Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday ordered notice to state govt in response to a petition filed by Confederation of Untouchable Nomadic Communities of Karnataka and others.Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the respondents to file their responses.The petitioners challenged the May 8 internal reservation notification, claiming that most backward untouchables were bracketed in Category C by providing…
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old student was electrocuted when the fibre stick he used to pluck tender coconuts accidentally touched a live wire on his family’s agricultural land at Kunaghatta in Gubbi, Tumakuru district, Tuesday. The victim is K Preetam, who completed PU from a Tumakuru college. His father, Shivaramaiah, a farmer, told police Preetam fixed a…
Artiste Gurudas Shenoy’s Vijayanagar studio offers visitors more than a glimpse of his paintings; it offers a rare opportunity to enter the world where art is created and discussed. “Nothing compares to meeting an artist in their own studio. People can see how artists live, think and work. ,” says Gurudas. Adding more to it,…
Bengaluru: When a techie enrolled for a cybersecurity certification course hoping it would help her earn a promotion at work, she expected a structured classroom training on a schedule that the institute had promised to tailor around her professional commitments.Instead, the institute pushed unwanted online alternatives, and held on to nearly Rs 79,000 of her…
Bengaluru: Five days after a worker went missing inside Balagere sewage treatment plant (STP), rescue teams on Tuesday continued to face one of the most challenging recovery operations in recent times. The body of Akhilesh, 30, a native of Bihar, remained untraced despite extensive search efforts.Personnel from the fire and emergency services, National Disaster Response…
Bengaluru: A debt-ridden cloth merchant and his associate have been arrested on the charges of murdering a 72-year-old widow farmer at Koratagere in Tumakuru district.The victim, M Ratnamma of Dasalakunte village, was found murdered with her legs and hands tied near her agricultural land. The incident came to light when her daughter-in-law Bhagyamma went in…
Bengaluru: A long-standing marital dispute culminated in tragedy after a 38-year-old man died by suicide following a heated confrontation involving his wife and her family.According to a complaint filed by Rajanna, the deceased’s father, his son Kumar RT, a graphic designer, had been married to Roopa for the past 15 years, and the couple have…
Bengaluru: An elderly woman was allegedly beaten to death by her daughter and grandson inside their Kengeri apartment after a drunken quarrel, with the crime coming to light only when the grandson called his paternal uncle seeking money.The deceased has been identified as Jayamma, 70. The accused are her daughter, Bhagyalakshmi, 49, and grandson, Kushal,…
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is all set to create a record of sorts by planting a whopping 15 lakh native plant saplings in the tech capital on June 27 by roping in 50k volunteers under the Bengaluru Urban Ecological Restoration Misson 2026-30. “This will be the largest greening initiative to be undertaken. If we want…
Bengaluru: A heated argument over washing legs with tap water inside a paying guest accommodation ended in tragedy when the establishment’s owner, 37-year-old Madhav Metli, was beaten to death near Kasturinagar Main Road in east Bengaluru Monday evening.Police swung into action and arrested the two accused students — Rakesh, 21, a resident of Cox Town,…
