When Bengaluru-boy Kush Maini crossed the finish line at Monaco earlier this year, becoming the first Indian F2 racer to win at the iconic track, the crowds went wild. But for him, the most memorable moment wasn’t the chequered flag. It was the sound of the Indian national anthem playing and watching the tricolour rise…
Bengaluru: Fresh claims by the Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) have again brought corruption in public works into the spotlight, highlighting a challenge that successive state govts have struggled to address. Last week, contractors alleged corruption has “doubled” under the Congress govt compared to the previous BJP regime, with bribes being reportedly demanded for approvals…
ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ: ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ ಒದಗಿಸಲು ಪ್ರತಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಗೂ ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದು ಮಲ್ಟಿ ಸ್ಪೆಷಾಲಿಟಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವುದು ತಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಗುರಿ ಎಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬೆಳಗಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೂತನ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಪೆಷಾಲಿಟಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ನೀಡಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು, “ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಬರುವವರೆಲ್ಲಾ ಬಡ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದವರು. ಇವರಿಗೂ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ ಸಿಗಬೇಕು….
Bengaluru: With just three days left for the Oct 7 deadline, Karnataka’s socio-educational survey — popularly known as the caste survey — has covered around 70% of the targeted 1.43 crore households across the state. While the govt is pushing to finish the exercise on time, enumerators on the ground say delays, refusals, and logistical…
Bengaluru: A person seeking information under the provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be said to be a consumer, and the jurisdiction of consumer fora is barred, according to the district consumer disputes redressal commission (Bangalore Urban).The commission ruled the RTI Act provides a complete remedy and dismissed a complaint by a…
Bengaluru: Police have caught around 45 motorists riding without number plates or hiding them to avoid being captured by CCTV cameras for traffic violations during nakabandis (checkpoints) across the city.They have booked FIRs against the respective motorists, arrested them, and seized their vehicles. Police chief commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, told TOI, “If any motorist is…
Bengaluru: A 25-year-old man was killed after his scooter was hit by a speeding car near Neeleri in Devanahalli Friday night. Car driver Yashwant HS, a native of Hassan, was arrested.The victim is Manoj Kumar G, employee of a private firm near Kempegowda International Airport. Police said the accident occurred at 10:45pm when Yashwant was…
Bengaluru: Close on the heels of a spate of tiger deaths and mounting incidents of human–animal conflict in south Karnataka, conservationists on Saturday petitioned the forest minister to reject forest diversion proposals for proposed mini-hydel projects within the eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) and MM Hills wildlife division. Warning of grave consequences,…
Bengaluru: Drawing flak over broken roads, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) personnel worked overtime this Dasara to fill potholes. But when motorists will hit the roads on Monday to return to work, they will have another problem staring at them: Hastily filled patches getting peeled out, converting roads into jagged stretches with looses gravel all…
Bengaluru: A skeleton was found in the passage on the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Kothanur, north Bengaluru, Friday evening. Police suspect it belongs to a male, aged around 40, who died at least seven months ago. His shirt and trousers were intact.The remains of the skeleton have been sent to forensic science…
