"As there is a slight increase in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, one case has been reported in Belagavi. All necessary testing and surveys are being conducted regularly," officials said.
The Janata Dal Secular on Monday shared a purported video of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of nearly slapping Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Narayan Bharamani and accused the Karnataka CM of "arrogance of power and misconduct."
A group of BJP women activists staged a black cloth protest during Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's address at a Congress rally in Belagavi on Monday, disrupting the event over his recent remarks that "war is not necessary" against Pakistan.
According to the police, the victims, identified as Diego Santan Nazareth (82) and his wife Flavia (79), were found dead in their home in Christian Galli.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has urged PM Modi to declare the Samadhi of Veera Rani Kittur Chennamma in Belagavi as a nationally important monument under the AMASR Act, 1958, highlighting its historical significance and need for preservation.
A 24-year-old MBA intern was found dead in her PG accommodation in Belagavi's Nehru Nagar. Police have seized seven items for forensic analysis, and an investigation is ongoing. The deceased had been in the city for three months.
Amid the 12-hour bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Saturday said that no detentions have been made, while the pro-Kannada activists found to take out a rally or procession have been taken to Freedom Park.
Pro-Kannada organizations, led by the Kannada Vatal Party, have called for a Karnataka Bandh on March 22 (Saturday) in protest against recent incidents in Belagavi, including an attack on a KSRTC bus conductor and vandalism of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus in Mahar