Bengaluru: The high court Thursday adjourned to next week the hearing on a PIL challenging the proposed short tunnel project at Hebbal Lake, directing the authorities to arrange a presentation by an engineer to demonstrate that the project would not disturb the water body’s inflow and outflow.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and…
Bengaluru: A routine police patrol led to the detection of three Bangladeshi nationals staying in a rented house in northeast Bengaluru without proper tenant verification.According to police, around 8pm on Aug 23, a patrol officer received information that GV Rekha, owner of a building in New Mico Layout, had rented out the second floor to…
Bengaluru: After the suspension of Karnataka Public Service Commission chairman Sahukar S Shivashankarappa, the vet exam scam claimed a second big wicket on Thursday, with Karnataka govt suspending IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar pending further inquiry by Criminal Investigation Department.The 2016-batch IAS officer, who served as exam controller at KPSC from Feb 2024 to March…
Bengaluru: The proposed ban on two-wheelers on the Electronics City elevated corridor from Sept 11 could affect an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 commuters, many of them tech professionals who have relied on this signal-free stretch for their daily commute to Bengaluru’s IT hub for nearly 16 years.While an NHAI official said traffic police had decided…
Bengaluru: Days after the Karnataka chief minister indicated a relook at the 5% park land bill, the state cabinet Thursday decided to withdraw the controversial move following citizen backlash over its provision. This marks the first major policy reset since DK Shivakumar took office four months ago.Besides citizens, environmental groups and opposition parties also staged…
SR Biju, the new director of HSFC (left) and DK Singh, who has taken over as director, URSC. Bengaluru: A wave of superannuations across Isro in recent months has triggered one of the most extensive leadership reshuffles at its major centres, with new directors taking charge of facilities responsible for rockets, spacecraft, propulsion, launch operations,…
Following the complaint, food safety officials inspected the online retail facility operating from Falnir Square in the city’s Falnir area, an official release said. (Photo credit: X) BENGALURU: Food safety officials inspected an online retail facility in Mangaluru on Thursday following a consumer’s complaint that a worm was found inside an egg purchased through a…
BJP state president BY Vijayendra shared a meal with farmers near Koppal on Thursday, Day 3 of the march Bengaluru: BJP’s ongoing 10-day padayatra from Raichur to Ballari is being seen as a morale booster for party cadre and an effort to regain political momentum ahead of the 2028 assembly elections.The march has sparked comparisons…
CID sleuths in Basavaraj Kannale’s house for Mahazar on Thursday Afternoon Bengaluru: Investigations into alleged corruption in the recruitment of 400 veterinary officers conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has taken an intriguing turn, with CID and Enforcement Directorate (ED) examining the role of two senior IAS officers in trying to shield arrested bureaucrat…
Devanahalli: What was once seen as a sign of Bengaluru’s water distress is now emerging as an unlikely answer to Karnataka’s power crunch. With land around Bengaluru becoming prohibitively expensive for setting up new power projects, Bescom has turned its attention to dry lakebeds.Caught in a pincer between Bengaluru’s soaring demand for uninterrupted power and…
