Bengaluru: BMTC has introduced 10 Vegadootha limited stop (express) services, establishing direct and swift transit between Magadi Road toll gate and Magadi town.Operating under route no. EX-240MD, the buses will make 62 daily trips at 25-minute frequency. By bypassing minor halts and stopping only at Kamakshipalya, Summanahalli, Sunkadakatte, Gollarahatti, Honaganahatti, Tavarekere, Varadenahalli Handpost and Hospet…
The period for claims and objections will begin with the publication of draft rolls on Aug 24 and continue till Oct 22 Bengaluru: At least 25.1 lakh voters in Karnataka are set to receive notices after the draft electoral roll is published on Aug 24, with the number likely to rise as the Election Commission…
Manjunath arrested for attacking police Bengaluru: City police arrested a 65-year-old JD(S) functionary Sunday afternoon for allegedly assaulting an on-duty traffic police constable.The accused, Manjunath C, alias Gottigere Manjanna, is a resident of Gottigere. According to the FIR, the incident occurred around 3pm at Gottigere junction when traffic constable Arun Manjappa stopped Manjunath’s car to…
Once upon a time, my mother would scold me for believing everything that I saw on the internet and would immediately ask, ‘Are you seriously believing whatever it is showing?’ She would remind me to read the newspaper, follow the news channels, pick up books and stay updated with current affairs. According to her, the…
Honest Farms CEO Adarsh Srivastava Bengaluru: Agritech firm DeHaat has carved out its consumer food brand Honest Farms into a separate company and raised Rs 35 crore from external investors as it looks to nearly triple the brand’s annualised sales over the next 15–18 months.The pre-Series A funding round in the new entity, DeHaat Consumer…
Bengaluru: The three men killed in an exchange of fire with forest department personnel in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district had ventured deep into Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary to hunt wild animals and had guns, ammunition, knives, torches and cooking utensils, contradicting claims that they had entered the forest in search of missing cattle, forest minister…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has come to the rescue of a widow, who had been ordered to be evicted from a family property following a protracted fight with her aged mother-in-law.Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed a petition filed by LP Veena, a resident of Kamalanagar, holding that eviction under Senior Citizens Act is “not an automatic…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: Karnataka received no respite in the Cauvery water sharing dispute on Monday, with Supreme Court directing the state to ensure compliance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) order to release water to Tamil Nadu.The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing Tamil Nadu’s plea seeking immediate release of its share,…
Bengaluru: Founders of only two of India’s 20 most-funded space-tech startups own more than half their companies, while founders of two others hold less than 10%, an analysis of ownership data shows.Data compiled by market intelligence firm Tracxn exclusively for TOI shows that across the 20 companies, founders own an average 30.9% of the equity,…
Bengaluru: This is one distinction Bengaluru can do without: Nearly 47 lakh voters in tech hub — or 46% of its 1.03 crore electorate — are likely to be left out of the draft roll to be published on Aug 24, making the city the worst performing among six major Indian cities in the Special…
