A file photo of a cardiovascular perfusionist operating the heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery at a hospital in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Clinical perfusionists, who operate the heart-lung machine during open-heart surgeries, need stricter training standards and greater professional recognition, Bangalore Rural MP and former Jayadeva Institute director Dr CN Manjunath said.Speaking at the inauguration of Karnataka…
Bengaluru: Only 354 engineering students have chosen to do an internship in the seventh semester instead of the eighth, in a cold response to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)’s swapping system.VTU had launched the semester swapping system, permitting its students to pursue an internship in the seventh semester. The usual practice is to complete a project…
Bengaluru: If you’re planning a protest march, political rally or even a large social gathering at a public space in Karnataka without prior permission from the govt, proposed new rules could put you behind bars.The Karnataka Regulation of Use of Government Premises and Public Property Bill, 2026, likely to be tabled during the ongoing Monsoon…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old security guard in Bengaluru was arrested for allegedly establishing links with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and planning to travel to Afghanistan to plot an attack on the Pakistan Army.The accused, Asaful Mallick, was remanded in police custody for 10 days. Police said the details of the case would be shared with the…
File photo of college in election Bengaluru: As the country was swept up in the CJP’s protests recently, Bengaluru remained largely subdued. While Freedom Park —the city’s only designated venue for protests — witnessed spirited demonstrations, they lacked the scale and intensity seen in New Delhi, Patna and other cities.The silence on Karnataka’s campuses has…
Students march past during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground, in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Jobs for youngsters, artificial intelligence (AI), public safety, and a major infrastructure and environmental push for Bengaluru formed the centrepiece of DK Shivakumar’s maiden Independence Day address as chief minister Saturday, as he unveiled a series of…
Bengaluru: The wait for Namma Metro’s much-awaited Blue Line, connecting Silk Board and KR Pura along Bengaluru’s traffic-choked Outer Ring Road (ORR) and linking key IT corridors, is set to get longer. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) had earlier targeted opening the nearly 19-km stretch by the end of 2026. However, with several…
FSSAI officials inspect the quality of cooking oil used to fry chicken at a food outlet on KS Rao Road in Mangaluru on Saturday. Bengaluru: The crackdown on stale and unhygienic food is no longer confined to Bengaluru. After surprise inspections in the state capital exposed food safety violations, the Food Safety and Drug Administration…
Bengaluru: Doctors in Bengaluru are reporting a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents and young adults, prompting calls for greater awareness, comprehensive sex education and easier access to healthcare rather than moral judgement or stigma.Gynaecologists across the city say they are increasingly diagnosing STIs in patients as young as 17 and 18 years….
Bengaluru: If you are one of the 5.5 crore voters in Karnataka, there is a chance your name could be removed from the draft electoral rolls unless you act before Aug 17. The state election machinery has flagged 1.08 crore voters — 19.5% of the electorate — under the ASDDO tag (absent, shifted, dead, duplicate…
