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Bengaluru, Mar 29: The Karnataka government on Monday banned all protests and rallies for the next 15 days as the state is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases. "The number of cases in apartments is increasing, so no parties or celebration allowed from today. There will be no lockdown. Strict action will be taken against people who don't wear a mask," the government said. It further added that

Lahore, Mar 29: Pakistani authorities on Monday imposed a partial lockdown in several more high-risk areas in the capital, Islamabad, and elsewhere in the country after the positivity rate from coronavirus infections jumped to over 11 per cent. Pakistan is facing another surge in coronavirus infections which officials say is worse than last year's outbreak when Pakistan had to impose a nationwide

Mangaluru, Mar 29: Kambala jockey Srinivas Gowda, known as Indian Usain Bolt, has scripted a new “world record” in the slushy paddy field buffalo race by covering 100 metres in just 8.78 seconds in the ‘Sathya-Dharma’ Jodukare Kambala at Kakyapadavu in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 29-year-old Gowda had completed 100 metres in 8.96 seconds in the last week’s ‘Soorya Chandra Jodukere’ Kambala

Raichur, Mar 29: Social Welfare Minister B Sriramulu today said that the sex scandal involving former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi will have no bearing on the ongoing bypolls in the state. Speaking to reporters after BJP candidate Pratap Gouda Patil filed his nomination for the bypoll here, Sriramulu stated that the party will seek votes on the basis of the development of the constituency. "Our

Madikeri, Mar 29: A mild tension has prevailed in parts of Kodagu and Mysuru districts following the coldblooded murder of the president of a mosque committee. The victim has been identified as Mohammad Haaris, 60, president of prominent Mosque Committee at Kottamudi near Napoklu in Kodagu district. He was found murdered last night at chowdenahalli village near Piriyapatna in Mysuru district. The

In the recently released report, Freedom House downgraded India from free to partly free due to the atmosphere of intolerance, treatment of journalists, protestors and religious minorities. The events of 19th March at Jhansi station more than reflect this fact. On 19th March two nuns belonging to Sacred Heart congregation, who were travelling from Delhi to Odisha with two postulants, were forced

Bengaluru, Mar 29: After a series of video statements, an unauthenticated letter surfaced in the early hours on Monday said to be written by the woman allegedly in the CD with former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi to the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. In a three-page letter dated March 28, the woman requested the CJ to supervise the investigation of the matter personally and direct the

Nearly a week after a giant cargo ship—Ever Given remained stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, salvage teams have finally succeeded in freeing it from the busiest waterway in the world, said a report. The Ever Given is 400m-long (1,312ft) and weighs 200,000 tonnes, with a maximum capacity of 20,000 containers. It is currently carrying 18,300 containers. A Bloomberg report said, “While the ship is

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Customs at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) arrested a married couple on charges of gold smuggling and seized gold worth Rs 39.5 lakh from their possession. The couple had arrived from Dubai in an Air India flight. The woman, in connivance with her husband, tried to smuggle gold in powder form, that was mixed with solid gum, by concealing it in her specially designed inner

Kasargod, Mar 28: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an absconding accused Sudeer Muhammed Cheriya Vannarakkal, an economic offender, at Delhi who was deported from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was involved in five cases registered in CBI at Chennai. CBI had got issued a Red Notice through Interpol against the accused. The accused was located in Saudi Arabia and with the close