According to official data, Bengaluru had 3.1 lakh stray dogs in the 2019 census Bengaluru: Why has the stray dog population not reduced in Bengaluru despite spending more than Rs 100 crore on Animal Birth Control (ABC) programmes?More than 20 lakh saplings were planted across Bengaluru in the past two decades, but only around 9…
A file photo of Karnataka Energy Minister KJ George during the launch of the Gruha Jyothi scheme, one of the Congress government’s five guarantee schemes. Bengaluru: If you are a beneficiary of the State government’s ‘Gruha Jyothi’ free electricity scheme, expect a knock on your door from July 1. In a statewide exercise aimed at…
Aamir Sait, vice-president, India, MongoDB Bengaluru: MongoDB is strengthening its India presence as both a growth market and an engineering hub, with more than 700 employees across Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gurugram and plans to skill two million people by 2030 to meet rising demand for AI-ready talent.“We have more than 700 employees across Bengaluru, Mumbai…
Bengaluru: Obtaining an interim order by way of suppression/non-disclosure of material facts proved costly for a woman sub-inspector in Bengaluru.The high court not only dismissed her petition paving the way for continuation of investigation, but also imposed Rs 1 lakh cost on SI TB Padmavathi, which has to be paid within eight weeks. It all…
Bengaluru: The school education and literacy department notified the eligibility criteria for appointment of computer science teachers in govt schools, paving the way for recruitment to the newly created posts for classes 1 to 8.According to the govt notification, candidates must hold a bachelor ‘s degree in computer science, computer applications, information technology, computer engineering…
File photo of the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir site across the River Cauvery near Sangama in Kanakapura taluk, about 100 km from Bengaluru. Mekedatu-Location of Cauvery river at Kanakpura taluq, Sangama, 100 km from Bengaluru Bengaluru: Signalling an aggressive push to safeguard Karnataka’s case on the contentious Mekedatu balancing reservoir project across river Cauvery, Chief…
BENGALURU: A disagreement over taking photographs outside Bengaluru’s iconic Vidhana Soudha escalated into a street brawl between two groups, leading to the arrest of four Nepalese nationals after a video of the incident went viral on social media, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place at around 5.45 pm on Sunday in front of the…
Chief Minister DK Shivakumar kicked off Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state by filling up his Enumeration form at his residence in Sadashivanagar, on Tuesday, June 30. All the citizens must retain their right to vote, else it would be difficult to get govt benefits, said chief minister D K Shivakumar, Tuesday.He kicked…
BENGALURU: A police sub-inspector from city was arrested on Monday evening on alleged charges of sexually harassing and thrashing up a few minor boys in the pretext of murder-related inquiry. The arrested PSI is Praveen, attached with Amruthahalli police station in the north-east part of the city.According to a senior police officer, Praveen had detained…
Karnataka is launching a month-long door-to-door voter enumeration drive starting Tuesday, aiming to update rolls for 5.5 crore citizens. (Representative image) BENGALURU: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to launch door-to-door enumeration visits in Karnataka from Tuesday, marking the beginning of its Special Intensive Revision in a monthlong exercise scheduled to conclude on…
