Mandya Feb 16: Cauvery Hitarakshana Samiti president G Madegowda expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court verdict on Cauvery river water sharing dispute.
Speaking to reporters at Mandya, he added that meeting will be called soon to discuss next steps.
Gowda said that expansion of agricultural land acreage, usage of drinking water and other pertinent matters will be discussed during the meeting with various like-minded organisations fighting over Cauvery water issue.
Bengaluru, May 24: Karnataka has conducted 2.03 lakh tests across the 57 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) COVID-19 testing labs till Sunday morning, said the state Minister of Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar.
He informed that the state has doubled the number of tests in just 16 days after clocking 1 lakh tests on May 8.
"After clocking 1 lakh tests on May 8, we have doubled the number of tests in just 16 days. As on this morning, we conducted 2.03 lakh tests across our 57 ICMR COVID-19 testing labs. I congratulate doctors and lab technicians on this achievement," Sudhakar tweeted.
As many as 1,743 people have been detected positive for coronavirus in the state, of which 597 have been cured and discharged and 41 have succumbed to the infection, as per the Union Health Ministry.
Bengaluru, Mar 24: Eight new positive coronavirus cases were confirmed in Karnataka on Tuesday, taking the tally to 41 in the state, the health department said.
"Till date 41 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state which includes one death and 3 discharged," the department said.
According the department bulletin, 37 positive patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and their condition is stable.
Of the 41 confirmed cases, six are transit passengers hailing from Kerala who have landed in airports and being treated in Karnataka.
Among the eight passengers confirmed on Tuesday also three men and a woman are from Kasaragod in Kerala with a history of travel to Dubai and Saudi Arabia respectively.
All the four had landed in Mangaluru, where they are being treated.
The others are: two men, aged 40 and 65, from Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka with travel history to Dubai;
a 56-year-old woman, a resident of Chikkaballapura district, who is a family member and co-passenger of person who tested postive with travel history to Mecca, and a 56-year-old woman, resident of Bengaluru, a contact of another person who has tested positive for the virus,
Among the 41 cases, 24 has been reported from Bengaluru, five from Dakshina Kannada, three each from Kalaburgai and Chikkaballapura, two each from Mysuru and Uttara Kannada, and one each from Kodagu and Dharwad.
All the three discharged patients are from Bengaluru, while one death was reported in Kalaburagi earlier this month, which was the country's first COVID-19 related death.
Bengalur, May 15: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan on Friday said that stern action will be taken against the persons responsible for organising the village temple fair in Ramanagara district.
"Stern action will be taken against the person responsible for organising the festival. This should not have happened," the Deputy CM said.
Flouting all social distancing norms, people had gathered in large numbers for a temple fair in Kolagondanahalli village of Ramanagara. People were even not wearing masks.
They had taken permission for gathering from Panchayat Development Officer NC Kalmatt.
Kalmatt has been suspended by Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner following a report by the Tehsildar.
Meanwhile, 45 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Karnataka, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,032 on Friday, according to the state Health Department.
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