Mangaluru: ‘Pili Vesha’, the traditional tiger dance of coastal Karnataka, has found a new generation of followers through ‘Kinni Pili’ (tiger cubs), a competition for children below eight years. The event, introduced in 2025, has gained such popularity that the organisers of Kinni Pili Season 2 to be held at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple, have…
The deceased were identified as M Raghavendra and Shruti R. BENGALURU: A 38-year-old-auto driver strangled his wife to death and later died by suicide inside their Vibhitipura residence under the jurisdiction of HAL police limits post Tuesday midnight.The deceased were identifed as M Raghavendra and Shruti R, 35. Hailing from Davanagere, the couple lived in…
File picture of Satish Jarkiholi alongside Congress state president BK Hariprasad Bengaluru: Enforcement Directorate searches at the premises of PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi, his daughter and Chikkodi MP Priyanka Jarkiholi and their associates have added a new dimension to Congress’ internal wrangling and has shone the spotlight on Jarkiholi’s political future ahead of the 2028…
Entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani BENGALURU: Election Commission has also generated notices for entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani and his family members under the ‘no-mapping’ category.Bengaluru South City Corporation officials said the notices were generated as they had not provided details of their names in the 2002 voter list.BSCC commissioner Ramesh KN said officials would check the records for…
Karnataka’s cabinet has decided to bring back student elections in colleges and universities. BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday decided to reintroduce student elections in universities and colleges, deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said.Political parties and student organisations will not be allowed to participate in the elections, he said, adding that only officially enrolled students…
A file photo of a wind farm Bengaluru: A day after energy minister KJ George allayed concerns over a possible power crisis amid looming drought conditions, parts of southern Karnataka witnessed unscheduled intermittent power cuts following a sudden drop in electricity generation.Energy department sources told TOI that wind power generation in the state plunged by…
The department directed all taxis, including those operating through major aggregators Uber, Ola, Rapido and Namma Yatri, to install meters and comply with the fare structure notified by the state govt in 2024. Bengaluru: Karnataka transport department’s latest push to make meters mandatory in taxis has left taxi operators and drivers with more questions than…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that no notice was issued to Bharat Ratna Prof CNR Rao in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Malleswaram assembly constituency.District election officer and GBA chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao said Wednesday that reports claiming Prof Rao had been issued a notice were incorrect….
Bengaluru: A journey on non-A/C train compartment is often incomplete without the presence of vendors selling food, beverages and several other products. On Tuesday, one such vendor on 12640 Brindavan Express bound to Bengaluru from Chennai was found selling tobacco products to passengers.Abdul Hannan Ansari, 18, a native of Madhubani district in Bihar, was arrested…
The order came Wednesday after their 10-day police custody with CID ended Bengaluru: The prime accused in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment scam, IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and middleman Basavaraj Kannale, have been remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.The order came Wednesday after their 10-day police custody with CID ended, leading…
