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AI Generated Image Used For Representational Purpose Only Bengaluru heard the sound of a steam locomotive for the first time as a train began running from Bengaluru Cantonment to Jolarpettai in present-day Tamil Nadu. The 149-km railway line gave the city its first direct rail connection to the wider network and changed the way people,…

Bengaluru: With complaints emerging over delayed notices and confusion over changes in electoral-roll details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), chief electoral officer (CEO) Anbu Kumar Wednesday directed district officials and electoral registration officers to ensure timely delivery of notices and completion of hearings.The CEO’s office also clarified that electors may find changes in the…

Bengaluru: A 40-year-old man was found dead in a house on Kithaganur Main Road in Bidarahalli, with injuries to his face and testicles and signs of asphyxiation, prompting police to investigate the death as murder.The deceased, Mubarak Basha, had been living with his wife, Shahina Banu, 37, for the past 10 months. Shahina had been…

Bengaluru: Imprisoned former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna received a phone, Sim, charger and pen drive in a well-coordinated smuggling exercise in collusion with five others, including a jail staffer, police claimed, adding all five have been arrested in the case.The ex-MP, convicted in a sexual assault case, is said to have paid Rs 70,000 to…

Vibrant Ganesha idols ahead of the Festival With the Ganesh festival arriving on September 14, RV Road in Basavanagudi has come alive with colorful street stalls featuring idols ranging from small clay statues to giant figures. Shoppers are seen browsing the vibrant display of Ganesha and Gauri idols at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru on Thursday With…

SIR raid Krupa Health Care Bengaluru: In a major breakthrough in the illegal pharmaceutical network operating in Karnataka, investigators from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) raided Krupa Health Care at Minerva Circle, seizing a cache of counterfeit medicines, financial records, and crucial supply documents.During the operation, officers detained the proprietor of the establishment, licensed pharmacist…

Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy has ordered an independent district-level verification of the quality of shoes and socks distributed to govt school students under Vidya Vikas Scheme, following reports of footwear developing defects within days of distribution.The govt had sanctioned one pair of shoes and two pairs of socks for every student…

VTU defended the reappointment, arguing that the procedure cited by Tubati did not apply when an incumbent vice-chancellor was granted another term Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has dismissed a petition challenging the continuance of S Vidyashankar as vice-chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), holding that his reappointment for a second three-year term didn’t require a…

In its letter, State Election Commission said polls will be held using ballot boxes in line with a govt notification Bengaluru: Long-pending elections to zilla (ZPs), taluk (TPs) and gram panchayats (GPs) could be drawing close with the State Election Commission (SEC) ordering districts to urgently verify and furnish fresh details of ballot boxes available.The…

Labour minister Santosh Lad during the Prajaseva Abhiyan in Kalaghatagi, Dharwad Bengaluru: The govt launched Seva One, a single window platform that is expected to offer 2,300 of the 2,456 govt services under one roof, with artificial intelligence (AI) encoded to assist citizens. A mobile app is planned for launch next month.However, the govt may…