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Mangaluru, Aug 1: Former member of Karnataka Legislative Council Ivan D’Souza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Congress leader took to social media to break the news. “I and my wife Dr Kavitha have been tested positive covid-19 positive. There are no symptoms. We had voluntarily given our throat swabs for testing,” he said in a Facebook post. He also requested his friends and

Mangaluru, Aug 1: A teenage boy, who was critically injured in a road accident at Manchi village in Bantwal taluk, breathed his last at a private hospital in the city today. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Unais (17), a resident of Bolanthoor village. The mishap occurred yesterday (July 31) at around 6 p.m. when Unais was riding a motorbike. In his bid to overtake a speeding lorry near

Bengaluru, Aug 1: The Karnataka government on Friday brought in Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) Kamal Pant as the Bengaluru police Commissioner in a reshuffle of police personnel. Pant comes in as the city police Commissioner in place of Bhaskar Rao. According to a government order, Rao will handle internal security as ADGP, a post which was lying vacant due to the promotion

Udupi, Aug 1: A girl child died five persons suffered injuries in a car accident today on National Highway-66 near Ambalpady in Udupi. According to sources, two couples and children were travelling in the car from Mangaluru to Shikaripura when the tragedy took place. The speeding car rammed into the road divider and flipped over after the driver lost control over it near Ambalpady. Among the

Mysuru, Aug 1: A young covid-19 warrior and activist has become the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Karnataka’s Mysuru district. The deceased is Khaleel ur Rahman (27), who was the office manager at Farooqia College of Pharmacy. During Covid-19 lockdown, he was working as a volunteer and was part of Mysuru City Corporation team also which is involved in the covid related work. Khaleel was

Udupi, Aug 1: A young rider lost his life after a head-on collision between a scooter and a car on K G Road in Udupi last evening. The deceased has been identified as Praveen Ganiga (24), a resident of Kodavoor in Malpe. According to police Praveen was riding his scooter on the wrong side of the road. The car was plying from Brahmavar to Udupi. The people on board car suffered minor injuries in

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after

Bengaluru, Jul 31: A total of 5,483 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, the state's health department informed on Friday. Karnataka now has a total of 1,24,115 coronavirus cases, including 72,005 active cases and 49,788 discharges. So far, 2,134 deaths have been reported from the state. Meanwhile, India reported the highest single-day spike of 55,079

Bengaluru, Aug 1:: Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Friday said that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. "The report has confirmed me to be corona positive. I am in home quarantine at my residence in Bangalore," he said in a tweet. "During a recent visit to Koppal district, five of the staff members who accompanied me were reported to be coronavirus positive," he tweeted. Meanwhile, a total of 5

Mangaluru, Jul 31: Muslims across coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada today observed Eid al Adha following the safety guidelines issued by the government amidst covid-19 pandemic. While coastal Karnataka is celebrating the festival of sacrifice today, it will be observed in other parts of Karnataka and country tomorrow. Congregational Eid prayers were held in many