Bengaluru: A special court for Lokayukta cases in Tumakuru Saturday found a retired gynaecologist from a govt hospital guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 to carry out a delivery for a daily wage worker in Feb 2021. The court sentenced her to five years of rigorous imprisonment.CN Mahalakshmamma retired two years ago after…
Bengaluru: Dasara dolls have become dearer this season, with rates up 15-20%. Traders attribute this not only to higher labour and paint costs but also to shifting patterns of demand shaped by movies.Following the popularity of movies such as Mahavatar Narasimha and Kantara, figurines of Narasimha, Hiranyakashyap story sets, and Yakshagana characters are seeing brisk…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Sunday said the demand by some sub-sects of the Lingayat community to be recognised as a separate religion will have no bearing on the upcoming socio-economic and educational-political survey, commonly referred to as the caste census, which begins Monday. Speaking to reporters, Commission chairman Madhusudhan Naik clarified…
Bengaluru: A rat snake that ingested a discarded sunscreen pack endured days of agony before being rescued from a village near Chitradurga and transported to a facility in Bengaluru for lifesaving treatment.Shreedevi, the owner of a farmhouse at Kallahalli village, 12km from Chitradurga, spotted an immobile snake in her pump house on Sept 16. On…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆ (ಜಾತಿಗಣತಿ) ನಾಳೆಯಿಂದ ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಲಿದೆ. ಈ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಗಾಗಿ ಸಕಲ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಪ್ರತಿ ಕುಟುಂಬದಿಂದ ಸುಮಾರು 60 ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ವರ್ಗಗಳ ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಮಧುಸೂದನ್ ನಾಯಕ್ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಲಾಗುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳುಈ ಸಮೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥರ ಹೆಸರು, ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿ ಹೆಸರು, ಮನೆ ವಿಳಾಸ, ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ರೇಷನ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್, ಆಧಾರ್, ಮತದಾರರ ಗುರುತಿನ ಚೀಟಿ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಸದಸ್ಯರ…
Bengaluru: Civic authorities across the city stepped up road repair works over the weekend, with four of the five new corporations together fixing 299 potholes across key stretches on Saturday and Sunday. The push came after chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar directed officials to make Bengaluru pothole-free by Oct 30.Central corporationAccording to…
Bengaluru: A police head constable working in the city and his associate were arrested on charges of robbing a woman of her gold chain over a trivial fight inside the victim’s Avalahalli residence recently. The arrested are Satyanna alias Satya, working at DJ Halli police station in the east division, and Jagadish, an auto driver….
Bengaluru: The city’s vibrant running culture was on display at Wipro Bengaluru Marathon early Sunday morning. People from diverse backgrounds, including teenagers and senior citizens, filled the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Among them, 15 people in wheelchairs from rural Karnataka, representing an NGO Motivation India, added further zeal and vigour to the 5k event.As they waited…
KARWAR: Dr Dilish Shashi, chief executive officer of the district panchayat, emphasised that keeping the ocean and its shores clean is everyone’s responsibility. He noted that plastic waste in the ocean is consumed by fish and other marine life, which can harm human health when these creatures are used for food.Speaking at a beach cleaning…
BENGALURU: Holding the civic engineers of newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) directly responsible for the city’s broken roads, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday set a one-month deadline for them to fix the problem. “Why have you studied engineering if you can’t fill potholes? Because of your inaction, the govt is being ridiculed. Aren’t you…
