Bengaluru: The Dharwad bench of Karnataka high court has ruled that the period during which an administrator is in charge under Section 315(1) of the Karnataka Municipalities Act cannot be excluded while calculating the term of an urban local body (ULB) council. Delivering the order, Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that the Constitution mandates a fixed…
Bengaluru: Two days after the Congress govt completed two-and-a-half years in office, the leadership-churn buzz intensified Saturday with temple rituals, public remarks and political allegations, even as the party high command held back clarity on whether chief minister Siddaramaiah will hand over power to his deputy DK Shivakumar.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who arrived in Bengaluru…
(R-L) Police constable Annappa Naik, Xavier BENGALURU: The city police cracked the city’s biggest cash dacoity from a cash management services vehicle in daylight on November 19 by arresting three key accused and recovering Rs 5.76 crore.The arrested include Police Constable Annappa Naik, attached to Govindapura police station in the East division of Bengaluru City…
BENGALURU: Facing continuous death threats and harassment, a 29-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother with the help of his friends earlier this month and disposed of the body in a stone quarry. Police investigating the suspicious death arrested three cab drivers in connection with the case.The deceased was identified as Dhanaraj, a resident of…
BENGALURU: At 17, Rakesh Chandrashekar Shetty was thrown into the abyss of the pandemic, becoming one of 233 children across Karnataka to have lost both or the lone surviving parent to the virus.Over time, 232 of these Covid orphans found new homes, moving in either with relatives or foster families. Rakesh was the unlucky exception,…
Bengaluru: Two days after Rs 7crore was stolen from an armoured cash van near Dairy Circle in a dramatic fashion, police are tightening the noose around a policeman from Bengaluru’s East division and a former employee of CMS Info Systems as investigations inch towards granular details of the heist.Sources said call detail records from a…
Bengaluru: The city’s favourite community event, The Times of India’s Happy Streets, is all set for a grand finale at MEI Layout, Bagalakunte, this Sunday from 6.30am to 9.30am, promising one last morning of energy, creativity and community bonding. The final edition on 60 Feet Road near MEI Layout Ground brings together residents of all…
Bengaluru: The high court Friday issued notices to the govt, Bangalore University, University Grants Commission (UGC), National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and several other entities in response to a PIL filed by NGO Swayam Jagruti Trust and social activist Parvati Sriram.The PIL challenges allotment of land within BU’s Jnanabharathi campus to multiple institutions…
Bengaluru: The world’s first robotic artificial borewell-recharge technique, an innovative learning app, and an AI-enabled water quality analyser are the three winners of the fourth edition of Aarohan Social Innovation Awards announced by the Infosys Foundation Friday.These awards recognise individuals and teams that develop breakthrough solutions for social good, improving lives and uplifting communities across…
Bengaluru: The second rake of the much-anticipated Vande Bharat sleeper has reached the city after undergoing a trial run earlier this month. Manufactured by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), the rake had got several correction suggestions from Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) and the commissioner of railway safety.“We made a speed run, some observations…
