Mangaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar will inaugurate the Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti’s silver jubilee celebrations, to be held at the Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall on Sunday. Samiti president Nityananda D Kotian will preside over the programme.The organisation’s development roadmap and vision for the future will be outlined by its founder, Jayakrishna A Shetty, along…
Mangaluru: In a major error during Karnataka’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission mistakenly classified a 61-year-old Mangaluru resident as dead, resulting in the omission of his name from the draft electoral roll published on Aug 24.Donald Joseph Rego, a resident of the Mangaluru City South assembly constituency, discovered that his…
Actor and activist Prakash Raj and several members of several civil society groups were detained by Bengaluru Police BENGALURU: Actor and activist Prakash Raj and several civil society members were detained by Bengaluru Police on Tuesday during an ‘Election Commission Chalo’ march at Freedom Park, as protesters stepped up opposition to the Special Intensive Revision…
Bengaluru: A 46-year-old woman and her two grandchildren died after accidentally coming under an express train at Doddaballapur station Monday morning. The victims are Irfana Zabeeulla, Rukiya Zakir, 13, and Razia Zakir, 8, all residents of Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh.Police said the three were walking towards Doddaballapur railway station when the accident occurred near the…
Eye sore turned community gem. Pai Layout community centre Pai Layout community centre being beautified by residents Eye sore turned community gem. Pai Layout Eye sore turned community gem. Pai Layout community centre Pai Layout community centre being beautified by residents Eye sore turned community gem. Pai Layout Eye sore turned community gem. Pai Layout…
Minister Krishna Byre Gowda called for a dedicated agency to regulate and enforce parking rules BENGALURU: Parked vehicles are taking up nearly 60% of Bengaluru’s road space, leaving less room for moving traffic and worsening congestion across the city, Greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Monday, calling for stricter parking enforcement and…
Footpaths are missing on several stretches on Bannerghatta Road, while those that exist are often clogged with garbage. Open drains further endanger pedestrians in the area Bengaluru: After missing multiple deadlines earlier, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is hopeful of opening the 7km elevated stretch of Pink Line between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere on…
K-Ride is a JV of the state and central govts executing the 148km suburban rail project Bengaluru: Adani Group-backed Cemindia Projects Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder for construction of a 7.8km elevated section of Corridor-2 of Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP), including a 1.2km rail-cum-road double-decker structure at Mathikere.The financial bids opened by…
File Image of Indigo Aircraft at KIA Bengaluru: For the first time this year, Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) reported a domestic departure on time performance (OTP) rate above 90%. The airport’s July OTP report reveals a 93% punctuality, a climb up from 89% in May.In terms of domestic airlines, Air India maintained the highest average…
For Dr K Shivaram Karanth Layout in north Bengaluru, BDA acquired land from 3,200 farmers and landowners Bengaluru: After nearly 18 years, Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Monday began allotting sites to farmers and landowners who gave up land for the Dr K Shivaram Karanth Layout in north Bengaluru.Chief minister DK Shivakumar, who launched the technology-based…
