Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet Thursday decided to extend the conversion of B-khata properties into A-khata — exclusive to Bengaluru till now — across all urban centres in the state, a move aimed at increasing property tax revenues and bringing unauthorised properties under the formal regulatory framework.Around 10 lakh properties, including vacant sites, in unauthorised layouts…
Bengaluru: As many as 10 maternity hospitals run by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) are shut across the city because of construction and renovation work, leaving thousands of patients struggling to access affordable maternal healthcare. The closures have forced expectant mothers, particularly from low-income and migrant communities, to depend on private hospitals or travel long…
K’taka opposes Kerala bill enforcing Malayalam in border dist schools BENGALURU: Strains in Karnataka-Kerala relations resurfaced Thursday after Karnataka govt objected to the Malayalam Bhasha Bill, 2025, which seeks to make Malayalam a compulsory first language from Classes 1 to 10 in all govt and private schools, including in Kannada-medium schools, urging governor Rajendra Vishwanath…
BENGALURU: A 35-year-old farmer allegedly beat his father to death late Wednesday night at their Hosadurga residence in Chitradurga district. He was angry with his father, who had married twice, for not arranging his marriage.The accused, S Ningaraja, was arrested on charges of murdering T Sannaningappa, following a complaint filed by his elder brother, S…
Bengaluru: City police probing illegal constructions on encroached govt land in Waseem Layout, Fakir Layout and Old Fakir Layout in Kogilu village, Yelahanka, are set to arrest a third accused in the case.Self-styled activists and Kogilu residents Vijay and Wasim Ulla Baig were arrested earlier this week for their alleged role in the encroachment and…
Bengaluru: A groundbreaking study conducted at Nimhans, in collaboration with Harvard Medical School (USA), has discovered that incorporating yoga as an adjunct therapy significantly accelerates recovery from opioid withdrawal symptoms, nearly halving the recovery time.The research, published in Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry on Jan 7, revealed that patients practising yoga alongside standard…
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old software professional signed up on a dating app, hoping to make some real connections. He soon matched with a profile and started exchanging messages. But little did he know that he wasn’t just speaking to a deepfake girlfriend, created by generative AI, but being trapped in a sextortion scam, where he lost…
Bengaluru: Neighbours cannot be casually dragged into dowry harassment cases, Karnataka high court held recently while quashing criminal proceedings against a woman caught in a matrimonial dispute.Granting relief to Bengaluru resident Asha G in a criminal case, the court set aside the proceedings initiated on a complaint filed by her neighbour Munirathnamma. “A stranger cannot…
Bengaluru: What began as an alleged attempt to wipe out his elder brother’s family ended in cruel irony for a man in Hoskote, on the outskirts of the city, when he himself got burnt in the fire he started.The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Govindapura village in Thirumalashetty police limits. According…
Bengaluru: Amid widespread confusion over the ownership and status of thousands of lakes and water bodies across Karnataka, minister for Minor Irrigation NS Boseraju Thursday directed officials to prepare an accurate list of the total number of lakes and water bodies in the state and initiate steps to classify them department-wise. He warned that the…
