Bengaluru: The space below Bellandur flyover, once full of silt, debris and encroachments, has been transformed into a clean and vibrant public area, with Bengaluru East city corporation additional commissioner (development) Lokhande Snehal Sudhakar inaugurating the beautified stretch recently.The project was implemented with CSR support from Intel. Speaking at the inauguration, Lokhande said, “The space…
Bengaluru: Chittapur in Kalaburagi district is known for its searing summers, with mercury levels often between 43º C and 45º C, making it one of the hottest taluks in the state. In striking contrast to this harsh, sun-baked landscape, nearly 3,000 acres of land at Allur B village in the taluk will now be notified…
Bengaluru: For lakhs of property owners across the city, securing an A-khata continues to be an uphill battle, with official data revealing that just 818 properties were granted the status in the past six months.The slow pace of approvals under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has exposed deep structural issues, ranging from documentation gaps to affordability…
Bengaluru: The first phase of Census 2027, which involves house-to-house visits by enumerators, commenced in Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits Thursday. GBA special commissioner Munish Moudgil appealed to residents to cooperate with enumerators and complete the process, which is expected to take less than 10 minutes.Citizens were given the opportunity to self-enumerate on the census…
A special court in Bengaluru convicted former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni (L) and 16 others for plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) in 2016. BENGALURU: In a landmark ruling, the Special Court for Elected Representatives sentenced Congress MLA and former Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment…
BENGALURU: Amid mounting backlash following consecutive incidents of trekkers going missing in state forests, the Karnataka forest department on Friday unveiled a detailed standard operating procedure (SoP) to regulate eco-trails, hiking and trekking activities across forest areas. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre cautioned that any trekker found violating these SoPs will be blacklisted and permanently barred…
Bengaluru: Concerns are growing among city households at prolonged delays in LPG cylinder deliveries, with several consumers reporting wait times stretching beyond 2 weeks.Manju J, a domestic worker from Yelahanka, said, “It has been more than 25 days since we booked an Indane cylinder and we still haven’t received it. There are four people in…
Bengaluru: In a swift and brazen theft carried out in daylight, gold and silver ornaments and cash were stolen from a jewellery shop in Banashankari when the owner went to relieve himself in a toilet at a nearby anganwadi, leaving the shop open.According to the complaint filed by N Manjunath, 52, a resident of Mookambikanagar,…
Bengaluru: Central crime branch sleuths arrested a man and launched a manhunt for others on charges of selling 181 tickets of recently held IPL matches in the black market.Chandrashekhar, who worked in the stadium canteen, is in police custody. Investigations revealed that a staffer of Chinnaswamy Stadium was also involved in the racket.According to a…
Santosh Gajanan Bhat (File Photo) BENGALURU: The crowd was larger than usual Thursday inside the special court for elected representatives, located on the seventh floor of the city’s civil court complex on Dr Ambedkar Veedhi. It was anticipated that special judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat would announce the quantum of punishment to Dharwad Rural MLA Vinay…
