Bengaluru lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
*Update at 11.22pm: In continuing evacuation of Indian citizens stranded abroad due to Covid-19 lockdown, a special repatriation flight from Muscat landed in Mangaluru with 65 passengers on Wednesday night.(PTI)
*Update at 10.59pm: The Railways is set to resume intrastate services as it gave its nod to run two trains in Karnataka from May 22, the South Western Railways said on Wednesday. (PTI)
*Update at 8.58pm: Railways to operate first intra-state train in Karnataka; Belagavi-Hubli-Belagavi and Mysuru-Bengaluru Special Express to commence services from May 22, reports PTI
*Update at 8.45pm: Cases with inter-state travel history continued to haunt Karnataka, as the state reported 67 new Covid-19 positive cases and a fatality, taking the total number of infections to 1,462 and the death toll to 41, the health department said on Wednesday. (PTI)
*Update at 8.03pm: The eastern suburbs of Bengaluru -- Iblur, Bellandur, Kaikondrahalli and Kodathi -- continue to show the signs of lockdown with very little traffic and shut shops, despite relaxations.(IANS)
*Update at 6.53pm: Karnataka Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the Gandhi statue at the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature here, against the ruling BJP for amending the APMC act, proposed nominations to gram panchayats by postponing elections and plans to amend labour laws, among other issues. The opposition party also hit out at the central and state governments over their handling of the Covid-19 crisis and packages announced for those in distress. (PTI)
*Update at 5.17pm: The Karnataka government will postpone the Global Investors Meet (GIM) planned in November this year by a few months following inadequate preparations due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown, large and medium scale industries minister Jagadish Shettar said on Wednesday. (PTI)
*Update at 4.12pm: A cook employed in the Sports Authority of India's Bengaluru centre has passed away due to cardiac arrest, however, after the demise, he was tested for coronavirus and the results came as positive. (ANI).
*Update at 3.32pm: A lady gynaecologist running the dispensary tested positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru.(PTI)
*Companies, banks give big push to health care at Mangaluru's Wenlock Hospital
*Update at 2.31pm: The third Vande Bharat Mission flight to Mangaluru International Airport and a first flight from Muscat to Karnataka, departs from Muscat International Airport.
*Thousands of migrant workers without a job for more than two months have not been getting food supplies as lawmakers have allegedly hijacked the government ration kits to distribute them among the local people.
*Update at 1.07pm: Sixty three new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Karnataka taking the total to 1,458
*Update at 12.22pm: Karnataka Congress leaders hold protest against the state government against amending of APMC act at the premises of Vidhan Soudha. (ANI)
*People took to social media platforms to share messages about avoiding Eid shopping and celebrating the festival indoors.
*Appeal to Bengalureans: Don’t step out for Eid shopping
With Eid around the corner, several Muslim community leaders have asked people not to venture out for shopping though curbs on movement have been eased.
*Hotels and restaurants across the state may be soon allowed to open for business and serve customers on the premises, instead of only providing takeaways or home delivery.
*Update at 9.33am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 3,303; cases climb to 1,06,750, reports PTI quoting Union health ministry
* Southern Star, an iconic hotel which hosted Bollywood greats, industry leaders and literary giants for more than three decades besides being a landmark in Mysuru, on Tuesday announced it was suspending its operations “indefinitely” citing losses arising out of Covid-19 crisis.
*The Karnataka government on Tuesday said tennis courts and golf courses across the state can reopen from Wednesday
*With the mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine for returnees from other states turning out to be a logistical nightmare, the Karnataka government is contemplating reintroduction of home quarantine for asymptomatic returnees.
*With most lockdown restrictions eased, Bengaluru was wary even as life returned to normal on Tuesday. Morning walkers queued up before Lalbagh and Cubbon Park, among other lung spaces, in the city, adhering to socialdistancing norms and sanitizing their hands at the gates.
*Karnataka: Our families need us, savings are drying up, lament stranded NRIs