BENGALURU: A proposed Rs 2,588-crore intra state transmission project in Mandya district, Karnataka’s first to be implemented under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) model, has trig-gered concerns over its long-term financial impact on electricity consumers. The Karnataka Electrici-ty Board (KEB) Engineers’ Association has filed objec tions before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Com-mission (KERC), arguing that…
BENGALURU: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Friday accused the Congress government of “forcibly seizing fertile farmland” in Bidadi in the name of the proposed Satellite Township to serve the “real estate interests of the High Command.“Speaking at a BJP protest in support of farmers from the Bidadi region, Vijayendra alleged that the state government,…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s wait for elected representatives in its city corporations will continue after the Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for completing elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, 2026. The latest extension came after the state government informed the court that a large number of…
Union minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution and new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi with Nidhi Khare, secy, department of consumer affairs, during the 5th meeting of BRICS in Bengaluru on Thursday. BENGALURU: In a major geopolitical move aimed at breaking the long-standing Western monopoly on global trade rules, the BRICS bloc has…
BENGALURU: An elderly man was killed after being run over by a tanker in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka New Town.The incident occurred on Thursday morning and was captured on CCTV footage.The accident took place while the man was dropping his grandchildren to school.He died on the spot, while the child narrowly escaped the tragic accident.The accused driver…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the election of BJP’s MK Pranesh into the legislative council from the Chikkamagaluru local authorities’ constituency and declared Congress candidate AV Gayathri Shanthegowda the winner, upholding a vote-recount order of the Karnataka High Court.In the Dec 10, 2021 election, Pranesh was declared elected by a margin of…
Note claiming a bomb was found in an IndiGo flight washroom. BENGALURU: Miscreants left behind a note claiming a bomb inside the washroom of an IndiGo flight bound for Ahmedabad from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Thursday night. According to a complaint filed by the airline’s security manager, the handwritten chit read: “Don’t go Bomb…
BENGALURU: The mysterious death of a two-year-old girl in Banasawadi is under police investigation after a family friend raised suspicions of abuse by her parents, prompting police to register a case of suspicious death. The incident occurred at the family’s residence on Indira Street in Banasawadi, where the child’s parents had been living together for…
Mangaluru: The state govt has sanctioned Rs 5 lakh each to kambala committees in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, Puttur MLA Ashok Rai said.A total of Rs 1.15 crore has been released for 23 kambalas in the two districts. Rai said he had earlier appealed to the govt to provide grants for the traditional sport.“I…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar and his predecessor Siddaramaiah with Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi ahead of cabinet expansion talks Bengaluru: Even while CM DK Shivakumar and Congress brass strike to resolve the challenging issue of expanding the cabinet, another politically sensitive decision confronts Congress — finding a willing candidate who would don…
