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Accused Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar Bengaluru: A local court Friday rejected the bail petition of suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, arrested over the alleged job-for-cash scam at Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). Tuesday, the same court had turned down the bail petition of another accused — Basavaraj Kannale.Gyanendra’s counsel had argued that the suspended IAS…

Bengaluru: A month after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) flagged gaps in the quality and availability of clean drinking water across India’s railway stations, South Western Railway zone has taken corrective steps to ensure passenger safety.CAG, in its report made public in August, pointed to inadequate basic passenger amenities, including drinking water, from 2019-20 to…

Union Minister for Education Prahalad Joshi, seen with students at Ministry of Education (MoE) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) launch of the Seva First Innovation Challenge at the JN Tata Auditorium, IISc.Seva First Innovation Challenge invites participation from young innovators – students in schools, Industrial Training Institutes, polytechnic colleges, and universities. in Bengaluru on…

local court in Bengaluru has rejected the bail plea of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar BENGALURU: A local court in Bengaluru Friday rejected the bail petition of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, 41, arrested and imprisoned in the alleged job for cash scam at Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).On Tuesday, the same court had turned…

During a particularly fiery session in the Karnataka Assembly, MLAs Roopakala Shashidhar and S Narayanaswamy clashed vocally BENGALURU: Bangarapet MLA S Narayanaswamy and KGF MLA Roopakala Shashidhar were locked in a bitter verbal exchange amid the chaos surrounding the resignation of Indi MLA Yashvanthraygoud V Patil in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday.Narayanaswamy was seated beside…

Sivasri Skandaprasad recounted a troubling train journey where a large group was excessively loud. BENGALURU: Carnatic singer Sivasri Skandaprasad, wife of BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, on Thrusday recounted a “traumatic” train journey, alleging that a group of around 40 middle-aged passengers spoke and laughed loudly for nearly five hours, leaving other passengers with little choice…

Contractors have accepted work orders for only seven packages; the remaining will be re-tendered Bengaluru: Efforts to expand the city’s door-to-door waste collection fleet have hit a roadblock, with contractors declining work orders for most of the newly approved tender packages.Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) had proposed 33 packages to expand garbage collection through…

Under the proposal, waste wardens will be trained to educate people on waste segregation & help prevent blackspot formation Bengaluru: The city may soon have a new volunteer force dedicated to improving waste management, with Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda proposing the introduction of ‘waste wardens’ along the lines of traffic wardens.The proposal emerged…

A division bench comprising Justices DK Singh and H Shanthi Bhushan made the observation while setting aside a single-judge order passed in 2014, quashing the acquisition proceedings initiated in 2005 Bengaluru: In a big relief for Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), Karnataka high court has upheld the acquisition of one acre 27 guntas of land…

NHAI is said to be considering a multi-lane free flow system, which will allow electronic toll collection sans conventional plazas Bengaluru: After paying toll for over 16 years, more than 25,000 two-wheeler commuters using Electronics City elevated corridor daily may soon be exempt from payments, following NHAI taking over the project after the concession period…