Bengaluru News

The man, who was accused of Bengaluru violence at the DJ Halli area, died at Bowring Hospital during treatment on Saturday, police said.

Karnataka Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy on Friday lodged a complaint with the police after his house and property were attacked during the violence that erupted in Bengaluru over a social media post allegedly put up by his relative, and said the loss may be to the tune of Rs 3 crore.

The violence in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening -- during which three people died in police firing -- started when the police had gone there in search of the man accused of making derogatory comments on Facebook. The First Information Report om the case, filed by an officer who led the police team, presents a first-hand account of the violence during which a Congress MLA's house and two police stations were attacked.

Leader of opposition and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was discharged today after the report of his second coronavirus test also came out negative, his office said in a statement, adding that he has now been advised home quarantine.

An emotional Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, the Congress MLA from Pulakeshinagar, says he is deeply hurt by the attack on his home in Bengaluru's D J Halli on Tuesday evening. The 50-year-old leader's home - along with two police stations - was the target of mobs that set fires, damaged property and threw stones. The violence left three dead and many injured, including dozens of policemen.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said six companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are being dispatched to the violence-hit areas of Bengaluru.

Three persons were killed in police firing and 60 policemen were injured after violence broke out in Bengaluru on Tuesday night over an offensive Facebook post allegedly by the relative of a Congress MLA. 110 people have been arrested for violence, stone-throwing and assault on police personnel.

The state-run Victoria and Vani Vilas Hospital in Bengaluru has delivered 200 babies born to COVID-19-positive mothers, and all 200 are healthy and are Covid-negative

Having contracted and recovered from COVID-19, this Bengaluru Corona Warrior is back to his job on the frontline as the ACP (traffic) but not without first fulfilling his social responsibility of donating plasma.

A delegation of heads of hospitals run by Christian institutions in Bengaluru met Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar and sought help in keeping their facilities operational. They claim that the BS Yediyurappa government's order to reserve 50 per cent beds for COVID-19 along with some patient's refusal to pay has made it financially difficult for them to run hospitals.

Heavy rains across several districts in Karnataka, especially areas near the coast, have led to water level rising in the rivers. The state government has opened the gates of a massive dam in Uttar Kannada district to release water and avoid flooding the banks of the Kalinadi and Kadra rivers.

As many as 19 people living on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus, including students, faculty, staff, and their family members have tested positive for COVID-19 as of July 31.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted late Sunday night that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In a brief post on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said that he was fine but had been hospitalised on the advice of doctors. While his daughter Padmavathi has also tested positive for the virus, the Chief Minister's son, Vijayendra, has tested negative.

Strengthening security and safety in Bengaluru will remain the top priority in view of many important establishments functioning in the city, said the new Bengaluru police Commissioner Kamal Pant on Saturday.

An ambulance driver was thrashed by the family members of a 75-year-old COVID-19 patient who passed away on his way to the hospital in Bengaluru on Thursday.