Bengaluru: The right to claim compensation cannot be denied merely on the basis of marital status of the deceased person’s sisters, Karnataka high court observed in a recent judgment.“The contention of the insurer that the married sisters are residing in their matrimonial homes and therefore cannot be treated as dependents of the deceased is untenable….
Bengaluru: With the deadline for filing objections to the Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security & Welfare) Bill, 2025 ending on Nov 14, resident welfare associations (RWAs) and activists have flagged significant red flags in the draft law. The labour department has received about 70 objections, signalling mounting concern over privacy intrusions, impractical compliance requirements, and…
Ballari: Less than 96 hours after the govt announced that no water will be released for a summer crop in the Tungabhadra dam command area — one of the state’s largest paddy-growing regions — rice prices have begun to rise sharply. The govt has moved to conserve water since it decided to replace all 33…
Bengaluru: Yadgir recorded the highest number of child labour rescues in Karnataka over the past four years, with 289 children freed since 2022, labour department data showed. Between Jan and Sept this year, 512 children were rescued statewide, adding to 781 in 2024, 707 in 2023 and 581 rescues in 2022. Officials say the final…
Bengaluru: Hundreds of pet lovers, NGOs, and aid centre members gathered at Freedom Park Tuesday to protest against the recent Supreme Court order directing state govts to immediately remove all stray dogs from public places, including schools, hospitals, and bus stands.The protesters urged the govt to first ensure there are enough shelters for stray dogs…
Bengaluru: The high court Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by police seeking permission to identify a deceased woman by matching her fingerprint with Aadhaar data held by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).“Live fingerprint is required for authentication as such a dead person’s fingerprint cannot be directed to be identified through a search on UIDAI…
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old private company employee was found hanging in his flat in Neeladrinagar, Electronics City, Monday. The deceased, identified as Anirudh Prashanth from Kasaragod, lived alone.In his death note written on a whiteboard in the bedroom, the man who worked as a 3D artist with Nova Design Labs wrote that he was depressed. The…
BENGALURU: A 22-year-old private company employee was found hanging inside his flat in Neeladri Nagar, Electronic City, on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Anirudh Prashant from Kasargod. His father, Prashanth Kanathur, is a journalist and filmmaker, police said.A bachelor, Anirudh lived alone and had written his death note on a whiteboard in the…
Man in late 50s arrested for sending hoax bomb threat to BMRCL office BENGALURU: Police arrested BS Rajiv, a Kadugodi resident in his late 50s, for allegedly sending a hoax email to the Shantinagar office of BMRCL on November 13. In the email, he claimed he would blast the Metro station if his wife Padmini…
BENGALURU: Sarla Aviation plans to invest an initial Rs 1,300 crore to build a 500-acre manufacturing campus for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Andhra Pradesh, after signing a formal MoU with the state government. The company said the site will be developed as a “giga campus” for producing next-generation aircraft systems and…
