Sandur (Ballari): Karnataka labour minister Santosh S Lad Sunday said efforts will be made to implement a new minimum wage in the state in the coming days, in line with Supreme Court guidelines that factor in workers’ needs for food, clothing and housing.The minimum monthly wage averages about Rs 19,000.Lad said the state govt is…
Bengaluru: In the wake of multiple security lapses, including a terror suspect using a mobile phone and videos of inmates partying inside Bengaluru central prison, the govt has approved a prison department proposal to appoint 550 former military personnel as security guards at an annual cost of Rs 20 crore. Alok Kumar, director general of…
Bengaluru: India’s astronaut cadre is expected to open to civilians for the first time, marking a shift in how Isro is preparing for the future of human spaceflight beyond the first few Gaganyaan missions.Isro’s committee on astronaut selection and management, after deliberation, has recommended that the second batch of Indian astronauts include four civilian specialists…
Bengaluru: A 52-year-old doctor practising in the US lost 725 grams of gold ornaments worth around Rs 1 crore from a convention hall in east Bengaluru while attending a wedding reception on April 22.Police said Siruvella Sridevi had come to Bengaluru on April 18 for her elder sister’s son’s wedding and was staying in Ganganagar….
Bengaluru: Sathish KR, also known as Sathish Kadatanamale, a political party functionary from Yelahanka constituency, has been accused of storming a govt office and assaulting staff.According to a complaint filed by R Prakash Rao, 55, an officer at Sahakara Soudha in Malleswaram, Sathish—who is a disqualified director of the Kadanamale Milk Producers Cooperative Society—allegedly entered…
Bengaluru: A Mysuru-based restaurateur has filed a complaint alleging he and other entities were duped of more than Rs 3 crore in a land deal scam involving a man who allegedly posed as an Infosys executive and lured him into a purported bid for 53 acres of land in Attibele.The complainant, Bharath CS, 32, told…
Bengaluru: A 20-year-old air hostess student has alleged repeated harassment by three scooter-borne men, who regularly followed her, teased and intimidated her during her daily commute from home to bus stop. Recently, while she was walking home, the accused allegedly hit her on the back.Distressed, she informed her family and approached police. She told police…
Bengaluru: A 41-year-old woman has filed a complaint with Ashok Nagar police that her HP laptop worth Rs 59,000 was stolen from her locked house on Anthony Nichols Street.According to the woman, the theft took place on the morning of April 24 after all family members left home and she locked the door with a…
Bengaluru: Two alleged two-wheeler thieves were arrested by Talaghattapura police for targeting parked motorcycles across various parts of the city. The accused, Mohammed Khasif, 22, and Usman Khan, 21, residents of Talaghattapura, are suspected of carrying out a series of thefts using a similar method.According to police, the duo would identify unattended scooters, break the…
Bengaluru: Residents of Nandini Layout woke up to a vibrant morning of activity as Happy Streets made its debut in the locality Sunday. A meditation session by Heartfulness, followed by yoga and pranayama conducted by Sarvebhavanthu Sukhinah Yoga, marked the start of the programme on III Cross, near Oxford Secondary School. Subsequently, Swingers Dance Inc…
