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2 instances of racial discrimination in Bengaluru, men from north-east...
DiscriminationIn two separate incidents, four people who hail from north eastern states were singled out and attacked by Bengaluru police while they were out to buy groceries and medicine.Sanyukta...
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20 containment zones in Bengaluru: What it means if you live in one
CoronavirusPeople who violate containment zone rules are liable to be prosecuted.Alithea Stephanie MounikaOn April 10, the city of Bengaluru had two containment zones, but this number has grown even as...
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Karnataka HC pulls up state govt for allowing Nikhil Kumaraswamy's wedding in...
CourtThe High Court asked the state government to file a response detailing on what basis Nikhil’s wedding was allowed to be conducted amidst the lockdown in effect.TNM StaffThe Karnataka High Court on...
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Karnataka SSLC students can soon attend revision classes on Doordarshan
EducationThe state government will telecast revision classes for mathematics, science, social studies and english for one month. Theja RamThe Karnataka government has decided to telecast revision...
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Up to 3-year jail term for attacking healthcare workers: Karnataka passes new...
CoronavirusThe cabinet enacted the law a day after unruly mobs attacked doctors, ASHA workers and police at Padarayanapura in Bengaluru South.IANSRepresentative image courtesy PTIKarnataka Governor...
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Karnataka’s road transport corporations suffer over Rs 800 cr loss amid lockdown
TransportAs road transportation has come to a virtual standstill, state-run bus corporations are reporting massive losses.TNM StaffFile photoThe national lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 appears...
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In Bengaluru's Bommanahalli zone, 10 people in a locality get COVID-19
CoronavirusA resident of Hongasandra in Bommanahalli zone, Patient 419, worked at a scrap segregation unit. Theja RamRepresentation photo Nine contacts of a 54-year-old COVID-19 patient with severe...
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Almost 68 percent of COVID-19 patients in Karnataka are asymptomatic
Coronavirus 137 patients (32.08%) out of the total 427 COVID-19 cases in the state as of April 22 showed symptoms of coronavirus.Sanyukta DharmadhikariRepresentative imageAround 67.91 percent of the...
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Two arrested for trying to courier 'two-headed' snake in Bengaluru
CrimeThe two were caught smuggling the ‘two-headed’ snake during a routine check during the lockdown.TNM StaffTwo men in Bengaluru, under the guise of delivery executives, were out to deliver an...
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Karnataka chemists to keep tabs on those who buy fever, cold, cough medicine
CoronavirusMedicines identified as anti-pyretics or anti-inflammatories (for fever), anti-allergic (for colds) and anti-tussives (cough medication) bought over the counter will be strictly monitored....
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Karnataka government to hike salaries of doctors on contract
CoronavirusHowever, the state government has not taken any such decision regarding ASHA workers. TNM StaffKarnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday chaired a meeting with officials from all...
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Many Bengaluru buyers object to state govt’s plan to raise funds by...
Controversy Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had announced that the state will auction 12,000 corner sites owned by the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA).Soumya ChatterjeeIn an attempt to manage the...
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Bengaluru’s Hongasandra area sealed, declared containment zone after 10 cases
CoronavirusTen people from the same locality tested positive for coronavirus.Alithea Stephanie MounikaBengaluru has added a new containment zone to its list on Thursday, bringing the total number of...
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Ignored by contractors, fed stale food: Report exposes migrant workers'...
CoronavirusMaraa, a Bengaluru-based media and arts collective, has questioned whether government officials carrying out surveys of migrant workers were engaging in a PR stunt.TNM Staff“Since the...
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Karnataka records 18th COVID-19 death as 75-year-old woman succumbs
CoronavirusAccording to the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department, she had a history of hypertension, stroke and pneumonia.TNM StaffA 75-year-old woman from Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada...
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Karnataka HC junks plea seeking to make details of Tablighi Jamaat attendees...
CoronavirusThe HC left the matter to the discretion of the state and central governments citing it as a matter of policy.Soumya ChatterjeeThe Karnataka High Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition...
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Five arrested for violence in Bengaluru test positive for coronavirus in jail
Coronavirus The five people from Padarayanapura have been shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru, but what is of concern is that there were 133 other prisoners in the jail.Soumya ChatterjeeRepresentational...
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500 stray dogs in Bengaluru's sealed areas fed by govt officials, volunteers
Animal welfareThe BBMP has also granted special permission to a few volunteers to venture out and feed the strays in the sealed areas.Geetika MantriThe lockdown has put a lot of people under duress....
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Muslim grape vendor harassed in Bengaluru, vendors association files complaint
CoronavirusThe police have received the complaint, but an FIR is yet to be filed.Alithea Stephanie MounikaThe Bengaluru Street Vendors association (The Bengaluru Jilla Beedhi Vyapari Sanghatanegala...
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Cancer patients admitted to Kidwai Institute in Bengaluru to be tested for...
Coronavirus Around 200 patients are admitted to Kidwai Institute of Oncology in BengaluruSoumya ChatterjeeRepresentational image/ Pixcy.comIn a bid to ensure that COVID-19 fatalities in Karnataka do...
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