For some time it seemed like Covid-19 is fading away as positive cases across Karnataka reduced a lot. But yet again, coronavirus is making an entry into Bengaluru. Last week, 103 residents of an apartment in Bommanahalli area on Bengaluru–Chennai road tested positive and one among them is in serious condition. Following massive outbreak of positive cases, government issued a new order. If five or more positive cases found in a locality, then the area will be declared as containment zone, the order says. According to officials, those who tested positive have attended a party in their apartment. One of the families had to travel to Dehradun and had undergone check before planning the trip. However, they tested positive and later tests were conducted of all 1,052 residents of the apartment and found 103 positive cases. All of them are quarantined while one was shifted to hospital.
Metroman Sreedharan to join BJP
E Sreedharan, popularly known as Metroman for his role in setting up Delhi Metro as a showpiece public transport model, is all set to join the BJP and contest as a candidate for the Kerala Assembly elections slated to be held in April-May, the party’s state chief K Surendran said. Sreedharan, 88, is expected to join the party formally during Vijayayatra, a pre-poll state-wide tour led by Surendran. Sreedharan said that his decision was prompted by the belief that “only BJP can deliver results for the state”. He also launched a scathing attack on the two major political groupings in Kerala - the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF - and said that they “are working for furthering their interests”. Sreedharan said his main aim is to help the party come to power in Kerala and that he will be open to chief ministership. He also said the focus will be on developing infrastructure in a big way and bring the state out of the debt trap.
