Upset over delay, man hurls 11-month-old daughter during naming ceremony in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: A man in his early 30s assaulted and abused his wife and father-in-law before hurling his 11-month-old female baby minutes before the infant’s naming ceremony at a hotel in south Bengaluru in mid-July.The infant suffered a skull fracture and is said to be out of danger now. The baby’s father, currently unemployed, was reportedly…

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High court petition seeks SIR extension by 3 months in Karnataka | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has posted to Tuesday a PIL seeking extension of the ongoing SIR in Karnataka by three months.The petition, filed by Kannada litterateur Devanooru Mahadeva, historian Ramachandra Guha, Major General (retd) SG Vombatkere and scholar Sabiha Bhoomigowda, also seeks some clarifications regarding rules formulated for the process.According to the petitioners, the information…

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‘Jobs sold for money’: BJP’s R Ashoka alleges Rs 800 crore Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment scam | Bengaluru News

BJP MLA R Ashoka has alleged widespread corruption in Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitments BENGALURU: BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Monday alleged large-scale irregularities and corruption in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment process.He claimed that government jobs were being “sold” for money, news agency…

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KPSC scandals persist as systemic reform promises fall short | Bengaluru News

Repeated investigations, cancellations, and prolonged litigation have left lakhs of aspirants facing years of uncertainty Bengaluru: The FIR over alleged irregularities in Karnataka Public Service Commission’s (KPSC) veterinary officer recruitment examination has again put the state’s premier recruiting agency under scrutiny, raising a familiar question: Can the govt insulate public recruitment from recurring scandals?Experts and…

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Karnataka minister hints at free accident cover, faster ambulances, mandatory hospital rate chart | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Karnataka health minister UT Khader said the state govt will prioritise prevention of lifestyle diseases, strengthen food and drug testing, address hospital staff shortages and encourage people to use free public mental health services. With road accidents increasing, the govt is planning to provide a cashless insurance coverage of up to Rs 2.5 lakh…

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Isro unveils first Nisar S-Band radar dataset, shares sample images | Bengaluru News

Sample images from Tamil Nadu (Nagapattinam), Antarctica, Assam (Brahmaputra basin), Idaho, Greenland and Indonesia showing the radar’s range of applications, from tracking coastal wetlands to mapping irrigation patterns and ice movement​. Sample images from Tamil Nadu (Nagapattinam), Antarctica, Assam (Brahmaputra basin), Idaho, Greenland and Indonesia showing the radar’s range of applications, from tracking coastal wetlands…

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Tribunals cannot ignore income tax returns whilst calculating compensation in accident cases, Karnataka high court | Bengaluru News

Karnataka high court High Court of Karnataka in Bangalore on Saturday. Bengaluru: Once Income Tax Returns ( ITRs) in respect of the income of the individual is filed, these have to be examined for the purposes of calculating income and the same cannot be ignored.The Karnataka High Court has made this observation while granting an…

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