Bengaluru: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) wrote to the forest department Thursday seeking an urgent joint meeting to find a permanent solution to the long-pending Turahalli forest buffer zone dispute — a crisis that has left hundreds of plot owners unable to construct homes on legally purchased sites for several years.In the letter, the authority…
Bengaluru: The labour department, through Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, has decided to provide school kits worth Rs 8,736 or more to children of registered construction workers across the state. The department had previously identified some 1.3 lakh beneficiaries, taking the total estimated cost of procurement and distribution of kits to a…
Bengaluru: A festive buzz filled Nandini Layout Sunday morning as Happy Streets returned, turning the stretch near Oxford Secondary School into a lively, vehicle-free space for residents to unwind and connect.Presented by Bhima Jewellers in Bengaluru, Happy Streets, a Times of India initiative kicked off early with a meditation session by Heartfulness, followed by yoga…
Bengaluru: A woman allegedly poisoned her two sons to death before attempting to take her own life in north Bengaluru following a family dispute.Yeshwantpur police said Pavithra, 26, a homemaker from Pavagada in Tumakuru district, administered rat poison to Nivedh C, 4, and Nirmal C, 2 at HMT Layout in Mathikere late on Saturday night.Based…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) said Sunday it collected Rs 12.1 crore in dues from the first batch of 56,765 notices under its one-time settlement (OTS) scheme.Officials said this reflects a positive response from consumers willing to settle their water bill dues when offered a transparent and convenient option.The scheme, rolled out…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court recently directed state govt to confirm in two months the promotions of 26 police officers to the rank of superintendent of police (SP). In Nov 2023, the govt promoted 35 deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) as SPs (non-IPS) through a departmental promotion committee. However, the promotions were given on temporary basis….
Father, Anand Doddamani (L), reportedly poured petrol on his son, Mallikarjun (R). BENGALURU: A 19-year-old youth and his 45-year-old father sustained burn injuries after a dispute over the youth taking a bike without permission. The incident occurred on May 1 in Pragathipura, Banashankari, in south Bengaluru. Following an argument, the father, Anand Doddamani, reportedly poured…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt’s pilot move to introduce fully paperless property registration has sparked widespread concern among licensed document writers, who warn the transition could weaken legal safeguards while threatening the livelihoods of thousands dependent on the profession.According to The Karnataka State Stamps and Registrations Development Authorised Licensed Document Writer’s Union, there are around 15,000…
Bengaluru: A special NIA court in Bengaluru Saturday sentenced Vikram Kumar aka Chota Usman to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)-linked terror conspiracy. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the 28-year-old convict, who was the ninth accused in the high-profile Bengaluru Central Prison radicalisation case….
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old man allegedly smothered his two young sons before dying by suicide in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in Alakere village under Kunigal police limits, where Shivanna and his sons, aged six and eleven, were found dead at their home.Police said Shivanna, who worked at a private…
