DK Shivakumar (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has criticised the Centre over the handling of the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill, saying the opposition was not taken into confidence and calling for wider consultation in a democratic process. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Sunday, Shivakumar said the Congress had always supported…
Bengaluru: India’s cheetah conservation narrative received a shot in the arm Saturday as Karnataka joined the national movement to revive the population of cheetahs, once extinct in the country. A total of four cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) arrived at Bannerghatta in the early hours of Saturday from South Africa as part of an approved animal exchange…
Karnataka minister Madhu Bangarappa. (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka’s jump to a record 86.4% pass percentage in II PU exam-1 this year follows a series of tightly coordinated interventions by the state primary and secondary education department under minister Madhu Bangarappa, with officials pointing to structural changes rather than a one-time surge.Calling it a result of…
Bengaluru: Seeking greater accessibility to the apex court, chief minister Siddaramaiah Saturday sought a Supreme Court bench in South India.Speaking at the 22nd biennial state-level conference of judicial officers, he said: “There is a strong and compelling need to improve accessibility to the highest court of the land. The establishment of an SC bench in…
Bengaluru: In his inaugural address at ‘Sustainable Energy: An Agenda for India @2047′, a conference organised by the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) here Saturday, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said, “The only defensible development is one that is environmentally responsible.““India’s vision for 2047 must synchronise economic growth with ecological sensibility,” he said, describing…
Bengaluru: In a case of betrayal and deceit, a policeman has been accused of cheating his friend of gold ornaments worth lakhs.Niranjan, a 37-year-old recording studio owner from Chamarajpet, has accused his friend from college, Upendra Kumar, currently posted as a District Armed Reserve (DAR) police constable in Mandya, of exploiting their friendship to orchestrate…
Bengaluru: Merely because the accident occurred while the two-wheeler was overtaking the bus, it cannot be held that the accident was due to the negligence of the rider of the two-wheeler, the high court observed while sustaining a tribunal’s finding in relation to the death of Hariharathmajam S.The deceased died in a road traffic accident…
BENGALURU: Eyewear retailer Lenskart on Saturday said it will standardise its in-store style guidelines to explicitly allow employees to wear symbols of faith, following criticism on social media over an earlier internal document that appeared to restrict such expression.The backlash was triggered by posts on X, where users shared screenshots of what they claimed was…
GFXHit by poll guarantee? March salaries delayed across several departments as of April 18 Payments usually made by first week of April Technical glitches and financial constraints cited as cause for delay Allegations emerge that Rs 6,000 cr was diverted to Gruhalakshmi scheme Bengaluru: Salary payments for March to Karnataka govt employees across several departments…
Bengaluru: Sleuths from Narcotics Control Bureau-Bengaluru zone destroyed more than 129kg of drugs, including ganja, cocaine, MDMA and charas, Friday. They had mostly been seized from Kempegowda International Airport and other places in 13 different cases.The seized drugs, with a market value of around Rs 38 crore, were destroyed by incineration at a refinery in…
