Bengaluru: Ahead of elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), the State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 27 wards after objections were received to the voter lists published on April 18.According to an SEC circular, the revision will cover all 24…
Protesting the proposed Bidadi township project, farmers from Byramangala and Kanchagaranahalli villages Sunday staged a unique ‘Appiko’ (tree-hugging) movement and urged the govt to scrap the project. They said they would intensify protests if the govt refused Bengaluru: Intensifying their protest against the proposed Bidadi Township project, farmers from Byramangala and Kanchagaranahalli gram panchayats on…
Belagavi: As California-based AI company Anthropic PBC prepares for a potential public listing, Belagavi-based Anthropic Softwares Private Limited has approached the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking disclosure of an ongoing brand dispute to prospective investors.The Indian start-up has urged the SEC to ensure that the legal proceedings and related risks are fully disclosed…
CCTV visuals of Nagendra visiting the house of Ramya on Saturday morning before taking her in the cab Bengaluru: Investigators are now trying to trace the origin of the crude bomb that killed a man who allegedly kidnapped his former girlfriend from Bengaluru before detonating the explosive inside a cab in Tumakuru district, bringing into…
Jyotsna BasotiaWith his signature curly hair and dimpled smile, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali walked into a darkened theatre to surprise teary-eyed audiences as the credits rolled on Main Vaapas Aaunga. Sharing the deeply personal memory that inspired the film, he said, “I visited my childhood home almost a decade ago, and was very moved. Now that…
Bali: The Sacrifice (Drama) Stars: 3/5Cast: Aparna Kumar, Shakthi Ramani, Meera Sitaraman and NivedithaDirector: V BalakrishnanDuration: 1 hr 35 minsLanguage: EnglishTheatre Review: Bali: The Sacrifice, originally written in Kannada as Hittina Hunja by Girish Karnad and later translated into English by himself, explores the conflict between the philosophy of non-violence and the Hindu traditional ritual…
Toxic flow: Sewage water from residential areas flows into the Nethravati River near Uppinangady Mangaluru: Mangaluru: The Nethravati river, the lifeline of Dakshina Kannada district, is allegedly being polluted by contaminated water, including sewage discharged from residential complexes in Uppinangady.Social activist Kailar Rajagopal Bhat said contaminated water from a residential apartment complex flows into the…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) created a Guinness World Record by planting nearly 15 lakh native saplings across multiple locations in 12 hours, in one of the world’s largest coordinated urban plantation drives. The Guinness World Records adjudicator presented the award to Karnataka govt Sunday.At Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout (DSKL), over 7.1 lakh saplings were…
Fire in factory at Bengaluru Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing factory in Bommasandra Industrial Area near Hebbagodi Sunday evening, triggering panic and sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. No casualties were reported, though the blaze remained uncontrolled till 9.30pm.Fire and emergency services personnel received information around 5.10pm about…
Bengaluru: More than 10 days after a worker went missing inside the Balagere sewage treatment plant (STP), rescue teams recovered what are believed to be parts of his body late Thursday. However, the search operation will continue.Fire department sources said rescuers recovered a thigh and an arm during operations Thursday night. The remains are believed…
