Bidar: Maniknagar gram panchayat (GP) in Humnabad taluk has set up Kalyana Karnataka’s first outdoor Chess Theme Park. The park features playing tables, a central gazebo with a life-sized chessboard, green lawns, and boards showcasing Indian and global chess legends. Named after Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, the project is designed to inspire rural children to embrace…
Bengaluru: A battle over quantum computing bragging rights has erupted between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka after Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu claimed his state would deploy India’s first indigenously built 8-qubit quantum computer” in Amaravati by Nov. Karnataka was quick to respond, asserting that the country’s first operational quantum computer is already live in Bengaluru.In…
Pic: Sai Complex in Kushtagi, which is alleged to be an illegal structureKushtagi (Koppal): A formal grievance was registered with Koppal’s deputy commissioner regarding an unlawfully constructed commercial complex on 27 guntas of revenue land in the town.The property at survey number 51/2, which includes the Kushtagi bus stand, comprises 13 guntas of land, and…
Bengaluru: The tech capital, once hailed for its clean streets and salubrious climate, is now struggling under the weight of mounting garbage. As new municipal solid waste rules draw closer, experts are calling for immediate reforms and a shift toward decentralised waste management.Speaking at a panel discussion on the topic ‘Reimagining Urban Futures’, organised by…
Pic: All major roads in Hubballi city are crying for attentionHubballi: Ganesha festival is just a month away, yet Hubballi city’s roads remain in disrepair. Representatives of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav mandals have expressed their worries about the deteriorating road conditions throughout Hubballi as the festival draws near.The city anticipates an influx of visitors from neighbouring regions,…
Bengaluru: It had all the trappings of a gripping kidnap thriller: He received a call and the woman told him to step out of the pub and get into a car waiting outside with its headlights blinking. Eager to meet her, he stepped out, spotted the vehicle, and confirmed with the driver whether she had…
Pics: Various Hindu and Muslim leaders at during sufi saints’ conference in Hubballi on Saturday night; (R) Hubballi Syed Ali Baba of Khwaza Bandenawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi and Fakir Dinga- leshwar Mahaswamiji having an animated conversationHubballi: The mega conference of sufi saints, organised by the All Karnataka Sunni Mashaik Council, revived the Hindu-Muslim harmony in…
Bengaluru: A special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Bengaluru Friday found a former ED officer guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh in a city pub from a Mumbai-based businessman in 2021. The court sentenced him to three years’ simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5.5 lakh.The convict,…
Belagavi: The ambitious Belagavi Ring Road project, aimed at decongesting city traffic, has hit a major roadblock due to the delay in securing forest clearance. The project remains stalled as state forest officials failed to respond to queries raised by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.The Centre approved the project in three…
Bengaluru: A man who allegedly attempted to snatch the mobile phone of a nursing student could not go beyond the gates of Bowring Hospital recently thanks to her alertness. Her resolve to chase him and the alarm she raised resulted in his arrest.Mohan, 25, a resident of Ballapura village in Tumakuru district, has now been…
