CM DK Shivakumar with Priyank Kharge, who is saidto have previously opposed setting up a new department for NRIs BENGALURU: The govt Thursday approved the establishment of a new department of ‘global investment and overseas affairs’ to facilitate employment opportunities for Karnataka youth in foreign countries, address welfare issues concerning NRIs from the state, and…
File photo of an LCA Tejas flying during Aero India 2025, as crowds crane their necks at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Bengaluru: The 16th edition of Aero India will be held at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka, between Feb 8 and 12, 2027, with online registration for exhibitors and booking of exhibition…
Bengaluru: “I won’t miss school or playing anymore,” says 10-year-old Mohin from Peenya 1st Stage, five months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant (BMT). Diagnosed with a serious blood disorder three years ago, Mohin endured repeated transfusions, fatigue and itching, with the illness also disrupting his schooling.His father recalled that Mohin was returning from his…
Bengaluru: A Supreme Court-appointed committee will hold a two-day consultation in the city starting Saturday to address concerns over the repeated use of the same individuals as witnesses in multiple criminal cases, commonly referred to as “stock witnesses”.The South Zone Consultation of the Stock Witnesses Reforms Committee, 2026, themed “credible witnesses, credible justice”, will be…
Two wheelers banned on KIA flyover from Sept 4. Bikers seen stranded on Thursday. Two wheelers banned on KIA flyover from Sept 4. Bikers seen stranded on Thursday. Two wheelers banned on KIA flyover from Sept 4. Bikers seen stranded on Thursday. Two wheelers banned on KIA flyover from Sept 4. Bikers seen stranded on…
CID officials taking IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar to ACMM court on Monday Bengaluru: From a small village in Uttar Pradesh and rising through the corridors of Karnataka’s bureaucracy, IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar’s career reflects a transition from engineering and the corporate world to public administration.Sources in the department of personnel and administrative reforms…
While two-wheelers are exempt from paying toll on some NH stretches, motorists are wondering whether they get the quality of travel they pay for Bengaluru: Lanes are clearly drawn in the debate over the govt’s move to ban two-wheelers from certain flyovers. While two-wheeler riders have voiced strong opposition to the restrictions, four-wheeler users have…
The suspect asking apology for recording Bengaluru: A man was caught for allegedly recording videos of women jogging at Agara Lake near HSR Layout Wednesday morning.When women were out for their usual jog, one of them noticed a man secretly filming them on his mobile phone and confronted him. The matter soon drew the attention…
Bengaluru: The proposed restrictions on two-wheelers and other vehicles on select high-speed flyovers in Bengaluru are primarily aimed at reducing accidents and improving road safety, joint commissioner (traffic) Karthik Reddy said, citing a series of fatal crashes on Electronics City and Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) flyovers.Reddy said similar restrictions were already in place on select…
Duniya Vijay and his son Samrat Bengaluru: Karnataka high court Thursday granted divorce to Kannada actor Duniya Vijay, ordering dissolution of his 27-year marriage with his wife Nagarathna.Allowing the miscellaneous first appeal filed by the actor, a division bench comprising Justice DK Singh and Justice H Shanthi Bhushan directed him to pay Rs 2 crore…
