Bengaluru: Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of his political rival Yogeshgouda Goudar, faces immediate disqualification from the legislative assembly under the Representation of the People Act, which mandates the removal of any elected representative sentenced to two or more years of imprisonment.A notification to this effect is…
Bengaluru: With Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) incurring ₹2,803 crore losses during 2024-25 due to rising power cost, power consumers across its eight districts will have to pay 56 paise more per unit for a one-year period starting May 2026.The move, approved by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, will further strain household budgets.Sources told TOI the…
Bengaluru: A dialysis unit was launched at Vanivilas Hospital, the state-run maternity centre, Tuesday. The facility will benefit pregnant women, particularly those from economically weaker sections, with pre-existing kidney disease. Until now, patients from Vanivilas were referred to other hospitals for dialysis, but the new unit is expected to reduce risks for both mother and…
Bengaluru: With hundreds of mental-health apps offering limited information and leading up the users on a blind alley, key stakeholders have proposed a repository of apps that provides simple, descriptive summaries relevant to Indian users and support informed decision-making.Many apps have safety vulnerabilities and less than 10% of them have clear evidence backing their programmes….
Bengaluru: As H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry training centre in Mathkur village, in Hesaraghatta, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there is no need for panic as no human cases have been reported so far.The confirmation of avian influenza was based on an April 14 report from NIHSAD, Bhopal. Authorities have…
BENGALURU: TCS CEO K Krithivasan on Friday said the company had constituted an oversight committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry to review the investigation at its Nashik unit, which is under scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion of employees.Krithivasan said while detailed reviews were ongoing, a preliminary examination of systems and…
Vinay Kulkarni (L), BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) BENGALURU: Dharwad Rural MLA and former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda in Dharwad.A serving lawmaker sentenced to a jail term of two or more years faces immediate disqualification from the House.Santosh Gajanan Bhat,…
Yadgir: Nine members of a family, including four children, were burnt to death after their car collided with a private bus and caught fire at Shantapur Cross in Surpur taluk on the Bidar-Srirangapatna Highway Friday.The accident occurred around 9.45 am when the car attempted to overtake another vehicle and got wedged between it and the…
Bengaluru: Barely 500 metres apart from KR Pura railway station, several residents live with constant fear of losing their life and property. The basement of the residential layout bordering the railway line had part of its basement eroded Tuesday, risking several lives.According to local residents, the partial collapse occurred after a concrete retaining wall was…
From mining to murder and money trails, Karnataka politics has seen waves of arrests, with several legislators spending time in jail over the past 15 years.Main Section Headline: The Jail Years2011–2015 | Mining & Land ScandalsGali Janardhana Reddy ■ Obulapuram illegal mining case■ Jail time: Over 3 years (2011–2015); later convicted and sentencedSatish Sail■ Belekeri…
