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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has formed a six-member Governance Committee BENGALURU: In a move that signals a preference for institutional memory over ad hoc decision-making, Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar has constituted a six-member ‘Governance Committee’ comprising retired IAS officers with high integrity to advise the government on administrative reforms, governance challenges…

SUV overturns near Bengaluru, 2 killed, 3 Injured BENGALURU: Two youths died on the spot and three others sustained injuries when the Mahindra Thar they were travelling toppled near Nelamangala late Tuesday night.The five youths had participated in a friend’s birthday party and were driving near Kambalu village when the accident took place, police said.Deceased…

Karnataka’s Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has issued a stern warning to his party legislators against resigning, stating that any departures will be swiftly processed BENGALURU: In his strongest warning yet to legislators disgruntled over being left out of his council of ministers, CM DK Shivakumar said Tuesday that MLAs threatening to quit the party were…

Independence Day flower show on the Glory of the Ganga Empire, themed on the Gangas, one of the Earliest Royal Dynasties of Karnataka. at Glass House Lalbagh in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Independence Day flower show on the Glory of the Ganga Empire, themed on the Gangas, one of the Earliest Royal Dynasties of Karnataka. at…

Bengaluru: Swift action by a Hoysala police team helped reunite a four-year-old girl with her mother within an hour after she went missing while playing near her home in Agrahara Layout, Sampigehalli, Sunday.The girl’s mother realised her daughter was missing around 11.30am and began searching frantically. A neighbour alerted the police control room (112), following…

Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has suspended a conductor for allegedly assaulting a passenger following a verbal altercation, after a video clip of the Aug 2 incident went viral on social media.The footage shows the conductor, Krishna Murthy, assaulting and kicking a man, causing him to fall onto the road, before reboarding the bus.Murthy…

Karnataka govt is consulting the urban development department on setting up sewage treatment plants (STPs) around urban centres to supply treated wastewater for the safe cultivation of vegetables and other horticultural crops. Bengaluru: Concerned over vegetables and leafy greens cultivated using polluted water in the peri-urban belts of Bengaluru, Mysuru and other rapidly expanding cities,…

The woman was acquitted back in 2019 Bengaluru: Holding that an acquittal must be reflected not only in court records but also in the digital space, Karnataka high court has directed the authorities to mask the name of an Iranian woman from their online records, seven years after she was cleared of criminal charges.Justice M…

Mangaluru: The coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi saw a reduction in the intensity of rain on Tuesday too. Hakladi in Kundapur of Udupi district received the highest rainfall of 189mm while Shirthady in Dakshina Kannada received 133mm in the last 24 hours.Barring minor rain-related incidents, including a landslide along the Kaikamba–Polali stretch, no…

Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar Tuesday inaugurated the Bengaluru India Nano 2026 Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar Tuesday urged global capability centres (GCCs) in Bengaluru to move beyond back-office operations and make the city a hub for innovation, saying the “GCCs of the future should file patents, not merely close tickets here” as the state unveiled…