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Karnataka government suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar due to KPSC recruitment irregularities. BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Thursday suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, who is facing allegations linked to irregularities in the KPSC recruitment process.Gangwar is currently in CID custody as the agency probes irregularities at the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). The…

Mangaluru: A day before Sri Krishna Janmashtami, street flower vendors in the city held a flash protest after Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) authorities commenced a drive to vacate footpath vendors on Thursday. A large number of sellers from various districts of the state had arrived with truckloads of flowers ahead of Janmashtami festival. When many…

Police used two cranes and a JCB to lift the overturned tanker. BENGALURU: Around 15,000 litres of milk spilled onto the road and another 15,000 litres was left to spoil after a milk tanker overturned in Hebbal in north Bengaluru on Thursday morning.The tanker driver, Raju, sustained injuries in the accident and was in stable…

Congress worker Abdul Hakeem addresses the media in Mangaluru on Thursday Mangaluru: Puttur Town police have registered a case against several persons following a complaint by Abdul Hakeem of Kemminje, who alleged that he was pushed, abused and threatened at the Puttur Press Club on Sept 1.According to the complaint, Hakeem, a Congress party worker,…

Chief minister DK Shivakumar had earlier said he was open to suggestions from the Opposition and the public and would review the proposal. BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw the controversial Bill that allows up to 5% of government park and garden land to be used for public purposes, deputy chief minister…

The collapsed boundary wall at DK Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School in Gandhinagar, Mangaluru Mangaluru: More than two months after monsoon rains brought down a portion of the boundary wall of the DK Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School in Gandhinagar, no repair work has been taken up, leaving the campus vulnerable to trespassers and theft.A…

Bengaluru’s British Lifesciences faces penalties for misbranded infant food after FSSAI inspections (Representative image) BENGALURU: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated strict penal proceedings against Bengaluru-based nutraceutical and healthcare company British Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. following inspections focused on infant food safety and statutory compliance.The food safety and drugs administration (FDA)…

IndiGo flight (Representative image) MUMBAI: An IndiGo flight from Doha to Bengaluru was diverted to Muscat on Thursday after one of its pilots was reportedly incapacitated mid-flight, prompting the aircraft to declare a Mayday emergency, said sources.The A320neo aircraft operating flight 6E 1302 took off from Doha at 3am, about an hour behind schedule, according…

One of Bengaluru’s biggest challenges is that traffic rarely stops at one location. Bengaluru’s proposed tunnel road has brought an old question back into focus: can the city actually build its way out of its traffic mess? The answer is unlikely to come from one mega project. Tunnels, flyovers and wider roads can ease congestion…

Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar Bengaluru’s growth has been one of Karnataka’s greatest economic strengths. Its global reputation in IT, startups, global capability centres, aerospace, biotechnology and emerging technologies draws investment, employment and innovation to the state.As competition for investment grows sharper, Bengaluru must have infrastructure and urban systems to match the scale of activity it…