Karnataka

Bengaluru: The govt will declare the state’s fragmented Myristica swamps as biodiversity heritage sites within four months, said Karnataka State Western Ghats Conservation Task Force chairman Mohammed Tabrez Alam Shariff.He was speaking at a national conference on the Western Ghats organised by Eco Watch Monday. Explaining that the move aims to safeguard this rare ecosystem,…

Bengaluru: Signalling both a purge and a generational shift, JD(S) Monday removed Mysuru strongman and former minister GT Devegowda from his post as core committee chairman, while party state chief HD Kumaraswamy inducted his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy into the powerful political affairs committee. Krishna Reddy, former deputy speaker of the legislative assembly, has been named…

Bengaluru: In a major relief to thousands of homebuyers who have waited nearly a decade for possession of plots, Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) has ruled that Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) must be treated as a “promoter” under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The regulator has directed BDA to register the…

Bengaluru: For over two decades, residents of Electronics City Phase 2 have lived amid crumbling roads, choking dust, and flooding — despite being part of the city’s bustling IT corridor.With their repeated pleas for basic infrastructure going unheard, women from apartment complexes in the locality are planning a demonstration with the help of local schools…

Bengaluru: A man from Kerala was found dead at his Hulimavu residence in east Bengaluru on Nov 7 and a case of abetment to suicide was registered against two women. The victim, Vishnu CP, 39, was staying in a three-bedroom apartment in Elenahalli, Hulimavu, with the two women. His brother, Jishnu CP, alleged Surya Kumari…

Bengaluru: Even though winter is still weeks away, at least officially, mercury levels have begun to drop across Karnataka, including in Bengaluru.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) readings, temperatures in the city fell to 16-17 degrees Celsius since Sunday, down from 19 degrees Saturday.In north-interior Karnataka (NIK), districts like Vijayapura and Belagavi recorded temperatures as…

Bengaluru: Internet pioneer and Google’s chief internet evangelist Vint Cerf said the future of networking will continue to expand, with subsea cables, satellites, and mobile technologies increasing global access to the Internet, including remote and previously underserved regions.He emphasised the importance of resilient and diverse network infrastructure. For instance, fiber optic subsea networks in places…

Bengaluru: A corporate payment almost vanished into a cyber-criminals’ maze when fraudsters hacked an email trail and diverted a whopping Rs 2.2 crore meant for a business transaction. However, a swift and timely action by the victim on the national cybercrime helpline (1930) helped Bengaluru police foil the digital heist.Sleuths from Central Crime Branch (CCB)…

Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy has directed all schools and pre-university colleges to observe Nov 11 as National Education Day, marking the birth anniversary of freedom fighter and India’s first education minister, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.In a circular issued to educational institutions under its purview, the department instructed them to celebrate the…