Yenu Samachara Karnataka (2024)

05/07/2021

Public transport, including metro, will begin operations with full seating capacity, malls will reopen and offices will be allowed to function at full working strength from Monday.

Announcing Unlock 3.0 on Saturday, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said the government decided to further relax the existing Covid-19 restrictions based on expert recommendations. These relaxations will be in effect from July 5 to July 19, he said. While the night curfew will continue on weekdays between 9 pm and 5 am, the weekend curfew has been lifted. Until now, the government had imposed a curfew from 7 pm on Friday to 5 am on Monday.

02/07/2021

A day after announcing that all students studying in higher education courses in the state will be vaccinated within 10 days, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwathnarayan Thursday clarified that getting inoculated would not be mandatory for students to attend classes in colleges.

“We are equipped to vaccinate all students and staff and are aiming to achieve 100 per cent vaccination. However, getting vaccinated will not be made mandatory as students and staff can come to get the jab at their own will,” he said.

01/07/2021

Government and other state board schools will reopen for the new academic session on Thursday, but for the second year in a row, students will be deprived of on-campus classes. Classes will begin virtually, but teachers are skeptical of attendance.

Teachers have been asked to follow up on students using digital means and identify the accessibility of each student to gadgets. They then must divide them into groups based on the availability of internet, phones, television, and radio. For those with no access to any of these communication means, teachers have to ask parents to identify neighbours who own such devices.

30/06/2021

Karnataka on Monday reported 2,576 new cases and 93 deaths, taking the caseload to 28,37,206 and toll up to 34,836.

Vaccination of students pursuing higher studies started in the state from Monday, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said.
“There are 24,37,732 students pursuing higher studies in the state. We are starting their vaccination from today. We want to vaccinate students so that classes can resume in institutes of higher education,” Sudhakar told reporters.

30/06/2021

Karnataka SSLC Exams 2021 time table has been released. The State Government has announced the Secondary School Leaving Certificate, SSLC Exams 2021 dates. In view of the pandemic, SSLC would be conducted only on two days. One Paper for three subjects, Maths, Science and Social Sciences would be held on July 19 and the exams for languages would be conducted on July 22, 2021. Hall Tickets to be released on June 30.

Karnataka Government has decided not to cancel the SSLC Examinations 2021. In stead of the complete papers, the board would instead conduct examinations only on two days. Students would be assessed on a combined paper of Maths, Science and Social Skills and another paper on Languages. Adequate gap has also been provided to students so that they can prepare in advance.

28/06/2021

The Centre has urged Karnataka to take up immediate containment measures, including preventing crowds, conducting widespread testing as well as increasing vaccine coverage on a priority basis in districts where the Delta Plus variant of Covid-19 has been detected. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Karnataka chief secretary P Ravi Kumar in this regard.

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday had held a meeting with senior Ministers and officials and instructed officials to maintain vigil over the "Delta Plus" variant of coronavirus, especially in border districts.

28/06/2021

The Karnataka government on Friday said that people arriving from Maharashtra and Kerala need to go through mandatory covid-19 tests over the concern of the 'Delta Plus' variant of coronavirus. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa instructed the state government to maintain strict vigil in the bordering districts of the state.

"The Delta Plus situation in the state as of now is under control and instructions have been given to maintain strict vigil about the virus," the CMO said in a statement. Noting that a greater number of Delta Plus variant virus infections are being reported in neighboring Maharashtra, it said directions have been put on border districts on alert.

Expressing concern over the intensity of the second wave not declining in Maharashtra and Kerala, it said people have been requested to follow all the precautionary measures with relaxing of restrictions in the state.

25/06/2021

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said that more suburban trains would be operated in key routes connecting Bengaluru city to its outskirts as a couple of projects that are underway towards doubling tracks would be completed by the end of 2023.

“The single line on the Yeshvantpur-Channasandra and Baiyyappanahalli–Hosur sections have been a major constraint for operating more trains from Bengaluru to its outskirts. The track doubling projects taken up by K-RIDE (Rail Infrastructure Development Company, Karnataka) on these routes are expected to be completed by December 2023,” Yediyurappa said after reviewing the progress of the works on Thursday. K-RIDE is a joint venture of the state government and the railway ministry.

23/06/2021

While most of the older Delta Plus cases found in India and around the world are of the AY.1 variety, scientific reports indicate that the mutant virus is further mutating into an even more dangerous form called AY.2.

This not only includes the K417N mutation in the spike protein which scientists have found to be resistant to the monoclonal antibody treatment, but also another mutation which was widely recorded in Europe last year.

According to Dr V Ravi of the Genomics Surveillance Committee, Karnataka’s one sequence originated from Mysuru and was reported to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (Insacog) on June 2.

