Muskan Khan during the controversy in 2022. She was heckled by a group of youths wearing saffron scarves when she entered her college in Mandya Mysuru: Muskan Khan, popularly known across the country as the “Hijab Girl” during the 2022 hijab controversy, has welcomed the Karnataka govt’s decision to allow students to wear the hijab…
NA Haris, MLA, and son Mohammed Nalapad called on DK Shivakumar and wished him for his birthday on Friday Bengaluru: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, scheduled to begin in the state from June 30, has set the stage for a political showdown between governing Congress and opposition BJP, with both parties launching…
Customers at fuel station in Bengaluru Fuel station in Bengaluru Fuel rates up in Bengaluru Customers at fuel station in Bengaluru Fuel station in Bengaluru Fuel rates up in Bengaluru Customers at fuel station in Bengaluru With petrol prices increasing by Rs 3.27 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.12 in the city, there is…
Bengaluru: Karnataka will have SCOUT — Scholars for Outstanding Undergraduate Students — programme again.Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) signed an MoU with British Council and six Karnataka public universities to roll out SCOUT, a fully-funded, two-week residential programme hosted by a selected UK university.Around 30 outstanding undergraduate students can avail of the opportunity. In…
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief electoral officer V Anbukumar Friday clarified that voters already included in the 2025 electoral roll will also receive enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision even if they are not part of the ongoing voter-mapping exercise.Mapping alone would not protect voters from scrutiny if discrepancies or mismatches were flagged in the system…
Koppal: Seven members of a family were killed and over 10 others injured after a speeding tipper truck rammed into a tractor near the second bridge of the Tungabhadra (TB) reservoir at Munirabad in Koppal taluk on Friday.According to the Munirabad police, the victims were residents of Marlayanahalli village in Kudligi taluk of Ballari district….
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday said Kannada film actor Darshan, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, is at liberty to approach the court for bail if there was no substantial progress in the trial in the next one year.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi asked the Karnataka govt to ensure 60…
Bengaluru: Several premium whisky, gin and tequila brands in Karnataka are set to become significantly cheaper — 5% to 23% — after the state government’s liquor tax overhaul. Revised pricelists accessed by TOI, ahead of their official release on Saturday, show sharp cuts across prestige-and-above spirits.In the sample basket reviewed by TOI, prices fell by…
Bengaluru: Most deaths in accidental fire incidents in Karnataka do not occur in factories, shopping complexes or public buildings. They take place inside homes.Data from the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India between 2020 and 2024 show that residential buildings remained the deadliest location for fire accidents in Karnataka, mirroring…
A fallen tree in Bengaluru Bengaluru: A public notice issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s forest department Thursday has drawn criticism for placing the onus squarely on citizens to report dangerous trees in their properties. The notice states that property owners or occupiers must assess the condition of trees within their premises and submit tree-felling…
