Bengaluru: Two scooter-borne miscreants stole a diesel generator (DG) battery from the basement of a building owned by a senior IPS officer in north Bengaluru. This is the second theft from the building.Kailash VB, an admin staffer with Aereo Unmanned System Pvt Ltd in Jakkur, said the incident occurred at 11.55am on July 15. The…
Padubidri Beach in Udupi district, one of Karnataka’s first beaches to receive the prestigious Blue Flag certification for meeting international standards of cleanliness, safety and environmental sustainability. Bengaluru: Karnataka’s 320-km coastline has long remained one of the state’s most underutilised tourism assets, eclipsed by the beaches of Goa and Kerala despite boasting pristine shores, rich…
Bengaluru: Think twice before scattering grains for pigeons outside your home, on the terrace, or at the neighbourhood park. Karnataka has introduced a new set of rules on where and when these birds can be fed.Health commissioner Gurudatta Hegde Thursday issued a circular, directing Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and other municipal corporations to allow pigeon…
Bengaluru: Your benne dosa, laddoos, and homemade ghee rice are set to pinch. As households continue to grapple with rising fuel and food costs, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) on Thursday announced a price hike for its flagship Nandini ghee and butter, effective July 24 (Friday).Under the revised prices, a one-litre pouch of Nandini ghee…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old street vendor, who runs a biryani shop, has been arrested on charges of posting abusive and derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Instagram page in the backdrop of students’ protests in Delhi.The accused is Hudson alias Remo, a resident of Lingarajapuram in east Bengaluru, and a BA undergraduate. Cops…
Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, in a judgment delivered on July 17, dismissed a petition filed by actor Darshan and his wife Vijayalakshmi challenging a trial court order Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to stop the release of the Kannada film Boss, holding that criminal courts decide cases on evidence and law, not on cinematic…
Garbage transfer on footpaths remains an obstacle to walkability, prompting BSWML to plan 30 permanent transfer stations across Bengaluru Bengaluru: Even as Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) clears encroachments under its ‘Safe Footpaths’ drive, roadside solid waste transfer operations continue to block pavements across the city. Garbage is routinely shifted from auto tippers to larger compactors…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: Former minister B Ramanath Rai, condemning the BJP’s treatment of protesting students including Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi in Delhi, said that the opposition has every right to question irregularities in the NEET. Addressing reporters on Thursday, Rai condemned the mockery and labelling of protesters as…
As households become increasingly busy, on-demand house-help services are emerging as a valuable addition to domestic help (Representative image generated using AI) BENGALURU: Twenty-year-old Saraswati Oad is used to walking into other people’s homes and being told which chore she needs to take up first. Be it a sink full of utensils, a dusty floor,…
Mangaluru: A five-year-old girl was killed and two other children were injured after a huge tree fell on a moving school busamid heavy rain and gusty winds near Kalleti Daivasthana on the Mani–Barimaru Road in Bantwal taluk on Wednesday evening.Chiranvi, a student of Sri Rama School, Kalladka, place at around 5pm as the bus was…