23/06/2021

To bridge the digital divide in degree colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Wednesday rolled out the distribution of tablet PCs and started formation of 2,500 smart classes across Karnataka.

The tablet PCs will be distributed among around 1.55 lakh students at a cost of ₹163 crore. The creation of 2,500 smart classrooms will cost ₹27.77 crore, and development of a Learning Management System (LMS) will cost ₹4.04 crore.

The Chief Minister said that these initiatives are aimed at benefiting students belonging to economically weaker sections of society who pursue their studies in government institutions.

22/06/2021

Public transport in Karnataka is set to make a comeback from Monday with the state government announcing several relaxations in restrictions that were put in place from April-end in a bid to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. While buses are allowed to operate across the state with 50 per cent capacity, Bengaluru metro services will be available during peak hours only on weekdays.

“Buses can operate with up to 50 per seating capacity,” Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced citing the decision to the falling Covid-19 test positivity rate discussions with his cabinet colleagues based on suggestions made by the Technical Advisory Committee.

22/06/2021

Karnataka on Monday administered a whopping 10.36 lakh jabs in a single day as part of a mega vaccination drive undertaken by the state. This is the second-highest in the country, after Madhya Pradesh, which administered 14.71 lakh doses, according to Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

Among the districts, Bengaluru Urban topped the country with 2,14,709 lakh vaccinations, followed by Indore in Madhya Pradesh with 1.86 lakh jabs. The state had set a conservative target of seven lakh doses for itself, for Monday’s vaccination drive.

Out of this, 1,62,78,437 people have received the first dose accounting for 23.16% of the state’s seven crore population and 33,07,968 have received the second dose (4.7% of the total population). By 7:41 pm on Monday, as many as 10,36,523 doses were administered across Karnataka.

19/06/2021

Devendra Fadnavis, when chief minister, and Union home minister Amit Shah had taken up the issue with the Karnataka CM, but the issue was not resolved. Fadnavis had taken it up with NDA government, but there was no response. Since both states were ruled by BJP, it was expected that better sense would prevail and Karnataka would concede to the demand

Patil said he felt it will be appropriate if he interacts with the Karnataka CM. “Earlier, we had a secretary-level meeting. Only dialogue will resolve the dispute. In view of annual flood-like situation in Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts, the CM will concede to our demand,’’ Patil said.

19/06/2021

Several districts in north Karnataka, including Bagalkot, have not faced rains in the current monsoon season. However, now, major parts of north Karnataka are under the threat of floods. Taluks like Mudhol, Banahatti are on the brink of experiencing floods emanating from the Ghataprabha river, which is a right bank tributary of the Krishna river, and whose basin stretches across Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The threat of floods has led to the Karnataka water resources department closely monitoring the situation at Dhoopadala and Dakal reservoirs, which are built across Hiranyakeshi and Ghataprabha respectively. In order to prevent possible flooding in low-lying areas, 1200 cusecs of water is being released into the Ghataprabha left bank canal (GLBC).

17/06/2021

Security has been stepped up in some areas on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border following information that Maoists will infiltrate Tamil Nadu via Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Forest area, police said on Wednesday.

Armed police personnel have been deputed on the border police stations of Thalavadi, Hassanure, Bhavanisagar, Kadambur and Burgur. The police also provided additional armed guards at ten Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border checkposts in the forest area alone and round the clock monitoring is being done to prevent entry of any Maoists into Tamil Nadu via Erode district forests, police said.

According to V. Sasi Mohan, Superintendent of Police, ten specially trained commando personnel have been selected among the Armed Reserve Police and they will be sent to the forests along with armed policemen to keep vigil.

16/06/2021

Karnataka, in preparation of an anticipated third wave, is upgrading its infrastructure, including oxygen generation units and plants and is also increasing the number of covid beds, says Covid task force in charge and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Ashwath Narayan C.N.

The Karnataka government recently set up a 13-member committee, headed by renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, to come up with a plan to tackle the third wave. But even before the committee submits such a plan, the state government is already ramping up its oxygen supply and ICU and oxygen beds in the state, and focusing on rural areas, which the Deputy CM says had been hit the hardest.

16/06/2021

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday indicated that there will be further relaxation in lockdown restrictions in the state after June 21, when the current Covid-19 guidelines come to an end.

According to official sources, the chief minister is likely to take a decision in this regard, after taking into account advice by the state's Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), consisting of experts, and after consulting senior ministers and officials of his government, before the end of this week.

15/06/2021

The Karnataka government on Monday announced a compensation of ₹1 lakh to below poverty line (BPL) families that have lost adult members to COVID-19.

