BENGALURU: Three cab drivers from Bengaluru were arrested Monday on charges of hitting a 37-year-old man on the head with a rod in a road-rage incident at Maddur on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on the night of July 5.Police said M Sagar Kumar, from Attiguppe near Vijayanagar, was driving back from Mysuru to Bengaluru when the alleged…
Bengaluru: The South India Motor Transporters Association (SIMTA) has warned of a flash strike across southern states if the Centre and state govts fail to address its demands by July 20.The demands include withdrawal of the mandatory Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) requirement and panic buttons for goods vehicles, abolition of border checkposts, rollback of…
Bengaluru: A 51-year-old domestic help, who worked at her employer’s house for nearly 18 years, was arrested by Jayanagar police for stealing gold jewellery, silver articles, and other valuables, worth around Rs 50 lakh.The accused, Jayanthi, from Poornapragna Layout in Uttarahalli, was working at the house of a doctor couple in Jayanagar 5th Block. The…
Minor identity mismatches derail online voter enrolment A joint delegation of BJP and JD(S) leaders submits a formal complaint to the State Chief Electoral Officer in Bengaluru on Monday, accusing the Congress-led state government of misusing the SIR process to manipulate electoral rolls. in Karnataka Bengaluru: Karnataka’s voter roll revision has run into an unexpected…
Saplings Failing Because Of Long Dry Spell, Lack Of Maintenance Guidelines Bengaluru: After Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) mega plantation drive on June 27, saplings have begun withering at several locations, raising critical questions over post-plantation maintenance.A TOI visit to plantation sites at Byalakere, Medi Agrahara and Guni Agrahara in Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout found several…
Popular trails like Netravathi, Kudremukh, Kurinjal and Gangadikal are selling out within minutes, with some filling up in 40 seconds Bengaluru: With the Western Ghats trekking season at its peak, trekkers and organisers say the demand for permits has surged this year after delayed monsoon pushed the start of the season from May to June.Popular…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court Tuesday refused to quash criminal proceedings against former Chintamani MLA Chowda Reddy and former Chintamani Town Municipal Council commissioner BH Narayanappa in a decade-old alleged govt land-grabbing case, holding that the investigation must continue.Observing that allegations of land grabbing by those in public office strike at the foundation of public trust,…
The move comes as a relief for thousands of residents who have been enduring poor road conditions on the crucial 400-metre stretch Bengaluru: After years of complaints from residents about dust, craters, and unsafe commuting conditions, Bengaluru East City Corporation (BECC) commissioner DS Ramesh Tuesday inspected the long-pending works on Gunjur Club House Road and…
Bengaluru: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B) will set up its first overseas campus in Indonesia, the institute on Tuesday said the venture will be launched in two phases. It will begin with short-duration executive education programmes before expanding to degree-granting courses.According to IIM-B, the IIMB (Singhasari)…
Digital infrastructure & teacher strength improved, with schools having computers increasing to 43,281, and the total number of teachers rising to 4.6 lakh School bag weighing machines in schools. A scene at Blossoms School at Bagalakunta. Bengaluru: The number of zero-enrolment schools in Karnataka — no students at all in several classes — has dropped…
