<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwathnarayan has informed that Central Government has consented to his request to evacuate residents of Karnataka from UAE, in the Middle East.  <br />''<br />''Speaking to media persons in Bengaluru on Wednesday, he said, there are 1904 Kannadigas stranded in UAE and the evacuation flight could be organised on May 10 or 11th.  <br />''<br />''Meanwhile the free bus service for migrant labourers will conclude today.<br />''<br />''Deputy Chief Minister Lakshman Savadi has informed that around one lakh migrant labourers were transported to their home towns within the state in 3500 KSRTC buses since Sunday.<br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, the Minister Lakshman Savadi has asked the transport corporation employees not to worry about their salaries as Chief Minister has assured to fund a sum of 326 crore rupees for this purpose.<br />''<br />''He said half of this assured amount has been sanctioned and salaries will be credited to the employees accounts in three or four days.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile the Health and Family Welfare Department has issued a circular to all the hospitals treating COVID 19 positive patients in the state to use RT-PCR mobile app while dispatching samples to the testing labs.<br />''<br />''It has warned of disciplinary action against the lab incharge, if Specimen Referral form sent manually is accepted by them.<br />''<br />''This measure is taken for proper monitoring of samples tested and results declared.</span><br />