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa told reporters here that the government was aware that many families had been going through trying times following the death of earning members.

15/06/2021

Orange alert has been announced for the coastal districts of Karnataka till June 17 as the entire state is very likely to experience widespread rainfall, the director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) unit of Bengaluru CS Patil said. According to Patil, the coastal Karnataka and South-interior Karnataka experienced widespread rainfall on Sunday.

12/06/2021

"A total of 37 crore tests have been carried out till now of which 13 crore are in the last 3 months alone!" Minister Sudhakar said. According to Union Health Ministry data the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country touched 372198253.

11/06/2021

Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre is generally considered the greatest Kannada lyric poet of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the history of Kannada literature. A pioneering poet of Kannada's Navōdaya movement and a leading figure in the linguistic renaissance of Kannada.

Bendre forged a new path in Kannada literature and modern Kannada poetry through his original use of desi Kannada, particularly Dharwad Kannada. The richness, originality, and euphony of his poetry, his preternatural feel for the Kannada language, and his charismatic personality would result in him being hailed as a Varakavi by the Kannada people.

10/06/2021

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday expressed his disappointment over the slow progress of the Smart City Projects (SCP) in Bengaluru despite the commencement of monsoon. The Chief Minister pulled up officials during a review meeting for the poor condition of 27 roads with piles of mud and craters on both sides of the roads hindering vehicular movement in the city. "The monsoon has already set in and is expected to intensify in another two weeks. When are you going to complete the work?" the CM asked the civic agency officials.

"Though I have instructed the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) to complete the 27 smart city projects by May 31 before the monsoon sets in, the works are incomplete, as evident from piles of mud and craters on both sides of the roads," he said at a review meeting with civic officials. He said he has been observing that the incomplete road works in the Central Business District of Bengaluru was a hindrance to public as well as VIP movement.

09/06/2021

For doctors and healthcare workers, a patient’s recovery is their sole reward in a long and unending battle against a deadly virus. Deep down, they too have anxieties and worries for themself and their families.The uncertainty of the pandemic and little knowledge of the virus has taken a toll on the mental health of doctors and health workers, who have been in the forefront since the outbreak of the pandemic. So, to better understand and address them, the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) has formed a task force to create a database on the emotional and psychological issues of doctors.

09/06/2021

The Karnataka government will not hike the bus fares in Bengaluru city buses at this moment but may review it after a few months when life normalises and the crowds return, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi said on Tuesday.

"Officials had proposed to hike the ticket prices but neither the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa nor I heeded to it because most of those who commute in our buses are from the economically weaker sections, who are already in trouble. So we are not willing to trouble them further by increasing the ticket prices," Savadi, who holds the Transport portfolio, told reporters here.

08/06/2021

Bengeri village of Dharwad district is the only authorised place in the country to manufacture the National Flag by the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS).

08/06/2021

The Karnataka government announced on Tuesday, June 8, that the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) will be conducted on August 28 and 29, 2021. Addressing the media, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Higher education minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that registration for the exam will begin on June 15, 2021 and for admissions to undergraduate professional courses, only CET marks will be considered, and Pre-University Course marks will not be considered. "The CET exam will take place on August 28 and 29. Each subject will carry 60 marks," CN Ashwath Narayan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Karnataka Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that the government will be asking boards to reduce the eligibility ranking criteria. The minister noted that there may be a 30 percent increase in the number of students who graduated from Class 12 since no exams were conducted and that the government is preparing to meet these additional needs so that all students are admitted to colleges and they all get into the courses they want according to eligibility criteria.

07/06/2021

Bengaluru Amid a receding second wave of COVID-19, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday said lockdown restrictions would be lifted in districts that report less than 5% COVID-19 positivity.

Speaking to reporters, he said he would hold discussions with officials and take a decision in four or five days. A few days ago, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had set three criteria for unlocking — less than 5% positivity in the district, over 70% inoculation of priority groups, and community role in COVID-appropriate behaviour.

07/06/2021

The Ease of Living Index, according to the government, is an assessment tool that evaluates the quality of life and impact of various initiatives for urban development. Of the 49 cities ranked on livability index in the million-plus population category, Bengaluru has been adjudged the most liveable city in India.

05/06/2021

The southwest monsoon entered Karnataka with moderate rainfall in Dakshina Kannada district.

"The monsoon entered Karnataka with moderate rains and gusty winds in coastal areas and south interior parts of the state, a day after it reached Kerala on Thursday. Conditions are favourable to for it to advance further into the state," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told IANS.

