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BENGALURU: Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continues to flout Election Commission of India guidelines, with booth level officers (BLOs) increasingly replacing mandatory door-todoor verification with centralised camps despite a recent warning from the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO).Burdened by the task of carrying kilos of paper for documentation and under pressure…

BENGALURU: Parents can soon remotely monitor their kids at daycare centres. The alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare centre operating inside Capgemini’s Brookefield campus has prompted the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) to make CCTV cameras with live streaming access for parents mandatory at all daycare centres in Bengaluru.KSCPCR chief…

Bengaluru: Even as more voters opt to submit their Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms online, the process has drawn complaints over mandatory mobile number linking with the voter ID.Election officials, however, clarified that filing the form online is only the first step, with booth-level Officers (BLOs) required to carry out document verification before the…

Bengaluru: Lakhs of parents paying school fees in Karnataka are unknowingly shouldering part of the govt’s bill for implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act.In a fresh attack on the govt, the Karnataka Associated Managements of Schools (KAMS) has alleged that the state’s failure to revise the Per Child Expenditure (PCE) and clear long-pending reimbursement…

Bengaluru: Tumakuru police arrested a YouTuber named Brahmananda Reddy on alleged charges of uploading a video defaming Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and Tumakuru deputy commissioner Shubha Kalyan and spreading false news.According to police, an official from social media team of New Extension police station came across the video under the headline ‘DCM Parameshwar…

Padma Ramachandra Sharma wins the first lifetime achievement award for translation Bengaluru: Senior translator Padma Ramachandra Sharma has been chosen for Karnataka Sahithya Academy’s first Lifetime Achievement Award for Translation. The award, instituted for 2025, has been named Padma-Shastri Endowment Award for Translation. It carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000.Born in Mysuru in 1936,…

Bhuvana, a 24-year-old Village Administrative Officer (VAO) of Holakallu Gram Panchayat in Tumakuru died in an accident while on her way to SIR work Bengaluru: The simmering criticism over SIR took a tragic turn Saturday after a 24-year-old village administrative officer (VAO), was knocked down by a truck while she was on her way to…

BWSSB cracks down on water usage Bengaluru: With groundwater levels declining in parts of the city because of insufficient rainfall, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has issued three prohibitory and regulatory orders citing Sections 33 and 34 of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Act, 1964, calling for strict conservation of drinking water…

Pipeline Testing in front of one of the apartments on Hall road Richards Town Bengaluru: Residents of at least four apartment complexes on Hall Road in Richards Town have avoided the supplied Cauvery water for nearly three weeks after foul odour and discoloured liquid triggered contamination fears, leaving families dependent on borewell supply for daily…

The price of eggs has increased in the market Bengaluru: Your daily dose of protein is now costlier. Egg prices in Bengaluru have climbed to Rs 8-10 apiece as wholesale rates rose over the past weeks, driven by supply disruptions.According to the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) website, the price has increased from Rs 671.7…