold this position from South India.
Wed, May 05, 2021
After deaths, war of words between Chamarajanagar and Mysuru DCs; govt appoints retired HC judge to probe caseSubscriber Only
May 05, 2021 21:11 IST
The district commissioner of Chamarajanagar Dr MR Ravi has issued a statement blaming his Mysuru counterpart Rohini Sindhuri for the deaths, which he said occurred due to "enormous delay in supply" of the oxygen. Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri said that she neither rationed nor controlled oxygen supplies to Chamarajanagar district.
Wed, May 05, 2021
Karnataka declares journalists as ‘frontline workers’; scribes to be vaccinated on prioritySubscriber Only
May 04, 2021 23:53 IST
Earlier Punjab, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh had announced free vaccination for journalists.
Wed, May 05, 2021
Day after Chamarajnagar tragedy, oxygen shortage reported from many places in KarnatakaSubscriber Only
May 04, 2021 19:44 IST
Chaitanya Medical Centre in Yelahanka said there was an oxygen crisis on Monday due to which they had to shift all their Covid patients to various others hospitals in the city.
Wed, May 05, 2021
Chamarajnagar tragedy: District Judge takes stock of situation; Congress demands judicial probeSubscriber Only
May 04, 2021 14:30 IST
While the families of the patients have alleged they died because of a shortage of medical oxygen at the facility, the state government has claimed only three of the deaths occurred due to this reason.
Tue, May 04, 2021Karnataka: 23 die as Covid-19 facility in Chamarajnagar runs out of oxygenSubscriber Only
May 03, 2021 13:05 IST
Chamarajnagar: While the families of the patients have alleged they died because of a shortage of medical oxygen at the facility, the state government has claimed only three of the deaths occurred due to this reason.
Tue, May 04, 2021
Bengaluru: Vaccination drive in private hospitals hit as civic body officials seize stock citing central policySubscriber Only
April 30, 2021 21:40 IST
BBMP officials took back all the stocks citing it as “new government policy” The civic body stated that private hospitals will have to procure doses directly from the manufacturer from Saturday.
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Stop issuing Covid rules only in English: Kannada development authority to govtSubscriber Only
April 30, 2021 18:15 IST
According to Nagabharana, Kannada being the state language, it is mandatory to issue state government orders in it so that information reaches every person.
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Karnataka ministers to give one year’s salary for Covid relief workSubscriber Only
April 30, 2021 01:02 IST
With rising Covid-19 deaths in the state, the government has decided to reserve 230 acres of land across Karnataka for cremations.
Fri, Apr 30, 2021
Karnataka Covid-19 wrap: Record 39,047 cases; 3,000 infected people ‘missing’ in BengaluruSubscriber Only
April 29, 2021 01:30 IST
Karnataka minister R Ashoka said, “We are giving free medicines to people, which can control 90% cases. But some infected people switch off their mobile phones. They reach hospitals when in a critical stage, desperately looking for ICU beds.”
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Karnataka Congress to set up war room, leaders who own hospitals to reserve 100 beds for Covid patientsSubscriber Only
April 28, 2021 22:33 IST
Surjewala also asked state Congress leaders to distribute food packages to the poor, masks, hand sanitisers to the public, and free PPE kits to doctors.
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
Hours ahead of Karnataka ‘close down’, people go into panic buying, crowd shopsSubscriber Only
April 27, 2021 20:33 IST
The Karnataka government has announced a 14-day mini-lockdown, which CM Yediyurappa termed as “close down”, starting Tuesday night to arrest the spread of Covid-19 in the state. He announced the decision after chairing a cabinet meeting Monday afternoon.
Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Karnataka 14-day ‘close down’ explained: What’s allowed and what’s notSubscriber Only
April 26, 2021 22:40 IST
Karnataka Lockdown rules and guidelines: The state, especially capital city Bengaluru, is in the middle of a Covid-19 surge that is affecting health care infrastructure, with patients forced to wait for long to get oxygen, ventilators and ICU beds.
Wed, May 05, 2021
Delay in Covid test results leads to longer wait for hospital beds in BengaluruSubscriber Only
April 26, 2021 18:02 IST
While the city civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has accused private labs of not following protocol — from swab collection to uploading results on Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) portal — many labs in the state capital say their capacity is stressed due to the high volume of tests.
Mon, Apr 26, 2021
TTD panel concludes Hanuman born in Jabali, Karnataka wants ASI survey to contest claimSubscriber Only
April 22, 2021 23:36 IST
TTD executive officer KS Jawahar Reddy said that the TTD would also bring the matter to the notice of both the state and central governments and get ‘Jabali’ officially declared as the birthplace of Hanuman.
Thu, Apr 22, 2021
Bengaluru hospitals offer home care packages for Covid patients to reduce strainSubscriber Only
April 21, 2021 22:38 IST
These include vitals monitoring kit that contains a digital thermometer, an oximeter for measuring oxygen levels in blood and a digital BP measuring machine.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021
Karnataka: Nearly half of a village in Belagavi district tests covid-19 positiveSubscriber Only
April 21, 2021 13:56 IST
Most of them had returned recently from Maharashtra to participate in a festival.
Wed, Apr 21, 2021Journalism of Courage
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