Bengaluru peptide party cancelled after FDA inspection, notice to organisers (Representative image) BENGALURU: The ‘peptide party’ planned in Bengaluru on August 29, which had drawn mixed responses online, has been cancelled after the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected the organisers’ company and issued a notice.Billed as the first event of its kind in…
Bengaluru: A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in the city rejected the bail petitions of alleged hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki and his financial conduit, Robin Khandelwal.The duo was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in May. Special public prosecutor Madhu N Rao, representing ED, strongly opposed their release by highlighting the scale…
B Nagendra is, perhaps, the first minister across the country to resign over the same alleged scam twice Bengaluru: From a resounding win over BJP strongman B Sriramulu in the 2023 assembly polls to two ministerial exits tied to the same Rs 90-crore Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam, B Nagendra’s political journey…
Bengaluru: Days after allegations surfaced over irregularities in veterinary examination conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar appeared before Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths Friday.Superintendent of police Raghavendra K Hegde and his team questioned the IAS officer for more than nine hours. A senior officer said, “Gyanendra is being grilled…
Karnataka BJP leaders declared Minister B Nagendra’s resignation a significant victory for their sustained agitation BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP leaders on Friday termed minister B Nagendra’s resignation a “victory” for their sustained agitation over the alleged Valmiki Development Corporation fund scam, but said the resignation was only the beginning of their fight to recover the money…
Bengaluru: When her son secured a physiotherapy seat at a college in Mangaluru, Gita, a homemaker from Udupi, was overjoyed. After the second round of counselling, she took him for admission, only to discover the college did not exist at the listed location.“There was a nursing college there. They said the pharma college was 40km…
National Security Guard conducts high-risk hostage rescue and counter-terrorism mission, drill on Friday Bengaluru: National Security Guard (NSG) has commenced a month-long specialised training programme for around 500 Karnataka police personnel, aimed at strengthening their preparedness to tackle terrorism, security breaches and other critical emergencies.The training will cover several specialised operational areas, including counter-terrorist interventions,…
Bengaluru: Citizens, activists and walkers have launched a postcard campaign urging govt to scrap the proposed Hebbal-Silk Board tunnel road project, which is expected to pass beneath Lalbagh and require over five acres of the garden’s land.The postcards, addressed to chief minister DK Shivakumar, call for no part of Lalbagh to be used for shafts,…
Bengaluru: The annual novena and feast of St Mary’s Basilica in Shivajinagar will be celebrated from Aug 29, with thousands of devotees expected to participate in the 11-day festivities culminating in the Feast of Nativity of Virgin Mary on Sept 8.The nine-day novena will commence on Aug 29 with the customary flag-hoisting ceremony at 5.30pm….
The problem is particularly acute in the Bengaluru Metropolitan Area Zone Bengaluru: The gates of the city’s large apartment complexes and gated communities are proving harder for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) officials to cross than expected, with several residential communities denying entry to verification teams and emerging as a major hurdle in the Gruha…
