Bengaluru: It is high time students started viewing India as a land of opportunities and parents started exploring the Indian education ecosystem with the same seriousness as those abroad, said experts at the second edition of ‘India Rising: Aspiring Undergrads Summit’ organised by Vidyashilp University on Saturday.The summit, designed to help families and students navigate…
Bengaluru: Periodic maintenance work taken up by the KPTCL and Bescom on Sunday at Peenya and Anekal areas will result in power cut in following areas.10am to 5pmPeenya Village, SRS Road, MEI Factory, Rajagopala Nagar, Kasturi Extension, GKW Layout, Bhyraveshwara Nagar, Peenya Industrial Area, Ajax Road, 10th Cross, Slum Road, Anu Solar Road, General Metal…
Bengaluru: The three-day 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference, which concluded Saturday, adopted resolutions urging legislatures to curb disruptions and deadlock in Houses, while calling for strengthening the research and reference branches of state legislatures to improve the quality of debates.Addressing a press conference, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, “The resolutions will eliminate deadlock…
Bengaluru: A special court in Tumakuru for Lokayukta cases recently issued a notice against a farmer who complained against a Bescom engineer, accusing him of corruption and helping Lokayukta police in trapping the engineer with a Rs 10,000 bribe in 2021, but turned hostile during the trial. The farmer is identified as Raghavendra TM of…
Chief minister Siddaramaiah Friday said the govt has approved compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of pourakarmikas working in urban local bodies (ULBs) who die while on duty. The benefit will apply only to regular employees drawing salaries directly from municipal bodies, he said.The announcement was made during a meeting with representatives of…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Friday clarified that the state govt’s caste and community survey is intended to gather scientific data on the social and educational status of the population and not to designate or declare religions of the respondents.He made the remarks while responding to concerns raised over a community’s leaders encouraging their members to…
Bengaluru: Over Rs 3 lakh in cash was stolen from the residence of Sandalwood actor Darshan and his wife Vijayalakshmi at Prestige South Ridge Apartments in Hosakerehalli, Banashankari III Stage.Police suspect it to be the handiwork of an insider. Based on a complaint by Vijayalakshmi’s house manager Nagaraju, police registered a case under Section 306…
Bengaluru: An unattended SUV (Toyota Fortuner) with a fake number plate was found parked near deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s residence in Sadashivanagar recently, sending security and police personnel into a tizzy.During investigation, police found that the SUV was registered in the name of a former MLA from Magadi constituency. An FIR was registered and…
Bengaluru: After steeply hiking Namma Metro fares by up to 71 per cent in Feb — making it the most expensive Metro in the country — Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) may now make fare hikes a yearly affair. In Feb, accepting a report submitted by the fare fixation committee (FFC), BMRCL raised fares…
Bengaluru: The tech capital witnessed a medical marathon like no other when doctors from four hospitals, aided by the city’s traffic police, pulled off three heart transplants in under 12 hours. The mission: Saving three patients in their 30s, who were running out of time as their lung pressure edged towards the point of no…
