Bengaluru: A 42-year-old street vendor died by suicide in Kadugodi shortly after midnight on Friday, alleging that he had been repeatedly implicated in false cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as part of an extortion scheme.The deceased, identified as Papanna, was a resident of Channasandra and earned his livelihood…
Bengaluru: The state cabinet Saturday approved a first-ever grievance redressal department for the state. Named Prajaseva Department, this groundbreaking unit will receive complaints directly from the public and address those.Announcing this, chief minister DK Shivakumar said district ministers will now be required to visit every assembly segment in their districts regularly and hold public grievance…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Saturday approved a first-ever grievance redressal department for the state. Named Prajaseva Department, this groundbreaking unit will receive complaints directly from the public and address those.Announcing this, chief minister D K Shivakumar said district in-charge ministers will now be required to visit every assembly segment in their districts regularly and…
Bengaluru: Based on the complaint filed by an advocate from the city, cops have booked unidentified persons who allegedly defamed chief minister DK Shivakumar through a ‘Kumaraswamy for CM’ post on social media.The FIR was registered with Sadashivnagar police station under different sections of the IT Act.According to the complaint, the post was uploaded on…
Bengaluru: In a sharp rebuke to the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), now known as Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Karnataka high court has directed the civic body to issue Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates within three months to landowners whose property was taken and used for road formation more than a decade ago.Justice M…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: A couple was found dead at a rented house at Kaje in Alankaru village, Kadaba, on Friday. According to a complaint filed by Sumalatha, a resident of Alankaru in Kadaba, a couple named Dinesh and Sangeetha,40, who were relatives of the complainant, were residing in Kaje within the Kadaba police station limits…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKUdupi: A case has been registered at the Udupi Town police station against the owner of a local electrical shop for negligence and failing to control pet dogs that allegedly endanger the public.The incident was reported after Sathish, a Health Inspector at the Udupi City Municipality, conducted an inspection on May 27. Following…
Bengaluru: A late-night gathering at a college student’s rented house turned violent after a dispute over accessing a mobile phone, leaving the student injured and prompting a police complaint against six youths.Sandhya (name changed), 19, a second-year BBA student at a private college, complained to police that she was assaulted and threatened by a group…
Bengaluru: Nearly two months after a section of Bowring Hospital compound wall collapsed in heavy rain claiming seven lives, the damaged portions remain unrepaired. Officials attributed the delay to administrative hurdles and a change in the agency responsible for the work.The wall belongs to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, which functions under…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has opened the option entry portal on its website from Saturday as part of the first round of seat allotment for admissions to engineering, veterinary, agriculture and other courses under the ambit of Common Entrance Test (CET).Candidates can enter their preferred colleges and courses in order of priority until…
