Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader Sunday said Karnataka is currently facing a shortage of 900 MBBS doctors and announced a simplified recruitment process to fill vacancies on contract.Speaking during his first visit to Dakshina Kannada district after assuming office as minister, Khader said MBBS graduates willing to serve on contract can approach…
Bengaluru: From being a political recluse in 2016 to becoming a cabinet minister and torchbearer of his father, former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s legacy, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, 45, has come a long way in a short time.While Yathindra believes it is hard to walk out of his father’s shadow, he says he can and will carve out…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt has transferred its prominent Tirupati guesthouse from the muzrai department to the tourism department as part of efforts to professionalise operations and improve services for the growing number of pilgrims visiting the Andhra Pradesh temple town.Tourism secretary Trilok Chandra told TOI that Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) will soon invite separate…
Hubballi: A demand for at least five Muslim ministers in the Karnataka cabinet has emerged as a fresh political challenge for Congress, with protests intensifying across the state and putting the party high command under visible pressure.Community leaders argue Muslims voted overwhelmingly for the Congress in the last assembly elections, claiming nearly 87% of the…
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on an education fraud network, the special inquiry wing of Central Crime Branch (CCB) has unearthed a racket that allegedly supplied fake academic certificates and marks cards to students in exchange for money, bypassing the need for actual education or exams.Based on credible information, cops raided Digital Distance Education Mission…
Bengaluru: The latest increase in domestic LPG prices has left many Bengaluru households reworking their monthly budgets, with consumers saying the impact goes far beyond the Rs 29 rise announced this week.The revision takes the price of a 14.2kg domestic LPG cylinder in Bengaluru to Rs 944.5, slightly higher than Delhi’s Rs 942. The increase…
Bengaluru: Activists have raised concerns over the design and management plan of a stray dog shelter being constructed to house around 500 animals in north Bengaluru, warning that overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure and the absence of stakeholder oversight could compromise animal welfare.The concerns were raised during a visit to the under-construction shelter at Medi Agrahara Friday….
BENGALURU: From being a political recluse in 2016 to becoming a cabinet minister and torchbearer of his father, former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s legacy, the 45-year-old Yathindra Siddaramaiah has come a long way in a short time.While he believes it is hard to walk out of his father’s shadow, Yathindra believes he can and will carve…
Kadugodi police have launched a murder investigation into the death of six-year-old Vennela, with her mother, advocate P Priyanka (L), and her friend Mohan G (R) Mahalingappa booked for murder. Bengaluru: Two months after six-year-old Vennela was found dead under suspicious circumstances, Kadugodi police have launched a murder investigation into the case. The child’s mother,…
Bengaluru: Days after CM DK Shivakumar announced plans to relax occupancy certificate (OC) norms for electricity connections, his govt Saturday issued an order extending the exemption to a larger category of residential buildings within GBA limits.Under the new order, residential buildings constructed on plots measuring up to 2,400 sqft, with an additional permissible deviation of…
