Deve Gowda under observation for suspected COVID-19; wife tests positive
The Hindu
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda, 88, is under observation for COVID-19 at a private hospital as his wife Chenamma Deve Gowda, 84, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Alth
Former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H.D. Deve Gowda, 88, is under observation for COVID-19 at a private hospital as his wife Chenamma Deve Gowda, 84, tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Although Mr. Gowda himself tweeted on Wednesday morning that he and his wife tested positive, later in the day Manipal Hospital where they have been admitted said that he was under observation for suspected COVID-19. C.N. Manjunath, director, Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, who is also Mr. Gowda’s son-in-law, said he had tested RT-PCR negative, but his chest CT showed mild features of a COVID-19 infection.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.