Bengaluru: A proposal in the DPR for Bengaluru’s planned 5.2km elevated corridor between Old Madras Road and Hosur Road to recover project costs of Rs 1,300 crore through a small incremental property tax has sparked a clarification from Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-Smile), which insists the project will be funded by state govt.B-Smile technical director…
Despite SC order, many schools skip gratuity for teachersBengaluru: Gratuity for teachers has become a sore point between management and teachers in many schools. While the Supreme Court ordered schools to give gratuity, teachers allege that many schools in Bengaluru are skipping the mandate, citing lack of funds.Recently, teachers of a private school on Bannerghatta…
(From left) CMs Revanth Reddy, DK Shivakumar & N Chandrababu Naidu with Union minister CR Patil during the event in Koppal Thursday Koppal: The central govt is preparing a nationwide programme to remove silt from reservoirs and improve water storage capacity, Union jal shakti minister CR Patil said Thursday.Speaking during the inauguration of the new…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: Puttige village in Moodubidire taluk of Dakshina Kannada and Kotathattu village in Brahmavar taluk of Udupi district have been selected as Model Solar Villages under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.To select a model solar village for the central govt’s ambitious scheme in Dakshina Kannada, a district-level committee initially shortlisted…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: The health department has set a target of administering polio drops to 1,40,677 children aged 0–5 years in Dakshina Kannada as part of the National Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme.Briefing media persons on Thursday, DHO Dr Thimmaiah HR said that the immunisation drive will be carried out between 8am and 5pm across the…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: Office bearers of the Power Employees Union submitted a memorandum to Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath, demanding the cancellation of Tata Power’s application for a parallel electricity supplylicence within the Mescom region, and to prevent the privatisation of the power sector.Union members stated that Tata Power has applied for a…
Bengaluru: Ulsoor police have cracked a silver shop burglary in which a thief drilled through a wall and stole around 10kg of silver ornaments from a shop on Car Street on April 29. Police arrested the accused from Shankarpuram, Tamil Nadu. During interrogation, he confessed that he had sold the stolen ornaments in Madanur. Police…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: Beedi rolling workers and contractors in Dakshina Kannada have raised concerns over the arrival of manufactured beedis from West Bengal to the district. They have urged the govt to ensure that beedi supplies from other states do not affect the livelihood of thousands of families dependent on the industry in the district.Beedi…
Bengaluru: The govt Thursday appointed deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and the other 12 ministers of DK Shivakumar’s cabinet as district in-charge ministers to oversee disaster management and coordinate relief operations during the ongoing monsoon season.With 20 cabinet berths still vacant, the govt has temporarily entrusted the ministers with disaster management responsibilities until full-time district…
A businessman, previously arrested in an extortion case, was found dead by suicide in an actress’s rented apartment BENGALURU: A 45-year-old businessman, previously arrested in a high-profile extortion and threat letter case, was found dead by suicide in an apartment near Hoskerehalli rented by actress Krishi Thapanda late on Wednesday night.The deceased, identified as Vaishak…
