Newly laid track at the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border Bengaluru: Work on the much delayed Byappanahalli-Hosur track doubling project has finally nearing completion. Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-Ride), the implementing agency of the project has confirmed that the 89% of physical works have been completed.K-Ride stated that the project is now in its final…
Mangaluru: Measures taken by the govt to address the disruption caused by mobile signal jammers installed at the Mangaluru District Prison have failed to provide relief to businesses, educational institutions and other establishments in the surrounding areas, Mangaluru City South MLA Vedavyas Kamath said in the legislature on Tuesday.Kamath urged the state govt to set…
An FIR was registered against Shaheen PU College principal Abdul Hakeem for stopping Vande Matram slogans. This action led to protests by Hindu organizations BIDAR: An FIR has been registered against the principal of Shaheen PU College in Chitguppa, Karnataka’s Bidar district, after a student’s father alleged that students were stopped and warned for raising…
Surprise raids conducted by officials on Thursday at banana storage centres in and around Alevoor Udupi: Surprise raids conducted by officials on Thursday at banana storage shops in and around Alevoor revealed the alleged use of chemicals for artificial ripening and colouring of bananas.The simultaneous raids were carried out by assistant commissioner Rashmi SR and…
A student accused her apartment owner of sexual harassment during a visit (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) BENGALURU: A 20-year-old graduation student at a private university in Central Business District has accused her apartment owner of sexually harassing her during a visit to her flat in Longford Town, alleging that recently he forcibly hugged…
Special food safety inspections at Karnataka railway stations uncovered expired milk and curd BENGALURU: A special food safety inspection drive at railway stations across Karnataka has uncovered expired milk and curd, food items packed in newspapers, chutney stored in unsuitable plastic containers and suspected use of non-permitted colours in food products.The Food Safety and Drug…
Many senior MLAs have flayed former chief minister Siddaramaiah for ensuring a cabinet berth for his son Yathindra, while leaving senior aides waiting BENGALURU: Silence appears louder than statements in Congress these days. Congress Working Committee member and former CM Siddaramaiah’s string of absences from crucial party functions, paired with a cabinet list that sidelined…
Bengaluru: More than 1 lakh voters who were on the possible deletion list in Karnataka are back on the draft voters’ list during the nine-day extension for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.The surprising development has brought under lens the role of booth-level officers (BLOs) and whether they revisited locked houses more than once…
Its most striking feature is the provision allowing the govt to step in and run an association if things go wrong, provided two-thirds of owners opt for it. Bengaluru: While the opposition kicked up a storm over B Nagendra’s continued presence in the council of ministers, the govt quietly introduced a bill that hands it…
Many senior MLAs have flayed former chief minister Siddaramaiah for ensuring a cabinet berth for his son Yathindra, while leaving senior aides waiting Bengaluru: In Karnataka Congress, silence appears louder than statements these days. Congress Working Committee members and former CM Siddaramaiah’s string of absences from crucial party functions, paired with a cabinet list that…
