Mangaluru, Sept 11: A youth died at a hospital here after he allegedly consuming a poisonous substance in his house at Koila village of Puttur taluk on Saturday.
The deceased is Nagesh Kumbar (30) a member of Koila Gram Panchayat.
According to Kadaba police, Kumbar was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru on Saturday morning and breathed his last in the evening.
The police said they are yet to know the reason that forced Kumbar to resort to the extreme step.
Mysore, Apr 1: A team of the state Health Ministry on Monday visited the pharmaceuticals company whose several employees were tested positive for COVID-19.
The team asked the remaining employees to stay under quarantine in separate rooms.
"The department is investigating whether this company has got any connection with China or received any object which might have brought coronavirus with it," said Jawaid Akhtar, principal secretary of the health department.
Karnataka Health Minister on Wednesday confirmed that the current COVID-19 positive cases in the state stood at 101.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases have reached 1,637 in India, including 1,466 active cases, 133 cured/discharged/migrated people and 38 deaths.
Tumakuru, Jul 7: Coronavirus is spreading at the community level in Karnataka, said minister, JC Madhuswamy on Monday.
"Medical condition of eight infected with coronavirus admitted in Tumkur COVID Hospital is critical. There is no guarantee of their lives as per the information. We somewhere feel we are worried that coronavirus is spreading at the community level," Madhuswamy, Tumakuru district-in-charge minister, told reporters here.
"We have reached a point where it is difficult for the district authorities to restrain it, even though we are trying to restrain it. Somewhere the situation is going out of hand," he said.
The minister confirmed that the cumulative toll in the district due to COVID-19 rises to 9.
Earlier, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Deputy CM Ashwath Narayan, Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar have denied of community transmission of coronavirus in Karnataka.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 23,474 coronavirus cases in Karnataka including 13,255 and 372 deaths.
Bengaluru, May 27: Amidst helpless calls for learning to live with coronavirus and make a new beginning, the government of Karnataka is considering to reopen schools in the state from July 1.
Primary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar discussed the issue with the officials from the department at a meeting held on Tuesday.
The expert committee in its report submitted to the Union Ministry for Human Resource Development recommended reopening of schools on July 1. The state department of primary and secondary education also discussed the issue.
However, no decision has been taken yet and final decision is expected to out in a day or two. A source said that since the timetable for SSLC examination had been published and the lockdown was expected to be lifted after May 31, it had been planned to reopen the schools on July 1.
Following the recent representation by several academicians and social activists urging to cancel SSLC exams, the primary education minister met chief minister and briefed him about preparations for the safe conduct of exams.
“As of now there will not be any changes in SSLC exam schedule. We have reviewed the situation and preparations are underway for ensuring safety of children,” the source added.
The report submitted by Nimhans about online education is yet to reach the secretariat.
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