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Shivarajkumar urged the government to ease restrictions — such as the 40-person limit at shooting locations — laid down in the wake of the pandemic, as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Health Department.

The police has pressed charges against over 300 persons in total -- 16 of which have been identified as members of the SDPI, which is the political arm of the Popular Front of India (PFI).

Man behind social media post that trigged violence in East Bengaluru arrested, Home Minister says rioters will be made to pay for losses.

Bangalore riots: Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the police had to resort to firing as a last step to bring the mob under control. He added that the CRPF has been deployed in violence-hit areas.

As cops rushed to bring the situation under control, hundreds more gathered and marched to DJ Halli police station, setting some vehicles on fire.

In Karnataka SSLC result 2020, as many as 6 students scored a perfect 100. Here is how they managed to attain the feat. Further, at rank second, 11 students scored 624 marks out of 625 in the SSLC exams this year

While Siddaramaiah was admitted Monday after testing positive for Covid-19, CM Yediyurappa was admitted a day earlier.

Developed by various startups, the products include immunity-booster chapati, tea, daily drops, a chewable tablet, a centralised health monitoring system, a fruit/veg sanitiser, a water sanitiser system and an anti-microbial air sanitising system.

B T Venkatesh, a former public prosecutor of Karnataka High Court, said, "India is a secular country and each representative is duty-bound to uphold unity and integrity among the citizenry on the whole, not just 'Hindu dharma' as mentioned by the MP."

"Bengaluru records the lowest mortality rate compared to other metros i.e 115 deaths, while the state records 39 deaths per million population. Delhi records five times and Maharashtra three times more than Karnataka in Covid deaths per million population," Medical Education Minister tweeted.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa directed the officials that all ventilators should be installed immediately, a release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) mentioned.

In another tweet in Kannada, Sidddaramaiah requested those who had come in contact with him in the last few days to undergo a Covid-19 test.

Officials added that the Institute is in the process of contacting hospitals in the city to help manage dedicated Covid care centres for mild and asymptomatic patients, and for more serious cases being treated at hospitals.

Claimed to be the first of its kind in north Karnataka, the museum is centrally located next to the second entry of Hubballi Railway Station on Gadag Road opposite to Central Railway Hospital.

On Thursday, 57 such students had appeared for Mathematics and 49 for the Biology paper from across centres in the state.

Incidentally, the newly-appointed Police Commissioner — a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer — took over charge from his batchmate Rao.

Meanwhile, Medical Education Minister Sudhakar stressed that those private hospitals which fail to cooperate with the government to combat the pandemic would face “strict action”.

Sumalatha Ambareesh said, "We have to wait for a period of 28 days after recovery and then take an antigen test to determine the level of immunity antibodies. If things fall in place, then I'll definitely do so."

The first case of COVID-19 in the state was confirmed in Bengaluru on March 8.

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru has seen a jump of over eight folds since the beginning of July. The number of fatalities during the same period of time has seen a rise of around nine folds.

Prof. Rangarajan said he felt honoured and privileged to take over as the next IISc Director.

While seven out of the total 164 women SIs, who passed out of RPF training centre in Moula Ali, Hyderabad, have been posted to SWR, they will soon take charge of ensuring security to rail passengers, property and railway premises.

BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad said that the civic body was committed to address issues of stigma related to coronavirus. "Apologies for the over-enthusiasm of the local staff.”

In another important decision, the state government has decided to regulate the supply of Remdesivir — a drug used for the treatment of coronavirus patients.