Bengaluru: Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) has directed Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to pay Rs 56 lakh as interest to a complainant, Mridula Krishnapur, for delay in providing basic amenities at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL).This comes as another major blow to BDA, whose NPKL project was flagged as lapsed by K-Rera last year. The…
BENGALURU: Amid rising demands to shrink Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) and revise the notified buffer around Bhadra Tiger Reserve, a recent directive from National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has put the Karnataka govt in a tight spot. The Jan 2026 directive effectively stalls legislators’ push to alter the buffer, clarifying the entire buffer surrounding Bhadra must…
Bengaluru: A 33-year-old woman died and her husband was injured after their scooter skidded on a stretch of road under repair near Chikkajala late Tuesday night. Police said the couple was returning home after purchasing vegetables from a market in Bagalur.Netravati A, a resident of Arebannimangala village near Yelahanka, died in the incident and her…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has issued notice to the state govt, the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), and others on a PIL petition seeking a ban on tiger safari activities.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha directed the respondents to file an affidavit detailing the areas or zones earmarked…
Karnataka high court orders menstrual leave for women employees (File Photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka high court Wednesday directed the state govt to ensure strict and faithful implementation of the existing policy of one-day menstrual leave per month for women employees, pending the formal enactment of the proposed legislation pertaining to the policy.The court also observed that…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru region, which comprises all CBSE schools in Karnataka, clocked a pass percentage of 98.9% for Class 10 exam, same as that of academic year 2025. The results were announced Wednesday.Bengaluru region slipped to third position among all regions under CBSE. Thiruvananthapuram and Vijayawada retained their first position with 99.79%. Chennai pipped Bengaluru to…
Bengaluru: A day after reports exposed a large-scale timber smuggling network worth several crores in the Hassan Territorial Forest Division, the state govt on Wednesday cracked down, ordering strict action against forest officials allegedly involved in the racket. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre directed the department to register criminal cases, seize vehicles used in the operation…
Bengaluru: It was JEE preparation that helped these two students ace CBSE Class 10 boards this year.Kalvi Jayeetha, a student of Sri Chaithanya Techno School, Hulimavu, has secured 499/500, if best of four subjects plus English is considered. She got 100 in English, Sanskrit, social science and information technology and 99 in science and 95…
BENGALURU: Parts of Kalaburagi district recorded a maximum temperature of 44°-45°C, while Bengaluru experienced a high of 35.8°C on Wednesday, with the mercury testing new levels this summer. The maximum temperatures in several places in the state over the past couple of days have topped previous records for April.The maximum temperature in Bengaluru is expected…
Bengaluru region ranked third among all regions under CBSE, after Chennai pipped the city to the second spot BENGALURU: Bengaluru region, which includes all CBSE schools in Karnataka, achieved a pass percentage of 98.9% in the Class 10 exam, same as that of academic year 2025. The results were announced Wednesday.Bengaluru region slipped to third…
