Bengaluru: A Bengaluru man who ordered an action camera worth nearly Rs 39,000 but received a perfume gift set instead has won a consumer case against Amazon after the e-commerce platform repeatedly maintained that the correct product had been delivered. Holding the firm liable for deficiency in service, a consumer commission has directed it to…
Bengaluru: In a relief to thousands of homeowners awaiting regular electricity supply, Karnataka govt has extended the deadline for applying for permanent electricity connections under its one-time Occupancy Certificate (OC) exemption scheme.An amendment issued on July 4 revises the earlier govt order, which had given applicants only a 15-day window to apply. Eligible property owners…
Health and family welfare minister UT Khader (second left) chairs a review meeting on disaster management at the Praja Soudha in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: Khader criticised the NHAI for substandard work at several junctions and said road users deserve better maintenance. Citing public inconvenience due to persistent waterlogging and lack of service roads at Nanthoor,…
The bus departs from the Kalaburagi bus stand for Chincholi at 7:30 PM daily The bus departs from the Kalaburagi bus stand for Chincholi at 7:30 PM daily The bus departs from the Kalaburagi bus stand for Chincholi at 7:30 PM daily The bus departs from the Kalaburagi bus stand for Chincholi at 7:30 PM…
Turf tensions: Street vendors, led by the Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors’ Association (CITU), protest against the MCC eviction drive in Mangaluru Sunday. Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Sunday continued its ‘Operation Tiger’ against Sunday Bazaar vendors near Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall.When vendors tried to set up stalls, MCC launched a drive to clear…
Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar Sunday appealed to party functionaries not to bring delegations to him seeking ministerial berths for legislators, asserting that the high command’s decision would be final.The appeal came after supporters of Hungund MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar met Shivakumar at his official residence urging him to induct the legislator into the cabinet.Shivakumar told…
BENGALURU: Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continues to flout Election Commission of India guidelines, with booth level officers (BLOs) increasingly replacing mandatory door-todoor verification with centralised camps despite a recent warning from the state’s chief electoral officer (CEO).Burdened by the task of carrying kilos of paper for documentation and under pressure…
BENGALURU: Parents can soon remotely monitor their kids at daycare centres. The alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare centre operating inside Capgemini’s Brookefield campus has prompted the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) to make CCTV cameras with live streaming access for parents mandatory at all daycare centres in Bengaluru.KSCPCR chief…
Bengaluru: Even as more voters opt to submit their Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms online, the process has drawn complaints over mandatory mobile number linking with the voter ID.Election officials, however, clarified that filing the form online is only the first step, with booth-level Officers (BLOs) required to carry out document verification before the…
Bengaluru: Lakhs of parents paying school fees in Karnataka are unknowingly shouldering part of the govt’s bill for implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act.In a fresh attack on the govt, the Karnataka Associated Managements of Schools (KAMS) has alleged that the state’s failure to revise the Per Child Expenditure (PCE) and clear long-pending reimbursement…
