Bengaluru: A 31-year-old woman fell prey to a work-from-home (WFH) scam and lost more than Rs 1 crore in less than three weeks after cybercrooks contacted her via WhatsApp and Telegram in early Nov.The fraudsters offered her part-time online work involving simple rating tasks and credited small returns for the first few tasks to gain…
Bengaluru: A registrar was not required to issue a notice before registering the deed of cancellation of the power of attorney, the Karnataka high court ruled in a recent judgement.Justice DK Singh dismissed a petition by North Roof Ventures Private Ltd challenging the registration of the cancellation deed.North Roof Ventures, formerly NHDPL South Ltd and…
Bengaluru: Police arrested four individuals, including two mobile snatchers and two receivers, and recovered approximately 120 mobile phones worth approximately Rs 18 lakh from them.Parveez Khan, 29, Zubairuddin, 28, Saddam Hussain, 20, and Amjad Pasha, 45, all residents of Goripalya were arrested. Five other gang aides — Mehar Fathima alias Swathi Jangeed, Ansar Pasha, Mansoor,…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಗುರುವಾರದಂದು (ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 4) ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ವೆಟ್ ಹಾಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಮಹಿಳಾ ನೌಕರರ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನವನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು. ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸರ್ಕಾರವು “ಮಹಿಳಾ ನೌಕರರಿಗಾಗಿ ಋತುಚಕ್ರ ರಜೆ” ಘೋಷಿಸಿರುವ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಕ್ರಮಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅಖಿಲ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಮಹಿಳಾ ನೌಕರರ ಸಂಘದ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸನ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಘೋಷಣೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಬದ್ಧತೆ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು, ಮಹಿಳಾ ನೌಕರರ ಹಿತದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಹಲವು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ನಿರ್ಧಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದರು: ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಆಡಳಿತ ಯಂತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ…
From the rehearsals of Kaapiz, Crypto and Chaos Humour is a way to reach out to a wider audience, according to Bengaluru-based theatre artiste Shilpa Bansal. In her new play, Kaapiz, Crypto and Chaos, she explores the messy and often hilarious ways generations try to understand one another. Developed with Theatre for Change, the play…
BENGALURU: Amid the rapid expansion of AI and growing cyber threats, industry leaders on Tuesday underlined the urgent need for a massive pool of trained cyber specialists. The specialists also flagged on how there is no proper infrastructure in colleges to teach students other than theory. Sandeep Bhambure, Veeam India & SAARC vice-president and MD…
BENGALURU: A 34-year-old woman, working as a construction labourer, has accused the owner of an under construction building of sexually harassing her on Dec 1.The woman’s husband, working as a mason at the same construction site, lodged a complaint with Chikkajala police Tuesday against the owner. According to the 35-year-old complainant, residing in Rajanukunte, he…
BENGALURU: The relentless pressure of a neighbourhood dispute, a looming civic notice, and a Rs 20-lakh demand he said he could not meet — a combination that pushed a 45-year-old techie to end his life inside the very house he was trying to build. Hours before his scheduled appearance before Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) officials,…
Bengaluru: The Ejipura flyover project, which has been dubbed as ‘Bengaluru’s Stonehenge’ because of the protracted delay in completion, gets a new deadline: Between June and Aug next year!Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), which is fast tracking the project, is working towards clearing all hurdles including acquisition of 5,999 sqm of land across four locations along…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court Wednesday dismissed former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna’s plea seeking suspension of life sentence awarded to him in a rape case registered by Holenarasipura Rural police station, Hassan district, and the consequential grant of bail.A division bench of Justices K S Mudagal and Venkatesh Naik T held that, in view of the…
