Bengaluru: Tension between CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar is expected to intensify in the coming weeks as both camps are trying to outmanoeuvre the other as the govt approaches the half-way mark of its five-year tenure. While Siddaramaiah’s camp is pushing for a cabinet reshuffle, Shivakumar’s camp is resisting.Shivakumar’s camp sees a reshuffle…
Bengaluru: To help caregivers cope with loss and grief, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) has initiated a programme called Sahasra-Daya (A Thousand Acts of Compassion).The initiative was launched Saturday to mark World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (Oct 11). Around 20 caregivers from Bengaluru and other parts of the state, aged…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC) and the govt have begun preparing for gram panchayat (GP) elections, with the five-year terms of over 5,700 GPs set to end between Dec 2025 and Jan 2026. Arundati Chandrashekar, commissioner, Karnataka Panchayat Raj Commissionerate, has written to CEOs of all 31 zilla panchayats, directing them to submit lists…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s ambitious plan to construct an 18.5 km-long underground tunnel, linking Silk Board Junction and Hebbal Junction, has hit a major hurdle, with a govt-appointed expert panel flagging multiple shortcomings in the detailed project report (DPR).The panel, headed by Siddanagouda Hegaraddi, the executive director of BMRCL, has identified several technical, financial, and environmental flaws,…
Bengaluru: The higher education department has decided to form a committee of experienced technical experts from the film industry to modernise Government Film and Television Institute, Hesaraghatta.Following a decline in student enrolment, MC Sudhakar, minister for higher education, visited the institute to review the state of affairs. He observed the lack of technical infrastructure at…
With Deepavali travel set to peak, KSRTC will run 2,500 special buses from Bengaluru between Oct 17 and 20, with return services from Oct 22 to 26. Passengers can book tickets at KSRTC counters or through www.ksrtc.karnataka.gov.inExtra buses from Kempegowda bus station will cover destinations like Dharmasthala, Mangaluru, Hubballi, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Hyderabad, Tirupati and…
Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives in the city Monday turned down the petition filed by Bhavani Revanna, former member of Hassan zilla panchayat, requesting to drop her name from the chargesheet filed against her and others on charges of kidnapping a rape survivor to prevent her from filing a complaint against her son,…
A mechanic and a scrap dealer were arrested on charges of raping a 36-year-old woman in Chikkaballapura last week. The accused are Sikhander Baba, 38, tractor mechanic, and Janardhana Achar, 38, both residents of Chikkaballapura. Police said the survivor, who lost both her parents, was a BCom graduate. She was living with her maternal uncle…
Bengaluru: The controversy over Namma Metro’s steep fare hike has reignited with Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya alleging multiple discrepancies in the fare fixation committee (FFC) report released by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL).In a letter to the BMRCL managing director, Surya urged the corporation to “correct the discrepancies” in the fare revision….
Barsha Bengali Association, formed by residents of HSR Layout and Sarjapur Road, received The Award of Excellence – 2025 from Maitree Bandhan, an organisation that has been recognising the hard work and creativity of various Durga Puja associations in Bengaluru since 2017. Maitree Bandhan noted that Barsha had this year named their themed pandal as…
