Bengaluru: In a major push to promote organ donation, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) has rolled out new initiatives including an innovative tie-up with police department to ensure that no potential donor is missed.Under the new plan, every district will have a DySP-rank officer as the nodal point for organ donation. “The…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s favourite community celebration, Happy Streets, returns to MEI Layout this Sunday, Nov 9, between 6.30am and 9.30am where residents can reclaim their streets for fun, fitness and creativity.The morning line-up includes fitness workouts, dance sessions, storytelling and live music — offering something for everyone, from those seeking calm to others ready to groove.Along…
BENGALURU: At least 2,774 new vehicles, including 1,900 two-wheelers and 514 cars, hit Bengaluru roads every day in October on average, powered by GST reset and festive sales of Dasara and Deepavali.As per transport department data, September saw an average of 1,894 registrations a day, with 1,299 two-wheelers and 333 cars. The total registrations jumped…
Bengaluru: The city’s favourite community celebration, Happy Streets, is back at MEI Layout near Bagalakunte this Sunday, from 6.30 am to 9.30 am, for residents to reclaim the streets for fun, fitness, and creativity.The day will feature a dynamic mix of fitness workouts, dance, storytelling, and live music, ensuring something for everyone, from early risers…
Bengaluru: A high court division bench in Dharwad Thursday refused to quash the stay on the Oct 18 govt order that restricted unauthorised assembly of more than 10 people in public spaces such as roads, parks and playgrounds, apart from penalizing the same under BNS.Justices SG Pandit and Geetha KB dismissed the writ appeal filed…
Accused Rene Joshilda had sent the mails using multiple IDs under the name of Prabhakar, her ex-lover, in an attempt to implicate him. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old engineering graduate arrested by the Ahmedabad cybercrime branch for sending bomb threat emails to at least 21 schools across different states, including Bengaluru and Mysuru, was taken into police…
Bengaluru: In an effort to make the city cleaner and more livable, Bengaluru North City Corporation will launch a mass cleanliness drive Saturday, covering a total stretch of 93.9km across seven major divisions — Hebbal, Pulikeshinagar, Sarvagnanagar, Yelahanka, Byatarayanapura, Dasarahalli and Rajarajeshwari Nagar.Primarily, pourakarmikas will be leading the initiative along with other departments. Based on…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has called for the establishment of an integrated technology-driven solid waste management (SWM) governance framework in Bengaluru.The city is plagued by blackspots — areas of recurrent unauthorised garbage dumping that pose a significant threat to public health and the urban environment. The court observed that SWM is not merely a statutory…
Bengaluru: A political storm erupted in Karnataka after BJP MP Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri claimed that the national anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana, was composed to welcome the British. His comments, made during an event in Honnavar to mark 150 years of Vande Mataram, drew sharp criticism from Congress functionaries.Kageri said ‘Vande Mataram’ deserved greater prominence and…
Bengaluru: The lush greens of Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) Thursday echoed with a sound rarely heard there: the cheers of 15 visually impaired golfers taking their first swing at the sport. Some missed, some barely nudged the ball forward. But all of them smiled as they heard the faint thwack of the club meeting the…
