Bengaluru: A permanent solution to craters? Not really. Temporary barricades, hastily stuffed cement, and a resigned attitude seem to be the city’s approach to potholes and drainage gaps – known to commuters as “death traps.“A visit by TOI across five stretches in Bengaluru revealed the same troubling pattern. Deep craters are either cordoned off with…
Bengaluru: The city will witness the second edition of India Rising: Aspiring Undergrads Summit on Saturday at Prestige Falcon Towers on Brunton Road, Craig Park Layout, in Ashoknagar.Hosted by Vidyashilp University, the summit has become a confluence of global voices and Indian expertise. Students, parents and educators will witness a debate on a defining question:…
Bengaluru: In line with efforts to improve last-mile connectivity and take pressure off Bengaluru’s gridlocked roads, global investment bank Goldman Sachs has introduced a feeder shuttle for employees from Silk Institute Metro station to E-city. The free service complements the company’s existing door-to-door paid car service.Goldman Sachs, which has over 7,000 employees in Bengaluru, is…
Bengaluru: Waste management workers in the city face acute problems while working in the heat.A study conducted by Hasiru Dala and HeatWatch, involving 154 sanitation workers — free-roaming waste pickers, pourakarmikas and dry waste collection centre (DWCC) workers — found that over 50% of them had no access to clean water, 81% were without adequate…
London: Internationalisation is set to give a boost to higher education in Karnataka, with the govt holding bilateral talks with the UK govt on how to expand collaboration.On the immediate agenda for both govts is the expansion of existing programmes such as Chevening Scholarships and the Scholars for Outstanding Undergraduate Talent (SCOUT) programme. Chevening currently…
Bengaluru: Two persons, including a suspended police constable, were arrested on charges of extorting money from ragpickers and pourakarmikas.One of the arrested persons is Prashanth Navi, who worked in Bengaluru district police and Internal Security Division (ISD). Based on the allegations and a complaint, superintendent of police, Bengaluru district, suspended Prashanth. His associate, identified as…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday is said to have rejected the idea of having symbol-based elections for the gram panchayats, which have remained independent of the direct involvement of political parties in the state.At a meeting with Congress legislative council members (MLCs), some legislators who won from local bodies suggested having symbol-based elections in villages…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Tuesday lashed out at BJP for taking out a padayatra in riot-hit Maddur taluk, saying the saffron party’s “sole work is to destroy communal harmony”. Siddaramaiah told reporters at Vidhana Soudha, “Even before BJP could enter the scene, the govt took proactive measures by arresting 21 people in the case of…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar issued an order Tuesday appointing ministers to take charge of the five municipalities created under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).“As discussed on several occasions, it is essential that the party organisation within the jurisdiction of the five Bengaluru municipalities be strengthened and prepared for the forthcoming elections….
Bengaluru: Fraudsters posing as mechanics are targeting elderly drivers on the national highway between Hosur and Electronics City, with victims losing significant sums of money. In the latest incident, Tamil Nadu resident N Lakshmanan, 76, and his 70-year-old wife were duped of Rs 18,000 between 1 and 1.20pm on Sept 2 during their journey from…
