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Karnataka Film Academy requests CM Yediyurappa to allow filming with limited...
CoronavirusThe academy’s chairman told TNM that physical distancing would be maintained at all sets.TNM StaffMembers of the Karnataka Film Academy met Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and requested him to...
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Karnataka reports 248 COVID-19 cases in a day, Bengaluru total touches 303
CoronavirusPrior to this, Karnataka has seen a spike of over 200 cases only once before, on May 23, when 216 new cases were reported.TNM StaffFriday saw the highest single-day rise in the number of...
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Manipal Institute of Tech students raise concerns but college to go ahead...
EducationStudents cited the lack of study materials, stress over the pandemic and logistical issues for opposing online examinations. Soumya ChatterjeePhotograph via Facebook, MIT ManipalManipal...
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Air, rail travellers from high risk states to K'taka to pay for mandatory...
Coronavirus Rs 650 has been fixed by the government as the flat fee for test per passenger.TNM StaffThe Karnataka government on Friday passed an order making it mandatory for all international...
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Bengaluru corporator tests positive for coronavirus, no known contacts
Coronavirus Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner BH Anil Kumar confirmed the development to TNM.Soumya ChatterjeeIn one of the first instances of an elected representative getting directly...
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Roof of Bengaluru’s Tennis Pavilion collapses, over 200 migrant citizens...
LockdownThe migrant citizens comprised of 100 men, 40 women, 45 kids and six children below the age of one.TNM StaffThe roof of the Tennis Pavilion, located in Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds, came crashing...
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Bengaluru civic body slaps fine on Swiggy for faulty waste disposal
CivicThe penalty was imposed on Swiggy Kitchen at Katriguppe in the city.IANSFile photo of Swiggy violating normsBengaluru City civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has slapped a fine...
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73% of beds in Karnataka quarantine centres are occupied, state may face...
CoronavirusAs of Friday, there are 1,279 government quarantine centres, officials said.Theja RamPTI Kolkata, Representative imageAs travel is expected to increase in the next few weeks, Karnataka is...
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Stuck in Germany for over 3 months, Viswanathan Anand to return to India
TravelThe five-time world champion will undergo 14 days quarantine as per rules laid down by the Karnataka government.Prajwal BhatChess grandmaster and former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand...
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Trouble brews in Karnataka BJP as MLAs push for cabinet expansion amid pandemic
PoliticsSeveral closed-door meetings have been held under the leadership of Hukkeri MLA Umesh Katti.Theja RamIt seems that not even the coronavirus pandemic is stopping politicians in Karnataka from...
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Bajrang Dal leader booked for assault, forcing minor to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’...
CrimeThe Vittala police in Bantwala taluk have registered a case and are investigating.TNM StaffA 25-year old Bajrang Dal leader in Bantwala taluk was booked on charges of threatening and assaulting a...
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'No complete lockdown in Karnataka on Sunday': CM Yediyurappa confirms
CoronavirusThe Karnataka government had earlier announced on May 18 that a complete lockdown in the state would take place on May 24 and 31. TNM StaffThe Karnataka government has confirmed that the...
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Bengaluru airport increases user development fee to compensate for revenue loss
AviationThe new UDF will be applicable from June 1 for the year 2020-21.IANSBangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has raised User Development Fee (UDF) by 17% for departing international...
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CM Yediyurappa appoints his grand-nephew and former PA as political secretary
PoliticsNR Santhosh was seen with rebel leaders from the Congress and JD(S) around the time they resigned, prompting the collapse of the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy in 2019.Prajwal...
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Karnataka govt bans spitting of tobacco, 'paan masala' in public places
Coronavirus The World Health Organisation and the Indian Council of Medical Research have already advised against public spitting in view of the pandemic.TNM StaffRepresentational image/PTI The...
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Karnataka Public Accounts Committee mulls privilege motion against Speaker
CoronavirusThe PAC chairman HK Patil said that the Speaker blocking their probe into the procurement of COVID-19 equipment is equivalent to corruption.TNM Staff The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of...
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3 days of Bengaluru rains: 2 dead, trees uprooted, electricity cut off in...
RainsBengaluru saw heavy rains on three consecutive days, which have wreaked havoc in many parts of the city.Alithea Stephanie MounikaBengaluru saw heavy rains on three consecutive days which have...
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Olinda Pereira, noted social worker and educationist from Karnataka, passes...
DeathShe was the founder of Principal School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya in Mangaluru and founder of the Vishwas Trust.Harsha Raj GattyDr Olinda Pereira (95), the founder of Principal School of...
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Bengaluru corporator greets large crowd after testing positive for...
Coronavirus Visuals of Pasha waving and greeting to his supporters on board an ambulance went viral on social media platforms.Soumya ChatterjeeA day after he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
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33 new COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, 11 traced to containment zone in DG Halli
CoronavirusThe slum area in Bengaluru’s DG Halli, where the 11 cases were reported, has been demarcated as a containment zone with no activity allowed inside.TNM StaffBBMP Commissioner Anil...
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