Bengaluru: Karnataka Resource Mobilisation Committee has recommended the introduction of online liquor sales in the state as part of broader excise reforms, a move that is likely to spark debate given past opposition. In a report on Karnataka’s excise policy, the committee described selling liquor online as a “complement to retail reforms”. It says digital…
Bengaluru: Karnataka incurs a staggering Rs 51,000 crore annually in social costs due to heavy consumption of its alcohol drinkers, the state’s excise reforms report prepared by the Resource Mobilisation Committee reveals. Citing data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2021, the report released by the govt late Wednesday states Karnataka ranks seventh among the…
BENGALURU: India’s premier biosciences research hub, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), has signed an MoU with Imperial College London to establish the Indo-UK Life Sciences Innovation Corridor — a five-year strategic partnership designed to deepen bilateral collaboration in life sciences research, innovation and entrepreneurship.The agreement was signed by Professor Hugh Brady, President,…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: Bengaluru Rural Police have arrested a 19-year-old employee of Foxconn for allegedly disposing of a foetus inside a toilet at the company’s manufacturing facility near Devanahalli Tuesday night.The discovery of the foetus in the women’s toilet triggered panic at the facility, which employs more than 25,000 people….
Bengaluru: A case of cyber fraud and identity misuse was filed Wednesday at Amruthahalli police station in north Bengaluru against “unknown person” for impersonating Bengaluru North City Corporation commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar to solicit funds on WhatsApp.The FIR was filed by a gazetted officer, Akshath M M, a resident of Sahakaranagar, following a suspicious online…
Jealousy over her boyfriend reconnecting with his ex-girlfriend fueled a brutal murder in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: A day after the brutal killing of a 29-year-old man in Bengaluru, police have uncovered a chilling motive, jealousy and rage after the victim allegedly grew close to his former girlfriend. The accused, 27-year-old Prema, is said to have lured…
BENGALURU: Cops have uncovered a chilling motive behind the brutal killing of a man by his lover: She was jealous and angry after she discovered that he was getting close to his ex-girlfriend.The accused, 27-year-old Prema, lured 29-year-old Kiran LN into an intimate BDSM activity involving role play before carrying out the murder — a…
Madikeri/Bengaluru: A US national alleged she was raped at a homestay in Kodagu district’s Kutta last week, in an incident that has cast a shadow over the popular hill station. The survivor said she was served a drink spiked with intoxicants and then assaulted, adding that she could not seek help immediately as the property’s…
Mysuru: Results of SSLC examination conducted in March-April will be announced around Thursday noon on Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board’s official site https://karresults.nic.in. More than 8.5 lakh students had registered for the state syllabus Class X exam.On the controversial grades-or-marks for third-language papers, primary and secondary education minister Madhu Bangarappa announced that the state…
Kolar: Cracking the whip on slow progress of census work, Kolar deputy commissioner M R Ravi Wednesday issued show-cause notice to eight officials, including six tahsildars, for lapses in house-listing and poor monitoring of enumerators.Ravi had reviewed the progress of census work on Tuesday and expressed concern over its slow pace. He noted that a…
