File picture of a petrol bunk in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Pressure is mounting on the state govt to reduce VAT on petrol and diesel as fuel prices continue to rise, but the Siddaramaiah administration is unlikely to provide immediate relief citing mounting financial pressures and dependence on fuel taxes for revenue.Karnataka levies 29.84% sales tax on…
Bengaluru: Your bus tickets may soon carry advertisements as BMTC aims at increasing its non-fare revenue.The corporation has already floated a tender seeking an agency that will be granted advertising rights for its entire fleet. The selected agency shall provide advertising content to BMTC for printing on the back of the electronic ticketing machine (ETM)…
A cybersecurity analyst monitors digital forensics data on multiple screens as a cyberfraud attack targets online banking and identity theft systems. Bengaluru: A 58-year-old para-athlete and shot-putter, awarded Padma Shri in 2021, allegedly lost Rs 90,000 from his account in an online fraud despite alerting the bank after receiving suspicious OTP messages late at night.Venkatesh…
Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy has announced an intensive statewide inspection programme to monitor school preparedness, enrolment, infrastructure, and learning standards ahead of 2026-27 academic year.In a circular issued by the commissioner of school education Monday, the department directed officials to conduct surprise school visits, review teaching-learning readiness, and ensure institutions are…
Bengaluru: Imagine shelling out Rs 500 for a chicken biryani, Rs 150 for a single masala dosa or more than Rs 100 for a plate of idli in Namma Bengaluru. Sounds far-fetched? But this could soon be inevitable. As the state govt weighs a hike in minimum wages of workers and fuel prices continue to…
Bengaluru: In a move that could end decades-old monopoly of Karnataka’s state-run electricity supply companies (Escoms), Tata Power has applied for a licence to distribute electricity in areas currently served by govt utilities. The move has already come under fire from the Federation of Karnataka Electricity Board Employees’ Union, which has warned the govt of…
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to meet the Congress high command in New Delhi Tuesday amid growing speculation over his continuation in office after the state govt completed three years in office last week.The meeting is expected to involve Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary (organisation) K…
Bengaluru: As global beer trends turn hyperlocal, the city’s craft breweries are heading back to their roots. Traditional Indian ingredients such as ragi, jowar, mahua, and red rice are beginning to froth their way into beer mugs across the city, as brewers experiment with flavours rooted in local culture and agriculture.Speaking at the Indian Chamber…
Based on an intelligence alert from the Delhi Police, RPF Bengaluru seized liquor worth more than Rs 60 lakh from a parcel van Bengaluru: Following the seizure of more than 1,000 litres of smuggled liquor from a Delhi parcel special train at Yeshwantpur station last week, Delhi police Monday said it busted an interstate liquor…
Bengaluru: A financial dispute turned deadly after a 25-year-old autorickshaw driver was murdered allegedly by a friend and his relative, who dumped the body in a pit at a vacant site on the city outskirts.The victim is Rakshith N, a resident of Udhay Layout in Tavarekere. His mother Pushpalatha said Rakshith left home around 6pm…
