Bengaluru: Name change is a constant with Bengaluru City University: After the varsity underwent three name iterations in eight years, its campus headquarters is now facing a similar battle, caught between preserving a legacy and attempts to give it a new look.The key question is: Should the campus be called ‘Central College Campus’ or ‘Jnanajyothi…
Bengaluru: “Dad, please give them whatever they are asking, don’t delay.” Little did 13-year-old M Prajwal know that the words he was being asked to act out were part of a chilling script for his own murder.The class 8 student from Vinayakanagar in Yelahanka thought he was doing a prank video. But the ugly reality…
Shivakumar made the remark on Thursday while responding to a debate on the drought situation. (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar’s remark that around a dozen MLAs have two marriages triggered a political controversy on Friday, with BJP leaders demanding that he identify the legislators, news agency PTI reported.As per the PTI…
Bengaluru: Rattled by spurious drugs flooding the market, govt is contemplating a new system for procurement of medicines by hospitals that could require them to source drugs directly from manufacturers, cutting out intermediaries such as carrying and forwarding (C&F) agents and stockists, health minister UT Khader told TOI.The proposal comes amid an ongoing investigation into…
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar having lunch with Pourakarmikas (civic workers) during the Pourakarmika Day programme at Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: Pourakarmikas requesting that their daily snack allowance be raised from Rs 35 to Rs 50 got an unexpected boost Friday, with chief minister DK Shivakumar announcing that it would instead be…
A four-month-old Telegram message app trail has put two youngsters in the police net in Chikkaballapura, with investigators probing allegations of terror-related discussions, recruitment and plans to raise funds for extremist activities. The accused are Shabbir, a resident of Bapujinagar in Chikkaballapura, and Salman, who is reportedly from North India.Acting on intelligence inputs, police first…
TOI clipping of draft bill for protection of teachers from non educational deployment bill published on Sept 24 Bengaluru: Teachers staying away from campuses due to SIR have affected academic activities in schools and could adversely affect students’ results in future, school education and literacy minister Madhu Bangarappa said Friday.“Deployment of teachers from govt and…
SIR proces, submission of form 6- Senior citizens and voters in city seen submitting form 6 and other documents for SIR Special Intensive Revision process at Yeshwanthpur Constituency. in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka has delivered 41.6 lakh of the 43.8 lakh notices generated under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls over logical…
Bengaluru-based playwright and director Shatarupa Bhattacharyya’s Silvatein – The Wrinkles in Time, a play about a couple who recall their relationship differently, has now moved from stage to page. Originally written in English and translated into Hindi by Puneet Gupta, the play has found a new form — one that can be revisited long after…
When veteran actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru first stepped on stage in the titular role of BV Rajaram’s 1980 play of the same name, he was in his mid-twenties and had little idea that the character would stay with him for the next 45 years. This weekend, the actor-turned-politician will return to the stage for the 900th…
