Bengaluru: The new GBA is already facing calls for a name change. Many are urging the govt to drop the English-heavy title in favour of a Kannada-rooted alternative, such as Vishala Bengaluru Pradhikara or Bruhat Bengaluru Pradhikara.At the GBA headquarters, formerly the BBMP headquarters, the authorities have replaced the BBMP board with a new one…
Bengaluru: Ahead of Wednesday’s GST Council meeting, trade representatives and economists have urged the Karnataka govt to support the Centre’s proposed rejig of GST rates, arguing that lower rates will spur consumption and eventually boost revenue. The Centre is seeking to merge the current four-tier structure into two main slabs of 5% and 18%, besides…
Bengaluru: The govt sank Rs 43,355 crore into 10 loss-making state-administered corporations over the past five years but received minuscule returns on its investment, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said in its latest report. The 10 firms received more than half the total Rs 73,487 crore invested in 159 govt or govt-supported institutions….
Bengaluru: Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) has proposed a 772-acre housing project near Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) in Devanahalli to meet rising residential demand driven by rapid urbanisation and industrial growth in the region. KHB aims to offer residential plots and affordable houses especially for economically weaker sections, with supporting infrastructure such as roads, water…
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old man was killed and another injured in a road accident near Yelahanka’s Palanahalli Gate, Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Kiran Varma, while the injured was KV Subbaraju (44). Police said both were friends and worked in real estate brokerage, were travelling towards RT Nagar on Subbaraju’s scooter when the accident…
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) started a door-to-door survey of water connections in the city. The app-based survey, which started Tuesday, aims to identify illegal connections.BWSSB personnel are visiting houses to collect data on the number of water connections, borewells, and number of floors in the building. The collected data will…
Bengaluru: A court Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Pavithra Gowda, accused number 1 in the Renukaswamy murder case, and adjourned to Wednesday the hearing on shifting actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and four other accused to Ballari Central Prison and other jails.Prison officials had filed a petition seeking to transfer Darshan and co-accused Jagadeesh alias Jagga,…
Former minister and BJP MLA from Rajajinagar, S Suresh Kumar, struck an emotional chord Tuesday, offering condolences to the “Late BBMP,” which he said now slipped into oblivion.Soon after concluding his monthly Janaspandana programme in Rajajinagar, Kumar, joined by a few former corporators and local residents, held a symbolic condolence meet for the civic body….
ಹರಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ: ಚಾಲಕನ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಬಸ್ಸೊಂದು ಸೇತುವೆಯಿಂದ ಹಳ್ಳಕ್ಕೆ ಪಲ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿದ್ದ ಘಟನೆ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಅಣಜಿಗೆರೆ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಬಳಿ ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಘಟನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 20ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರಿಗೆ ಸಣ್ಣಪುಟ್ಟ ಗಾಯಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದು, ನಾಲ್ವರು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.ದಾವಣಗೆರೆಯಿಂದ ಉಚ್ಚಂಗಿದುರ್ಗ, ಮಾದಿಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿ 28 ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕರನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡು ಹರಪನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟಿದ್ದ ‘ಬನಶಂಕರಿ’ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಬಸ್ ಈ ಅಪಘಾತಕ್ಕೀಡಾಗಿದೆ. ಗಾಯಾಳುಗಳನ್ನು ಅರಸೀಕೆರೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಗಂಭೀರ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡವರನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗಾಗಿ ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ…
ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ: ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹುಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಸದಾ ಕಾಲ ಷಡ್ಯಂತ್ರ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷ, ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಪ್ರಕರಣವನ್ನು ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿಯೇ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಆಹಾರ ಮತ್ತು ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸರಬರಾಜು ಸಚಿವ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ ಜೋಶಿ ಆರೋಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮೋದಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಧರ್ಮಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಡಾ. ವೀರೇಂದ್ರ ಹೆಗ್ಗಡೆ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.‘ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಚಲೋ’ ಹಾಗೂ ‘ಸಮಾಜ ಜಾಗೃತಿ’ ಬೃಹತ್ ಸಮಾವೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು, ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಗದವರು ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಗದವರೂ, ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ವರ್ಗದವರು,…
