Bengaluru: The state govt Monday transferred four IAS officers in a reshuffle involving the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and its city corporations.Bengaluru South City Corporation (BSCC) commissioner Ramesh KN has been posted as GBA special commissioner (health and education). He replaces Venkatachalapathy R, who has been posted as additional commissioner (development), Bengaluru Central City Corporation.Rakesh…
After 25 years as a theatre artiste, Ranji David has turned to cinema as another medium for creative exploration. His 40-minute black-and-white Kannada film, inspired by Italian painter Antonio Mancini, took shape during the pandemic when a planned play on painter Sadanand Bakre was put on hold. Around the same time, working on a short…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has granted bail to a 25-year-old man from Karkala in Udupi district, observing that as a customer of a brothel, it could not have been possible for him to know the actual age and caste of the survivor.Justice S Rachaiah made the observation in an order passed on Aug 10 while…
Bengaluru: A home appliance service turned frightening for a 23-year-old woman in southeast Bengaluru as a man claiming to be a technician allegedly molested her while repairing her refrigerator at her home.In her complaint, Sneha (name changed) said she had contacted the customer care of a home appliance firm by dialling a phone number she…
Bengaluru: Disapproving the conduct of S Rangaswamy, an advocate from Ballari, the Dharwad bench of Karnataka high court recently imposed a token cost of Rs 1,000 and directed him to plant and maintain 1,000 fruit-bearing saplings on any govt land or school/college premises.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar passed the order on Sept 1 while hearing a petition…
JC Road, before and after JC Road, before and after JC Road, before and after JC Road, before and after JC Road, before and after Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and other govt agencies cleared 1,40,277 tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste across Bengaluru in Aug as part of the ‘Freedom from Waste–Just Clean…
Bengaluru: Until last Thursday, a day at this private school in the city followed its usual rhythm — classrooms filled with lessons, children heading out for lunch, and teachers going about their routines. Since then, however, the campus has taken on an entirely different character — Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) officials have occupied the premises…
Bengaluru: For lakhs of voters in Karnataka, especially those in Bengaluru, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has come as a double whammy: While many are yet to know when their hearing will be held, most of those due to receive hearing notices are still waiting for them.On Sunday, the CEO’s office uploaded…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt’s 40 departments received more than 25,000 grievances and requests during the inaugural Prajaseva Abhiyan meetings held across the state on Saturday, with officials calling the massive response an early test of the state’s newly established department.Of the total count, 23,524 were grievances and 2,258 were requests. The Prajaseva, a repurposed Sakaala launched…
Bengaluru: By its traditional weather calendar, Bengaluru should now be basking in one of the southwest monsoon’s wettest phases. Instead, temperatures in Bengaluru are hovering between 30°C and 32°C for the past few days, pushing the city perilously close to a 75-year Sept heat record.According to India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru touched 32.2°C on Sunday, followed…
