Mangaluru, Apr 10: A man has been arrested by the police on the charge of illegal cow slaughter at Arantodu in Sullia of Dakshina Kannada district.
The accused has been identified as Sharafuddin, a local resident.
The police also seized 10.4 kg meat from the slaughterhouse at Arantodu following the raid. The seized meat is valued at Rs 2,000.
Two other accused, Muneer and Mubarak, are absconding, according to police.
Bengaluru, Jun 5: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Karnataka on Friday morning while another with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt in Jharkhand.
The tremors were felt in Hampi (Karnataka) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
According to NCS, the aftershocks were felt at 6:55 am in both the places today.
Kalaburagi, Mar 25: Three coronavirus suspect persons who did not stay home during their mandatory 14-day quarantine period had first information report (FIRs) booked against them in police stations in Kalaburagi town in Karnataka.
The district administration took this action after it came to know that the three pesons were mingling in the public despite being told to stay home to avoid passing on the coronavirus.
Cases have been booked against them under IPC sections 188 and 271, deputy commissioner B Sharath said.
Stringent action would be taken against them, he said, for not only threatening the health of their family members but society at large.
“The administration will stop at nothing to safeguard public health in this time of emergency,” Sharath said.
People moving around on motorbikes without a proper reason will have their bikes seized. Prohibitory order under Section 144 of CrPC will remain in force until further orders, he said.
Bengaluru, Aug 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted himself to a hospital.
"I have been tested positive for COVID-19 and also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution. I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms and to quarantine themselves," Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Earlier on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had said that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
4,752 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Monday, taking total cases to 1,39,571 including 62,500 discharges and 2,594 deaths, the State Health Department informed.
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