Bengaluru: Doctors in the city are reporting adults showing up to hospitals in the city with Hepatitis A, a phenomenon they call “unusual”. The prevalence of the highly contagious liver infection is more common among children and not very common in areas with better sanitation and hygiene practices. The hepatitis A virus (HAV) spreads primarily …
Chikkamagaluru: Cases of people suffering from swollen legs and severe body ache have been rising everywhere in this village in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru. The villagers are struggling to wake up and are not able to do their routine work. Several people have reportedly even been bed-ridden over this illness. The mysterious condition is being witnessed in …
A 74-year-old man dies from Zika infection in Karnataka’s Shivamogga amid rise in infection in India. Another case detected in Sagar. A 74-year-old man dies from Zika infection in Karnataka’s Shivamogga amid rise in infection in India. Another case detected in Sagar. A 74-year-old man dies from Zika infection in Karnataka’s Shivamogga amid rise in …
Days after the Karnataka government opposed the implementation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said the state would make 23-25 amendments to these laws before being implemented in the state. The three criminal laws came into …
Bengaluru: A youngster and a senior citizen succumbed to suspected dengue on Friday, becoming the first likely victims of mosquito-borne illness in the tech capital. Over the last three weeks, dengue cases in Bengaluru have breached the 1,000-mark — which is a two-fold increase when compared to the corresponding period last year. The youngster has …
Bengaluru: Karnataka has banned the screening of the controversial Hindi film Hamare Baarah a day before its scheduled release. The Home Department issued the order on Thursday, following representations from various Muslim organisations. The film, starring veteran actor Annu Kapoor in the lead role, was set to release on Friday. Muslim groups from different districts …
Bengaluru: A bank account named after Happiest Minds Technologies Ltd, an IT services firm promoted by billionaire tech veteran Ashok Soota, is among the ‘beneficiaries’ of public money embezzled at the state-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, according to a government document. This company’s name figures in a letter Additional Chief Secretary (Scheduled Tribes …
Bengaluru: When Bengaluru resident Arun Mohan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over eight years ago, it pushed the sales executive to become a life wellness coach to extend support to people. Now, a member of the governing council and executive committee of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of India (MSSI)’s Bengaluru chapter, Arun works to raise …
Bengaluru: An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi had an emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport minutes after take-off, late on Saturday night, after one of the aircraft engines caught fire. The flight – IX 1132 – with 179 passengers made the emergency landing at 11.12 pm. Air India Express said a …
Both Ravi and Savitri have been arrested and a police case registered against them. Bengaluru: A woman threw her six-year-old special needs son into a canal infested with crocodiles in Karnataka after a fight with her husband. The child’s half-eaten body was found a day later, the police said on Monday. 32-year-old Savitri, who works …