Pro-Kannada groups demand action on the Cauvery water dispute and other projects (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing for a day of protests, possible transportation disruptions and bad weather on Thursday, August 13, with the biggest event being a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute.Pro-Kannada organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown from…
Pro-Kannada groups demand action on the Cauvery water dispute and other projects (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Karnataka is preparing for a day of protests, possible transportation disruptions and bad weather on Thursday, August 13, with the biggest event being a statewide bandh over the Cauvery water dispute.Pro-Kannada organizations have called for a 12-hour shutdown from…
Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy stated releasing 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily is difficult BENGALURU: Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday said the state would find it difficult to release 12,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu as directed by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).Reddy further added that discussions were underway on…
Image Credit: Tanvi Chordia Jain/Instagram BENGALURU: ‘Didi aaj kya pehnu?’, a Bengaluru mother’s decision to put her children’s nannies in uniforms has triggered a debate online, with critics calling the practice “elitist and controlling” while she says it is simply practical workwear.Tanvi Chordia Jain, a mother of two, shared a video on Instagram explaining why…
The ban, which came into effect from the date of the notification, will remain in force for one year across Karnataka. BENGALURU: The Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety, Karnataka, has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco and/or nicotine across the…
The department collected 40 samples — five legal samples and 35 survey samples — for further examination. BENGALURU: A day after the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) sealed a Zepto warehouse in Bengaluru Rural over alleged food safety violations, the department turned its attention to another major food supply chain player, inspecting a Hyperpure…
Advait Upadhyay, an IIT alumnus with a master’s degree in cybersecurity. BENGALURU: Search operations for 31-year-old cyber security professional Advait Upadhyay resumed on Wednesday, with nearly 100 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Forest Department and police scouring the treacherous slopes of Shivagange Hill in Nelamangala taluk. Drone…
BJP Karnataka clarified that Prakash Raj’s name remains on the electoral roll, but he has changed his registered address from Bengaluru BENGALURU: The BJP Karnataka hit back at actor Prakash Raj over his claim that his name was deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), saying an official verification found…
Namma Metro records highest-ever ridership, food safety drive on Today, the biggest conversations in Bengaluru range from public transport and food safety to innovation and technology. As road congestion worsens, Namma Metro has hit a new ridership milestone with the city’s dependence on mass transit becoming more intense. Meanwhile, the food safety department of Karnataka…
Prajwal Revanna (File Photo) BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone and pen drive during a raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.A blue-coloured Android mobile phone, a pen drive, a charger and a diary were recovered from Revanna, officials said.Another inmate, identified as Prathap Rai,…
