BENGALURU: A group of children standing at KSR Bengaluru railway station recently drew suspicion from the security personnel. Questioning revealed that the children were escaping from harassment, including forced labour, when they landed at the station Sunday.Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel stationed at Platform 5 were the first to notice the group of young boys…
Bengaluru: A temporary shutdown of eateries triggered by LPG shortages has accelerated an already steep fall in onion prices across Karnataka, with rates collapsing far below production costs amid oversupply and weak demand. Onion prices have dropped to Rs 500–Rs 1,000 per quintal, while earlier wholesale rates ranged between Rs 1,200 and Rs 2,000. Retail…
Play: Kattala NeraluGenre: Psychological dramaRating: 4 starsCast: Balaji Manohar, Siri RavikumarDirector: Venkatesh PrasadDuration: 1hr 15minsLanguage: KannadaOne simple set, two commanding performers — and a story that lingers long after the lights go out. The Kannada play Kattala Neralu, adapted from David Harrower’s Blackbird, confronts a disturbingly familiar reality that needs to be discussed rather than…
Bengaluru: The govt has revived the nearly three-decade-old Intermediate Ring Road (IRR) project, positioning it as a cost-efficient push to spur growth around Bengaluru’s satellite towns while sidestepping earlier land acquisition hurdles. To be executed by Bengaluru Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (BMRDA), the 210km corridor was first proposed in 2007 but stalled due to litigation…
Karnataka’s proposed Lok Sabha seat increase from 28 to 42 and assembly constituency expansion sparks debate on its benefits. BENGALURU: The proposed increase in Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka from 28 to 42, along with a likely 50% expansion in assembly constituencies, has sparked a debate on whether the move will benefit the state or…
Karnataka is set to revolutionize liquor taxation by directly linking excise duty to alcohol content(Representative image) BENGALURU: Alcoholic beverages with higher alcohol content are set to become costlier in Karnataka, while lower-strength variants may turn relatively cheaper under a proposed overhaul of the state’s liquor taxation policy that links excise duty directly to alcohol content….
Bharat Bhushan & Dr Sujatha BENGALURU: A year after the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the life of her husband, Bharath Bhushan, Dr Sujatha still measures time in ‘before’ and ‘after’. What remains, she says, is a void. “I’ve lost my emotion… I’ve lost my smile,” she says quietly.Bharath Bhushan, an MBA graduate, complemented her…
Bengaluru: India suffered a big jolt on Monday with Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent body of World Athletics to manage integrity issues, placing the country under the highest-risk category. This could spell more trouble for Indian athletes at global events.Under World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, AIU Board categorises member-federations as per doping risk to the…
Bengaluru: A routine errand turned traumatic for a police constable after a Rottweiler attacked him in Kalyan Nagar, leaving him seriously injured.Sadashiva Ingalagavi, 49, attached to the Bangalore Development Authority’s Special Task Force, was returning from the Banaswadi sub-registrar’s office on April 16 when he stopped on 1st Main Road in Kalyannagar to take a…
Bengaluru: To avoid recurrence of litigations after sale deeds are declared void, the Karnataka high court has issued guidelines to civil and commercial courts as well as sub-registrars for a time-bound updation of the property documents.In suits where a registered document pertaining to an immovable property is declared void, cancelled, or terminated, all civil courts…
