Bengaluru: With the new academic year less than two months away, the state transport department has directed all road transport corporations to roll out student-focused measures, including special buses, higher frequency services and stricter safety norms.The directive follows recommendations from the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to improve safety and accessibility for…
Karnataka is attempting to build what could become India’s first large-scale deep-tech economy, with quantum technology at its core. The state’s roadmap, released Wednesday, pegs the opportunity at $20 billion in economic value and more than 10,000 high-skilled jobs by 2035.What sets this push apart is its focus on execution. Backed by a Rs 1,000-crore…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld the preventive detention of Kannada actor Ranya Rao, daughter of suspended senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, and her associate Sahil Sakariya Jain, a Ballari-based gold trader, under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (Cofeposa) Act.According to sources, Ranya’s detention under the Act ends midnight on…
Bengaluru: Citizens and civic activists have taken strong exception to the possibility that the state govt could place an affidavit before the apex court seeking more time to conduct civic polls in the city.The Supreme Court has placed a deadline of June 30 for elections to the five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)….
Bengaluru: Proposing a redistribution of seats in engineering courses under a “zero-sum” principle — which ensures no increase or decrease in total seats — an expert committee appointed by the state govt has recommended a recalibration of technical education according to industry demand. The committee, headed by Prof S Sadagopan, former director of International Institute…
Bengaluru: In a letter to the inspector at Pulakeshinagar police station, the assistant executive engineer for Maruthiseva Nagar sub-division of Bengaluru north city corporation has sought police protection at Jeevanahalli sports ground for installation of artificial turf. The letter mentions that a few residents around Jeevanahalli ground have been obstructing the work.The artificial turf is…
Bengaluru: The 2016 murder case, which Dharwad police attributed to a property dispute after arresting five men, was reinvestigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) some three years after the gruesome incident.CBI had to begin the investigation from ground zero. However, the will and the commitment of the investigating team led to the deserved…
Bengaluru: As the city grapples with record-breaking temperatures, a coalition of residents and climate advocates officially petitioned for the reinstatement of extended park hours to combat a growing public health crisis.City-based NGO Heat Watch Foundation and volunteer group, Indian Ploggers Army, submitted a formal request to Jayanagar MLA CK Ramamurthy Wednesday, urging govt to reverse…
Bengaluru: “My in-laws (Yogesh’s parents) and my family had spurned us as we got married without their consent. Ours was a love marriage, opposed by both sides. Still, we lived on our own,” says Mallamma Goudar, who was left with four children to care for when Yogesh Goudar was murdered in 2016. “What did I…
BENGALURU: India’s cheetah conservation narrative received a shot in the arm on 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 wee hours of Saturday from South Africa as part of an approved animal…
