TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: Beedi rolling workers and contractors in Dakshina Kannada have raised concerns over the arrival of manufactured beedis from West Bengal to the district. They have urged the govt to ensure that beedi supplies from other states do not affect the livelihood of thousands of families dependent on the industry in the district.Beedi…
Bengaluru: The govt Thursday appointed deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and the other 12 ministers of DK Shivakumar’s cabinet as district in-charge ministers to oversee disaster management and coordinate relief operations during the ongoing monsoon season.With 20 cabinet berths still vacant, the govt has temporarily entrusted the ministers with disaster management responsibilities until full-time district…
A businessman, previously arrested in an extortion case, was found dead by suicide in an actress’s rented apartment BENGALURU: A 45-year-old businessman, previously arrested in a high-profile extortion and threat letter case, was found dead by suicide in an apartment near Hoskerehalli rented by actress Krishi Thapanda late on Wednesday night.The deceased, identified as Vaishak…
Rakesh (L), Don Brite Son (C) and Owner Madhav Metli (R) BENGALURU: Before he succumbed to injuries sustained in a brutal assault by two youths over the use of a water tap, the paying guest (PG) owner told his son that he would return after getting stitches for his head injuries and they would file…
Software engineer M Shwetha (R) was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday. BENGALURU: Software engineer M Shwetha was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday, two days after she and her live-in partner allegedly murdered her parents and sister at the couple’s Seegehalli apartment…
Bengaluru: Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s enterprise AI startup, Hang Ten Systems, has raised $32 million in seed funding. Mayfield led the round, with a strategic investment from Aramco Ventures and participation from a group of angel investors. The fresh capital will be deployed to expand the company’s team and deepen its engagement with global…
Analysts say the incident reflects poorly on BJP state brass — Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BY Vijayendra and R Ashoka Bengaluru: While brass at JD(S), its ally, has chosen to put the incident behind them and move on, BJP’s decision to form a three-member panel to identify legislators who cross-voted in the recent legislative council elections may…
Davangere/Bengaluru: A 20-year-old man accused of plotting an attack on the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was arrested in Harihar in Davangere district, making him the third terror suspect to be held in the state in little over a fortnight.Davangere district police Tuesday arrested Suhail, a native of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, from Harihar, where he…
Bengaluru: A special court for corruption cases registered and investigated by Lokayukta in Tumakuru held a former assistant executive engineer with Bescom-Kunigal and an electrical contractor guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 to install a transformer in 2014 and sentenced them to five years’ simple imprisonment with fine.The convicted are then AEE PN…
Breakdown Sparks Demand for Better Emergency Transport Plan Bangalore metro disruption Bangalore metro disruption Bengaluru: The disruption of Namma Metro services Tuesday evening left thousands of commuters stranded and scrambling for transport home, with one of the most striking visuals being tech professionals squeezing into old, dust-covered trucks after failing to find other options. The…