“Karnataka State is very likely to experience widespread rainfall on June 4-5. Rainfall and thundershower will continue for the next two days. Coastal Karnataka is very likely to experience widespread rainfall from June 4-6. Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada districts are very likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall for which an orange alert is issued for June 4 and a yellow alert for June 5," ANI quoted IMD Director, CS Patil as saying.

05/06/2021

Karnataka has extended its ongoing lockdown till June 14. The Karnataka government, led by BS Yediyurappa, took the decision regarding extending the lockdown amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state.

Under the lockdown, essential stores are functional from 6 am to 10 am, and the movement of people has been restricted except for emergencies and vaccination purposes. The time period for essential services will be from 6 am to 10 am. BS Yediyurappa also announced that after 10 am all shops will close. Only construction, manufacturing & agriculture sectors will be allowed. Public transport will also remain shut.

04/06/2021

With the test positivity rate and case fatality rate in Karnataka yet to dip below parameters set by experts, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced an extension of the near-total lockdown by another week. The lockdown, which has been in place since May 10 and was earlier extended till June 7, will now continue till June 14.

The Chief Minister also declared a Rs 500 crore package to go alongside a Rs 1,100 crore package announced on May 19.

03/06/2021

Amid talks over lockdown extension for another week in the state, the Karnataka government on Wednesday night relaxed lockdown guidelines in the state and allowed 100% export-oriented industries to operate with 50 per cent staff strength. The development comes as the industry bodies urged the chief minister to let all of them resume manufacturing activities as the US and Europe have markets fully opened and are booming.

03/06/2021

Sudha Murthy is a Padma Shri awardee, Indian Engineering teacher, Kannada, Marathi and English author as well as a Social worker. She is also the Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is married to the co-founder of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy.

02/06/2021

While the Centre on Tuesday announced cancellation of CBSE class 12 exams, Karnataka said it will decide on the state board exams soon after weighing all options.

Both SSLC and II PU exams have been postponed. SSLC was scheduled to start from June 21 and II PU from May 24. “A decision will be taken after assessing the situation in the state. Opinion gathered on preparedness of students, requirement of evaluation and other aspects will be deliberated,” primary and secondary education minister S Suresh Kumar said.

02/06/2021

Karnataka reported 14,304 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest daily cases reported since April 14, when the state logged 11,265 cases. Bengaluru recorded 3,418 cases, its lowest 24-hour count in the last 58 days. On April 4, the state capital reported 3,728 cases. With 1.1 lakh tests being conducted in the past 24 hours, the state’s daily positivity rate stood at 12.3 %. In all 29,271 persons recovered from Covid on Tuesday, taking the total recoveries in the state to 22.9 lakh. The number of deaths, however, continues to hover in the 400-plus range.

31/05/2021

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said there will be no changes in ongoing restrictions till June 7.

Bommai said that Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will be calling a meeting of ministers and experts in few days to take the final call.

Over the last few days, Karnataka has been recording a rise in recoveries while the new COVID-19 cases have declined.

29/05/2021

The Karnataka government late on Thursday fixed the new service charge for vaccines at ₹200 per dose, up from the earlier ₹100.

The Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA) had sought a revision of service charges for vaccination from ₹100 to ₹300 per dose.

PHANA, in a representation to the government, had sought a revision stating that unlike the earlier phases, vaccination now in private sector was through purchase of the vaccine vials from the supplier at a cost nearly 4-8 times that they paid the government earlier.

29/05/2021

India has produced many engineers over the decades, but the most eminent engineer the country has ever produced is Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, better known as M. Visvesvaraya. The man with high principals and discipline. Indians celebrate his birthday as the Engineers Day on September 15 every yea

28/05/2021

In response to global tender floated by Karnataka to procure two crore Covid-19 vaccines, two suppliers have come forward to supply Russia's Sputnik V and Sputnik Lite vaccines.

Mumbai- based Bulk MRO Industrial Supply Pvt Ltd and Bengaluru-based Thulasi Systems have responded to the tender that closed on Monday, and no bids have come from major vaccine manufacturers, official sources said.

The documents including financial bids will be scrutinised, and only after that negotiations on price and other things may happen, an official said, adding that "the government will take a final decision on procurement after going through all aspects and procedures required.

27/05/2021

HS Doreswamy —Gandhian, one of Karnataka’s last links to the freedom struggle and an inspiration to generations of civil-rights activists — passed away around 1.30pm on Wednesday at a Bengaluru hospital. He was 103. Doreswamy tested positive for Covid-19 on May 6 and was treated at Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research for nearly a week. He was readmitted on May 14 with breathing difficulties and fatigue. “The cause of death is severe valvular heart disease, a heart failure. The precipitating factors could be Covid-19 and age,” said Dr CN Manjunath, director of the hospital.

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