Students of Carmel High School in Modankapu, Bantwal taluk, have set an example by digging percolation pits during the monsoon season to conserve water Students of Carmel High School in Modankapu, Bantwal taluk, have set an example by digging percolation pits during the monsoon season to conserve water Students of Carmel High School in Modankapu,…
The victim, Medha Akarsh, a resident of Anantnagar and a native of Kerala. BENGALURU: Medha Akarsh was just about 3km from home when her routine ride to work turned fatal. The 32-year-old EPFO employee was travelling pillion on a two-wheeler on Ananth Nagar Main Road on Wednesday morning when a car ahead suddenly braked after…
A woman named Jayamma was injured in Peenya early Wednesday morning. BENGALURU: A woman was injured after two bike-borne miscreants allegedly snatched her gold chain and assaulted her at Doddabidarakallu in Peenya early Wednesday morning.The victim, Jayamma, was out for a morning walk when the duo targeted her, police said. The pillion rider allegedly pushed…
Kannada activists withdrew their bandh call after meeting Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said Kannada activists had withdrawn their bandh call after meeting him, as the state Assembly began its proceedings.CM Shivakumar said representatives of Kannada organisations had met him and subsequently decided to withdraw the bandh, news…
The protest comes in the backdrop of renewed tensions over Karnataka’s apprehensions over sharing of its waters and demands for a tough stand on Cauvery issue and long-pending projects such as Mekedatu and Mahadayi. BENGALURU: Cauvery water dispute has made Karnataka bandh the top agenda for Bengaluru on Thursday with pro-Kannada organizations calling for a…
Karnataka’s government has approved eighty-three industrial projects valued at over six thousand crore rupees. BENGALURU: In a push to disperse industrial growth beyond the state capital, Karnataka govt has approved 83 industrial projects worth Rs 6,253 crore, with 69 of them set to come up outside Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts under the “Beyond…
Metro rail, KSRTC and private buses, cabs and autos are also running normally. BENGALURU: Bengaluru witnessed a low response to the bandh in the morning, with most schools, colleges and other educational institutions functioning normally.Hotels, eataries, shops, commerical establishments and malls are running the business normally.Metro rail, KSRTC and private buses, cabs and autos are…
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge launches Tathyakosh.in, a digital platform featuring more than 1.5 million public datasets, at Vikas Soudha in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Bengaluru: India’s artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions could hit a major roadblock if researchers and startups are unable to find the data they need at the right time. Seeking to bridge this gap…
IISc scientists have uncovered how mutations in a gene linked to one of the most common genetic causes of intellectual disability in women, can damage brain cells. Bengaluru: A study by IISc scientists has uncovered how mutations in “DDX3X”, a gene linked to one of the most common genetic causes of intellectual disability in women,…
(Left to right): JNCASR team Bivas Saha, Sourav Rudra, Diksha Dadhich, Renuka Karanje and Dheemahi Rao. Bengaluru: A new thin-film material developed by researchers in Bengaluru could lead to more sensitive devices for detecting heat and temperature, including applications in thermal imaging and measuring tiny changes in heat flow.Made from scandium nitride, the material produces…
