Mangalore, July 19: The State government has released a sum of Rs 496.91 lakh towards the development of rural roads in Dakshina Kannada, said Zilla Panchayat CEO Dr K N Vijayaprakash.
He said that the chief minister had released Rs 5 crore as special grant to the five taluks.
The funds can be utilised for providing infrastructure facilities, maintaining anganwadi centres and constructing foot bridges. Deputy Commissioner had released Rs 98.91 lakh to mitigate drinking water woes during summer.
Bengaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka government has managed to get the contact details of nine out of 10 foreign nationals who had visited Jubilant Life Sciences, a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru district's Nanjangud which has been declared a coronavirus hotspot, State minister S Suresh Kumar said on Saturday.
As many as 66 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nanjangud.
While investigating the source of virus in what is now known as 'Nanjangud cluster', the Mysuru administration could get information that 10 foreign nationals had visited this town, Kumar told reporters.
Soon the External Affairs Ministry's help was sought which managed to track nine of them, Kumar said, adding that the MEA contacted its embassies in China, Germany, Japan and the USA to track these persons.
"Out of 10, they could contact nine and got details. All of them have said that they were all healthy and they did not have any symptoms.
Hence, they did not feel the need to undergo COVID-19 tests," the minister said.
He opined that many people do not show the symptoms but they could be carriers of the virus.
Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on April 18
"It all depends on the person's immunity," Kumar explained.
A foreign national from Germany who had visited Nanjangud could not be reached as her contact details were not available.
Bengaluru, Jul 20: The Karnataka Congress on Monday slammed the State government's decision to distribute beds used by COVID-19 patients to Government-run hostels and called it as a "ridiculous" decision.
"It's ridiculous that the Govt plans to distribute beds used by COVID patients to Govt run hostels," read a tweet from the Karnataka Congress president DK Shivkumar.
He further said that the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa should give these beds to his ministers, MLAs and officials.
He further went on to urge parents and students to speak "against this move" by the State government.
"Let CM @BSYBJP give these beds to his Ministers, MLAs & Officials! We are launching a movement against this Govt & appeal to parents, students & youths to speak against this move," Shivkumar's tweet read further.
Along with the tweet he also shared a video as well.
Karnataka reported 3,648 COVID-19 cases and 72 deaths on Monday, taking active cases to 42,216 and death toll to 1,403. Bengaluru recorded the highest number of cases and deaths today at 1,452 & 31, respectively, said the State Health Department.
Mangaluru, June 20: A teenage boy lost his life after accidentally drowning in Netravati River at Boliyar village on the outskirts of the city yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Fazil (15), a resident of Nadupadavu village near Konaje.
According to his family sources, Fazil had been to work in a horticultural land along with his friends on Saturday afternoon.
On his way back he went to the river to wash his hands and legs. However, he lost his balance in the river and drowned, police sources said.
His body was retrieved at 2 p.m. A case was registered at jurisdictional Konaje police station.
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