BENGALURU: Shocked by his wife’s suicide two days ago, hounded by public sentiment and charged with dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, a 30-year-old Bengaluru resident died by suicide in a Nagpur hotel early Saturday after undertaking a 1,000km circuitous road journey along with his family members.Suraj Shivanna, a franchise owner of an online delivery…
Bengaluru: The New Year 2026 is expected to unfold as a period of both promise and unpredictability, according to the Hindu astrological calendar, Sringeri Sharada Peetha Dharmadhikari Daivajna KN Somayaji has said. While the year is likely to bring economic growth, stronger trade ties and technological breakthroughs, it may also be marked by extreme weather…
Bengaluru: The Kalaburagi bench of theKarnatak high court has declined to cancel a DNA test order in a paternity dispute, stating that the test is crucial for resolving the claim of a schoolteacher who argues that a woman is not his wife and her daughter is not his child.The bench dismissed a petition from Chidanand,…
Bengaluru: The city police Saturday arrested three youths, including a minor, on charges of stalking and harassing a woman on a gearless scooter near Silk Board Junction on the night of Dec 24.A commuter and netizen, Abhinav Vasudevan (@abhyn0w), recorded the youths’ actions on his mobile phone. The video shows the youths riding triple on…
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru-based fintech company employee’s life turned upside down after he was hounded for over Rs 14 lakh bill for a credit card that he never received or used.However, the legal route that he explored has provided him relief: The Bengaluru additional district consumer disputes redressal commission has restrained the bank from recovering the…
When former India pacer and newly elected KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad talks about the state of cricket in Karnataka, there is no blame game, no dramatic rhetoric — only a clear sense of responsibility and a determination to set things right. Of his role and vision, Venkatesh tells us, “This is a thankless job; it’s…
Bengaluru: A vacation bench of the high court granted conditional interim anticipatory bail to BA Basavaraja, BJP MLA from KR Pura constituency, in the Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shivu murder case. The order was passed by Justice G. Basavaraja in Bengaluru after hearing senior advocate Sandesh Chouta, who represented the MLA.The judge observed that the petitioner…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Saturday announced a nationwide agitation from Jan 5 to “save” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing the Centre of weakening the scheme by renaming it Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajivika Mission (VB G RAM G).He said a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting he attended…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಯಲಹಂಕ ಸಮೀಪದ ಕೋಗಿಲು ಬಡಾವಣೆಯ ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಘಟಕದ ಬಳಿ ಇದ್ದ ಅಕ್ರಮ ಗುಡಿಸಲುಗಳ ತೆರವು ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯ ಕುರಿತು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟನೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತೆರವುಗೊಂಡ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾನವೀಯತೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ವಸತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಅಗತ್ಯ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯವಲ್ಲದ ಜಾಗ ಕೋಗಿಲು ಬಡಾವಣೆಯ ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕರು ಅತಿಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಗುಡಿಸಲುಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಪ್ರದೇಶವು ಜನವಸತಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲೂ ಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ….
Torn milk packets, raided dustbins, and disturbances caused by frequent fights – complaints about stray cats flooded community forums of Purva Fountain Square in Marathahalli in 2020. The 16-acre residential complex with more than 1,150 flats and over 10 acres of open space was struggling with a growing population of cats, and with them, rising…
