Bengaluru: Bengaluru region, which comprises all CBSE schools in Karnataka, clocked a pass percentage of 98.9% for Class 10 exam, same as that of academic year 2025. The results were announced Wednesday.Bengaluru region slipped to third position among all regions under CBSE. Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada retained their first position with 99.79%. Chennai pipped Bengaluru to…
Bengaluru: A day after reports exposed a large-scale timber smuggling network worth several crores in the Hassan Territorial Forest Division, the state govt on Wednesday cracked down, ordering strict action against forest officials allegedly involved in the racket. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre directed the department to register criminal cases, seize vehicles used in the operation…
Bengaluru: It was JEE preparation that helped these two students ace CBSE Class 10 boards this year.Kalvi Jayeetha, a student of Sri Chaithanya Techno School, Hulimavu, has secured 499/500, if best of four subjects plus English is considered. She got 100 in English, Sanskrit, social science and information technology and 99 in science and 95…
BENGALURU: Parts of Kalaburagi district recorded a maximum temperature of 44°-45°C, while Bengaluru experienced a high of 35.8°C on Wednesday, with the mercury testing new levels this summer. The maximum temperatures in several places in the state over the past couple of days have topped previous records for April.The maximum temperature in Bengaluru is expected…
Bengaluru region ranked third among all regions under CBSE, after Chennai pipped the city to the second spot BENGALURU: Bengaluru region, which includes all CBSE schools in Karnataka, achieved a pass percentage of 98.9% in the Class 10 exam, same as that of academic year 2025. The results were announced Wednesday.Bengaluru region slipped to third…
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: A court here Wednesday held former Congress minister and Dharwad Rural MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others guilty of plotting and executing the murder of…
Bengaluru: What began as an Instagram business contact spiralled into an alleged honeytrap, with a 31-year-old Jayanagar entrepreneur claiming he was forced to pay Rs 10 lakh and hand over valuables — only for his intimate videos to be sent to his wife anyway.The man stated in his police complaint that he came across the…
Bengaluru: Congress Wednesday suspended MLC K Abdul Jabbar, who quit as chairman of the minority department three days ago, from the party’s primary membership for anti-party activities linked to the Davanagere South assembly bypoll, triggering unease among minority leaders.The action comes days after Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar dissolved minority-welfare committees formed by…
Bengaluru: Karnataka may soon revamp its employee appraisal system, with a proposal to switch from seniority-based evaluations to a corporate-style, key performance indicators-based (KPI) model. The Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission (KSPPC) has proposed the Karnataka Performance-Driven Governance and Civil Services Accountability Bill, 2026, to provide statutory backing for reforms while retaining safeguards under…
Bengaluru: After witnessing a surplus-rainfall year in 2025, Karnataka now appears to be heading towards a potential drought, with India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a below-normal southwest monsoon for 2026, raising serious concerns over the state’s water security. Following months of relentless heat and rapidly depleting reservoirs, IMD’s latest long-range forecast for the June-Sept period…
