Bengaluru: Cracking down on GST fraud, the commercial taxes department unearthed a fake input tax credit (ITC) racket involving suspicious transactions worth nearly Rs. 72,384 crore and fraudulent claims amounting to Rs. 1,420 crore. Two key accused were arrested in Bengaluru, taking the total number of arrests made by the department in fake ITC cases…
Revenue could be redirected as incentives for employees opting for public transportBengaluru: In another attempt to tackle the chronic congestion choking the city’s Outer Ring Road (ORR), Bengaluru traffic police (BTP) proposed that tech parks explore introducing paid parking to discourage tech company employees from driving private vehicles to work.The proposal was mooted during a…
Students celebrate CBSE exam results at NCFE (National Centre For Excellence) at C V Raman nagar in Bengaluru Students celebrate CBSE exam results at NCFE (National Centre For Excellence) at C V Raman nagar in Bengaluru Students celebrate CBSE exam results at NCFE (National Centre For Excellence) at C V Raman nagar in Bengaluru Students…
Bengaluru: Contrary to the popular narrative that A/C coaches are safer, thieves have started targeting passengers on premium coaches as well.Earlier this month, Railway Protection Force’s Bengaluru division and Govt Railway Police apprehended a group of thieves who specifically targeted AC coaches, especially on Vande Bharat trains.Following repeated complaints by passengers who lost their electronic…
Bengaluru: A social media post alleging that a GBA official sought a bribe to issue a death certificate has triggered outrage online, with several citizens sharing similar experiences of facing corruption while accessing basic civic services.The incident was reported from the birth and death certificate office in Jayanagar 4th Block. A man — who uses…
Consumer-airline Consumer-airline Bengaluru: What began as a routine trip to Chicago soon spiralled into an overnight nightmare for Jayanagar residents, eventually leading to a legal battle.The episode dates back to Jan 4, 2024, when 68-year-old Satish Nagarajan Iyengar and his 38-year-old son, Rupesh, booked Air India round-trip tickets between Bengaluru and Chicago for Rs 2.9…
BENGALURU: Cutouts of deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar as the next Karnataka chief minister were put up outside the Congress office in Bengaluru on Wednesday. DK Shivakumar on Sunday categorically refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s accusation that the chief minister’s chair was wobbling in the state.Speaking to reporters at Lingasagur in Raichur district, Shivakumar said,…
Bengaluru: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Tuesday said it has deepened its partnership with American laboratory technology giant Agilent Technologies, giving a far wider range of Indian researchers access to some of the most sophisticated drug-testing equipment in the world, without having to buy it themselves.Think of it as a library, but…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Tuesday approved a 12.5% salary hike for employees of the state’s four road transport corporations, benefiting more than one lakh workers. The move will increase the monthly salary burden on the corporations by Rs 72.8 crore, translating into an annual outgo of Rs 873.6 crore. The announcement comes a day after the…
Times News NetworkBengaluru:A 65-year-old auto driver died after the battery of an electric scooter exploded inside his house in Murphy Town, Ulsoor, early Tuesday morning. Lourd Nathan was sleeping near the Okinawa electric scooter after plugging it in for charging. The scooter belonged to his elder son, Frank Anthony. Due to health issues, Nathan had…
