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Bengaluru: Karnataka’s real estate regulator is not facing a shortage of funds, but it is increasingly losing control over its own regulatory corpus.While Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) continues to generate steady revenue through project and agent registrations, penalties and various fees, its ability to independently decide how these funds are utilised has gradually…

Minister Priyank Kharge with cabinet colleague Yatindra Siddaramaiah Bengaluru: As the state prepares to roll out dedicated anti-rowdy squads across police stations to crack down on habitual offenders and prevent crime, Kalaburagi, the home district of new home minister Priyank Kharge, has emerged with the highest number of rowdy-sheeters in the state.Data presented during a…

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to interfere with disciplinary action recommended by Karnataka Information Commission against CL Shivakumar, secretary of Bangalore Development Authority and also an appellate authority under RTI Act.Shivakumar challenged the two orders passed by KIC — first, passed in Jan 2026 imposing Rs 25,000 as cost for failure to furnish the…

Chief minister DK Shivakumar with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Geetanjali Kirloskar who were part of a delegation that met him on Tuesday Bengaluru: With Krishna Byre Gowda formally assuming charge as Greater Bengaluru development minister Tuesday, attention has shifted to chief minister DK Shivakumar’s decision to retain control of Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) and Bangalore Metropolitan…

State data shows shortages of up to a staggering 64% of some key nutrients while the Union govt insists stocks are adequate Bengaluru: A sharp divergence has emerged between the state govt’s assessment of fertiliser availability and the Centre’s claims ahead of the kharif season, with state data indicating shortages of up to a staggering…

By R Prashanth VidyasagarThere is a kind of hunger that restaurants cannot satisfy. Not because the food is lacking, but because some meals offer something beyond what arrives on the plate — the story behind a dish, the warmth of being welcomed into someone’s home, and the easy transition from stranger to friend over the…

Bengaluru: Lokayukta raided eight govt officials Tuesday across the state after booking cases of disproportionate assets against them. Rajanna SL, additional director, town planning, Karnataka Housing Board in Bengaluru, topped the chart with assets of nearly Rs 5 crore.The other raided officials are Uday Kumar MB (asst executive engineer, Bescom, Yelahanka with assets of nearly…

Bengaluru: Stepping out for early-morning coffee turned costly when thieves struck at a house on 19th Main, NGR Layout in Roopenna Agrahara and made away with gadgets and valuables worth around Rs 6.6 lakh.Karthik N, 26, and Tarun, both private firm employees, were staying in a rented house. Karthik and Tarun had each been provided…

Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch’s special investigation wing raided an illegal horse race betting racket being run from a house in Jyotinagar, west Bengaluru, and arrested a 65-year-old bookie who was accepting bets from punters through cash and online transactions.The accused, P Sheshadri, was operating the racket from a room on the third floor of a…

Bengaluru: A private firm employee’s alertness helped uncover an alleged attempt to secretly record women in the bathroom of a paying guest accommodation in Bhoganahalli, near Bellandur.Roopa (name changed), who has been residing at a co-living PG for the past two months, told police that on June 14 at 4.30pm, she noticed a white iPhone…