A ready-to-eat protein bar, developed by Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre using Kalaburagi’s GI-tagged tur dal, as part of the Kalyana Karnataka Bio-Economy Mission. Bengaluru: From the humble dal bowl to the gym bag, Karnataka’s iconic tur dal is making an unlikely transition. Kalaburagi’s GI-tagged dal, traditionally cooked as dal and sambar, is now being reinvented as…
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The inspections were carried out at different locations by the Food Safety and Drugs Administration. BENGALURU: Expired and improperly labelled food products worth Rs 1.38 crore and medicines worth Rs 4.02 lakh were seized during inspections of dark stores and storage facilities operated by online delivery platforms in Bengaluru, news agency PTI reported.The inspections were…
File photo of an artist crafting a Ganesha idol made of plaster of Paris (PoP) Bengaluru: Ahead of the Ganesha festival, the environment and ecology department has stepped up its crackdown on idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP). It formed special enforcement teams in Bengaluru and eight other cities across Karnataka to prevent their…
Bengaluru: A Lokayukta team Tuesday, during an inspection of Sankey Tank, pulled up officials over the lack of regular monitoring and coordination between Bengaluru West City Corporation (BWCC) and Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).Upa Lokayukta Justice KN Phaneendra had issued notices to officials in charge of the lake in July after taking suo…
Bengaluru: The city’s public transport network is set for a digital upgrade, with BMTC preparing to launch Namma BMTC App 2.0, which is expected to integrate bus services with major app-based mobility platforms, including Uber, Ola, Namma Yatri and Rapido.The integration will allow commuters using these platforms to access live BMTC bus tracking, plan journeys…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court upheld the dismissal of an employee of a Muzrai temple in Udupi district on charges of misappropriation of Rs 8,750 by creating duplicate receipts.Coming across various infirmities in the day-to-day affairs of Muzrai temples across the state, the court also issued a series of general directions for the temples.A person handling…
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar paid a surprise visit to the Yeshwantpur APMC market on Tuesday morning and listened to the grievances of farmers and vendors supplying fruits and vegetables Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar paid a surprise visit to the Yeshwantpur APMC market on Tuesday morning and listened to the grievances of farmers and vendors supplying…
Bengaluru: To understand — and appreciate — that ‘India lives in its villages’ as the Mahatma declared, Karnataka govt is sending 2.1 lakh students from 931 urban schools and pre-university institutions to villages this academic year to experience rural life, agriculture and the realities of farming.The destination of the next school trip may not be…
Protest at Indian Academy Degree College against dress code Bengaluru: A college dress code became the unlikely trigger for a student protest in the city Monday, after a group of students of Indian Academy Degree College alleged they were asked to leave the campus for not wearing the prescribed uniform and for having beards.A group…
