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…
Rakesh (L), Don Brite Son (C) and Owner Madhav Metli (R) BENGALURU: Before he succumbed to injuries sustained in a brutal assault by two youths over the use of a water tap, the paying guest (PG) owner told his son that he would return after getting stitches for his head injuries and they would file…
Software engineer M Shwetha (R) was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday. BENGALURU: Software engineer M Shwetha was arrested by Bengaluru police from a hotel room in Puducherry on Wednesday, two days after she and her live-in partner allegedly murdered her parents and sister at the couple’s Seegehalli apartment…
Bengaluru: Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s enterprise AI startup, Hang Ten Systems, has raised $32 million in seed funding. Mayfield led the round, with a strategic investment from Aramco Ventures and participation from a group of angel investors. The fresh capital will be deployed to expand the company’s team and deepen its engagement with global…
Analysts say the incident reflects poorly on BJP state brass — Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BY Vijayendra and R Ashoka Bengaluru: While brass at JD(S), its ally, has chosen to put the incident behind them and move on, BJP’s decision to form a three-member panel to identify legislators who cross-voted in the recent legislative council elections may…
