Over the weekend, Bengaluru turned its spotlight on mental health as Manotsava: The Na tional Festival returned to the city for its second edition. The festival brought together over 130 speakers — including neuroscientists, therapists, artists, and educators — for talks, workshops, and discussions on various aspects of mental well-being. ‘OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE…
Bengaluru: In a long-awaited resolution to one of its most contentious issues, BDA Monday allotted 784 alternative plots in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) to Arkavathy Layout allottees who had lost their sites due to land denotification and reallocation.The allotment, conducted through a computerised randomisation process at the BDA head office, took just minutes to complete…
Bengaluru: The central govt Wednesday defended the preventive detention of actor Ranya Rao under the provisions of Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, or Cofeposa Act.Additional solicitor-general Arvind Kamath, who appeared for the Union finance ministry in relation to the habeas corpus petition filed by Ranya Rao’s mother, HP Rohini,…
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old man from a village in Bihar’s Nalanda — an emerging Jamtara with nearly 200 youngsters actively involved in cybercrimes — was recently arrested on charges of hacking WhatsApp accounts of Kannada actor Upendra and actress-wife Priyanka and seeking money from their contacts in the guise of an emergency.A Bengaluru police team camped…
Bengaluru: Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested a sub-registrar and a realtor-cum-middleman in connection with a land-grab case at Beratena Agrahara in Begur.The arrested are Kumari Roopa, currently working with Kacharakanahalli sub-registrar office, and Naveen Kumar.The August 2022 case was filed by a landowner at Parappana Agrahara police station and 139 suspects were named in…
Bengaluru: Even as diplomatic tensions with Pakistan and China persist, the Bengaluru Urban district administration has identified several high-value city properties belonging to nationals from the two countries. Classified as enemy properties under the Enemy Property Act, 1968, these assets — valued at several thousand crore rupees — are slated for auction soon.The Custodian of…
As the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) marks 17 years of honouring Indian scientists and scholars, its president K Dinesh reflects on how the prize has evolved, the shift towards younger researchers, and the importance of building a culture of excellence that turns ideas into real-world solutions, in an interview to TOI.Excerpts: ■ What must India…
Bengaluru: Three persons were arrested, including two women who worked as secretarial assistants at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), for financial fraud amounting to over Rs 1.9 crore.The accused forged approval documents for advance funds intended for students’ foreign travel. They allegedly altered bank account details on the documents and diverted funds into the bank…
Bengaluru: An explosion in the boys’ toilet of a private school at Bingipura in Anekal, Bengaluru Rural, triggered panic among students and staff Tuesday morning, a day after Delhi’s Red Fort blast.The explosion occurred in the private school, with students from class 1 to class 12, at 10.30am. Teachers and staff evacuated the students from…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Wednesday vacated the Oct 30 interim order staying proceedings on the mass burial case but continued its direction that the petitioners should not be harassed.Justice Mohammad Nawaz modified the earlier order after considering objections filed by additional state public prosecutor BN Jagadeesha on behalf of the special investigation team (SIT)…
