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Bengaluru, Aug 24: Inter-State travellers coming to Karnataka now do not have to undergo the 14-day home quarantine that was earlier mandatory in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides this, there will no longer be medical check-up at the State borders, bus stations, railway stations and airports. In a circular issued on Monday, Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar has also relaxed other

New Delhi, Aug 24: Hours after a political drama unfolded in the Congress Working Committee meeting to discuss the issue of the party leadership, the party sources said that Sonia Gandhi would continue to remain the interim chief and the new chief would be elected within six months. Earlier today, the party leaders including Kapil Sibal denied Rahul Gandhi's remark on 'colluding with BJP'. The CWC

Udupi, Aug 24: Family members of a patient who died due to COVID-19 staged a protest at a hospital in Kundapura, Udupi after they allegedly received the wrong body. Ravi, the patient's brother said, "My brother's body was given to a family from Kundapura and an unidentified body was given to us." A 60-year-old resident of Kundapur was hospitalised due to illness following which he tested positive

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Karnataka would become the first state in the country to implement the new National Education Policy, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Monday. "The state government is making all preparations to bring in administrative reforms and amendments to the laws which are essential to implement the national education policy. The state would become the first state in

New Delhi, Aug 24: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court on Monday for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continued to hold. An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution, Bhushan said in his supplementary statement filed in the suo motu (on

New Delhi, Aug 24: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy demanded that the Central government should take action against AYUSH Ministry Secretary Rajesh Kotecha alleging that the latter, during a virtual event hosted by the ministry, said that non-Hindi speaking participants could leave. The Janata Dal (S) leader asked how many people, who spoke different languages, including Kannadigas

New Delhi, Aug 24: Ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday, the party was deeply divided on the leadership issue with a section demanding a "full-time" chief and another backing Gandhis at the helm, amid indications that interim president Sonia Gandhi might offer to quit. After around 20 leaders wrote to the party chief seeking collective leadership and a revamp of major

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Hours after the Congress rejected reports of Sonia Gandhi resigning as the interim president of the party as false, its Karnataka unit chief DK Shivakumar said the entire party stood by her and the Gandhi family. He also urged party leaders to raise issues in the party forum rather than in the media. "The entire Congress party in Karnataka stands by the leadership of Smt Sonia

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Karnataka on Sunday reported 5,938 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infection count to 2,77,814, while the toll reached 4,683 with 68 deaths. The day also saw 4,996 people getting discharged. Bengaluru Urban accounted for the maximum numbers of fresh cases reported at 2,126. As of August 23 evening, cumulatively 2,77,814 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, which

Belgaum, Aug 23: Unable to repay a loan of Rs 2 lakh, a farmer from Karnataka's Belgaum district consumed poison, but he had to sleep on a bench outside a government hospital in Chikodi as it was giving priority to COVID-19 patients, district health officials said on Sunday. Officials said, "An inquiry will be done and action will be initiated." "The man, Duradundi, told his wife to hold a saline