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Bengaluru: Experts at the launch of Karnataka State Handbook of Youthpower Wednesday called for a shift towards data-driven regional development and local ecosystems to address the state’s widening youth opportunity gaps.The report, which maps youth opportunities across India’s districts using 180 indicators, reveals stark regional disparities in Karnataka. Rishikesha Krishnan, professor of strategy at IIM…

Bengaluru: Repair work has begun on a damaged stretch of footpath on Subroto Mukherjee Road at Jalahalli Cross, days after TOI highlighted the safety hazard faced by pedestrians. Workers began replacing displaced concrete slabs along the footpath near the junction of Tumakuru Road and SM Road, a busy location where several commuters alight from buses…

Karnataka Lokayukta conducted statewide anti-corruption raids on ten government officials. BENGALURU: The Karnataka Lokayukta on Wednesday carried out a statewide anti-corruption operation, conducting simultaneous raids at more than 53 locations linked to 10 government officials accused of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.Officials said the searches unearthed assets worth approximately Rs 49.83…

Bengaluru professionals are increasingly turning to substances to cope with work pressure (Representative image) BENGALURU: A weekend drink to unwind. Cigarette breaks while at work. A pill to stay focused through the night, chasing deadlines.For a growing number of Bengaluru professionals, what begins as an occasional coping mechanism is quietly turning into dependence, as relentless…

A road accident can be seen with officials nearby. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) YELLAPUR: Seven people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) collided head-on with a lorry in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.The accident took place at around 1.30…

Bengaluru: The city’s tree management system could soon receive a major technological upgrade, with the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) forest wing planning to collaborate with the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) to assess the health of trees using advanced diagnostic tools.At present, assessments rely largely on visual inspections by forest officials and field…

Bengaluru: Nine years after a man was murdered in his Yeshwantpur residence, a city court sentenced his wife and her lover to life imprisonment.Satish, 34, a resident of KN Block under the Yeshwanthpur police station limits, was found dead under suspicious circumstances on May 22, 2017. His wife, Kalpana (32, at the time of the…

Bengaluru: City police booked a physical education trainer from a residential school near Yelahanka on charges of allegedly beating up a 12-year-old class VI student to death on the school premises Wednesday morning.The incident took place at Sterling English Residential School, in Kadayarappanahalli village, Baglur, and based on the complaint filed by the boy’s father,…

Bengaluru: A deepfake investment video featuring Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman promising extraordinary returns lured a retired professor into a sophisticated cyber scam. The retiree was left poorer by over Rs 61 lakh after fraudsters trapped her through a bogus trading platform, Telegram chats and overseas calls.According to a complaint filed by Nanditha (name changed),…

Street vendors protest at Freedom Park in response to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) launching a strict, 10-day “Safe Footpath Campaign” targeting the removal of structural encroachments and pushcarts in Bengaluru on Wednesday Bengaluru: “If street vending is not illegal in India, then why are we being cleared out from Bengaluru footpaths?”This was the simple…