State of Distress:CM DK Shivakumar inspects a drought-hit sunflower field in Bagalkot district Friday Bengaluru/Bagalkot: Karnataka may nearly double its drought-hit taluks from 101 to around 200 by the end of Sept as drought conditions worsen amid severe water stress and little prospect of rainfall.Chief minister DK Shivakumar, reviewing the drought situation in Bagalkot district…
Bengaluru: The high court has ruled that an officer of superintendent of police (SP) rank cannot exercise powers under Sections 55 and 56 of Karnataka Police Act, which deal with externment of certain categories of persons.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the ruling on Aug 24 while allowing a petition filed by Chandrakant Shankar Vaddar, a…
Bengaluru: A two-year relationship built on repeated promises of marriage took a violent turn as a 33-year-old man accused his lover of attacking him with an iron object following a heated argument at her west Bengaluru home.According to a complaint filed by Sagar (name changed), a tattoo artist, he had known private firm employee Sujatha…
Inspection at Chairman’s Club in Sahakaranagar, Bengaluru, on Thursday FDA raids paying guest accomodations across Bengaluru on Friday FDA raids paying guest accomodations across Bengaluru on Friday FDA raids paying guest accomodations across Bengaluru on Friday FDA raids paying guest accomodations across Bengaluru on Friday Inspection at Chairman’s Club in Sahakaranagar, Bengaluru, on Thursday Inspection…
Warder – Manjunath Haveli Bengaluru: A warder at Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, was attacked by five prisoners arrested in the activist Suhas Shetty murder case. The prisoners allegedly assaulted him, dragged him into a room and attempted to kill him by strangling him.According to a complaint filed by Manjunath HG, superintendent in-charge of Central Prison,…
With four new trainsets for Green Line expected to enter service soon, operator BMRCL will have an opportunity to undertake major mid-life maintenance of its older rolling stock Bengaluru: Every Namma Metro train covers an average of 450 to 500km a day, and eight six-coach trainsets have now clocked nearly 10 lakh km of operations….
Theft in head constable’s house in Mangaluru Bengaluru: A 55-year-old farmer was robbed of her gold mangalya chain, weighing around 85 grams and worth nearly Rs 9 lakh, after an unidentified man grabbed her by the neck from behind. The incident took place around 4.30pm Wednesday in Hosahalli village near Hunasamaranahalli in northeast Bengaluru.According to…
On other city flyovers, traffic police enforce restrictions on goods vehicles and autorickshaws Two wheelers take the express way flyover on Airport road as restriction relaxed a bit during peak hours to ease the traffic in Bengaluru on Friday. Two wheelers take the express way flyover on Airport road as restriction relaxed a bit during…
The addition, combined with replacement of ageing vehicles, is expected to expand BMTC’s fleet from around 7,000 buses to nearly 11,000 in 18 months Bengaluru: More than half of BMTC’s fleet could be electric within 18 months, with the state cabinet Thursday approving induction of 4,500 e-buses under the Centre’s PM E-DRIVE scheme.The addition, combined…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Association of Unaided School Managements (KAMS) has urged the state govt to resolve technical issues plaguing the Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS) within seven days and immediately stop what it termed “pressure, intimidation and harassment” of school staff over pending online work.In a representation to the school education department, KAMS said teachers,…
