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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash proceedings against Athar Ali, deputy controller, legal metrology dept pointing out that the material presents “a textbook illustration of circumstances warranting an investigation into disproportionate assets”.The hands of investigation cannot remain tied any longer when the material on record, prima facie, calls for those very hands…

The Vana Charitable Trust, led by environmentalist Jeeth Milan Roche, begins the third phase of greening initiative at the Pachanady green buffer zone, in Mangaluru on Thursday Mangaluru: In a major push towards developing a green district, Vana Charitable Trust, led by environmentalist Jeeth Milan Roche, is transforming urban spaces across the city into thriving,…

The accused allegedly attacked Constable Shilpa with an iron rod at the station BENGALURU: Railway Police have arrested a 28-year-old Chennai-based mason for allegedly assaulting a woman police constable with an iron rod at KSR Railway Station on Wednesday, officials said.The accused, identified as Gajendra, allegedly attacked constable Shilpa at the railway police check post…

Photo: Bangalore’s Puttenahalli Lake A lake may look cleaner. The water may smell better. The black stream of sewage that once entered it may no longer be visible. But where did that sewage go?That question sits at the heart of a new study on Bengaluru’s urban lakes. Researchers who examined eight lakes in the city…

Bengaluru has experienced a significant increase in influenza cases this year, with over 2,000 confirmed, marking a higher figure than in previous years BENGALURU: Influenza cases in Bengaluru have already crossed the 2,000-mark this year, with 2,070 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the Greater Bengaluru area till August 22 — nearly 80% of the cases reported…

Protests erupted outside Vikasa Soudha as BJP workers called for the resignation of minister B Nagendra BENGALURU: Tensions escalated outside Bengaluru’s Vikasa Soudha on Monday as BJP workers clashed with police during a protest demanding the resignation of minister B Nagendra.Police detained several BJP leaders and workers after protesters attempted to enter the government complex…

BJP leaders were detained while protesting for minister B Nagendra’s removal from the cabinet BENGALURU: BJP state president B Y Vijayendra, LoP R Ashoka and several other party leaders were taken into preventive custody on Monday while marching towards Vidhana Soudha, demanding the resignation of minister B Nagendra from the Karnataka cabinet over his alleged…

BJP leaders and workers protested outside Vidhana Soudha demanding minister B Nagendra’s resignation BENGALURU: Tension gripped outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Monday as BJP leaders and workers attempted to enter the state legislature during a protest demanding the resignation of minister B Nagendra over the alleged multi-crore Karnataka Dalit Valmiki Corporation scam.Police stopped the…

Boardroom to backstage: Performances by Bengaluru’s corporate professionals; about 90% of people in the city’s theatre groups are part-timers and have a day job By: Jahnavi SanjeevWorking professionals in the city are happily squeezing rehearsals and performances around their demanding day jobs. Bengaluru’s inclusive theatre community gives many of them a space to pursue their…

A 22-year-old woman was discovered deceased in Agara Lake on Saturday BENGALURU: A 22-year-old woman working at a jewellery showroom in the city was found dead in Agara Lake at HSR Layout Saturday.In her suicide note, Vanishree L, from Sagar in Shivamogga district, said harassment and blackmail by her former classmate Abhishek AS forced her…