Bengaluru, Aug 21: The newly inducted 17 Ministers in Karnataka may have to wait for a couple of days more to know the portfolios allotted to them.
This was indicated by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who expanded his cabinet by inducting 17 legislators as Cabinet Ministers yesterday.
Speaking to newsmen after visiting Adichunchanagiri Muti here, Yediyurappa said that "the portfolios to newly inducted Ministers may be announced tomorrow or day after.
Mandya, Jul 24: Pressing for a total ban on stone mining and quarrying in and around the villages surrounding Krishna Raja Sagar Dam in the District, many organisations have called for Mandya bandh on July 29.
The bandh has been supported by Raitha Sangha, Karunada Sevakara Sanghatane, Auto Drivers Association, Jaya Karnataka, Bharatiya Samvidhana Hitharakshana Vedike, Sugarcane Growers Association, Vokkaligara Seva Trust and Dalita Sangarsh Samiti (Krishnappa faction).
The activists said that the State Government must immediately take steps and permanently ban mining in 20 km radius around KRS as continuous blasting for stones is causing grave danger to the structure.
Bengaluru, May 15: The novel coronavirus infection tally in Karnataka state on Friday crossed the 1,000-mark with 45 new positive cases.
The tally has risen to 1032 with 35 deaths.
At present, there are 520 active cases, while 476 have been discharged following recovery
A maximum of 16 new cases are from Dakshina Kannada, followed by 13 in Bengaluru Urban.
Five cases are from Udupi, three each from Hassan and Bidar, two from Chitradurga and one each from Bagalakote, Shivamoga and Kolara, respectively.
A three-year-old is among the six minor infected by the virus.
Among the new cases, nearly 20 have a travel history to Dubai, four to Mumbai, and three to Chennai.
The rest of the patients are contacts in the Containment zone and those who tested positive earlier.
Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that there is no community transmission as yet.
New cases reported: 45
Total active cases: 520
Total discharges: 476
Total covid deaths: 35
Death of covid +ve patient due to Non-Covid cause: 1
Total positive cases: 1032
Bengaluru, Apr 16: With two more people testing positive for COVID-19 in Karnataka, the state's corona cases count has reached 279, including 80 discharged and 12 deaths, said the government on Wednesday.
A total of 19 corona cases were confirmed in the state on Wednesday. 17 cases were reported earlier in the day, of which 15 are male patients and two are female. Of the 17 cases, nine are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, the government stated.
Meanwhile, a 65-year-old from Chikkaballapur, who had tested positive for COVID-19, lost his life this afternoon.
"He was referred to a Bengaluru hospital with complaints of H1N1 positive, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with obstructive sleep apnea and a past history of diabetes and hypertension," the government said.
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