Bengaluru: The tech capital, once hailed for its clean streets and salubrious climate, is now struggling under the weight of mounting garbage. As new municipal solid waste rules draw closer, experts are calling for immediate reforms and a shift toward decentralised waste management.Speaking at a panel discussion on the topic ‘Reimagining Urban Futures’, organised by…
Pic: All major roads in Hubballi city are crying for attentionHubballi: Ganesha festival is just a month away, yet Hubballi city’s roads remain in disrepair. Representatives of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav mandals have expressed their worries about the deteriorating road conditions throughout Hubballi as the festival draws near.The city anticipates an influx of visitors from neighbouring regions,…
Bengaluru: It had all the trappings of a gripping kidnap thriller: He received a call and the woman told him to step out of the pub and get into a car waiting outside with its headlights blinking. Eager to meet her, he stepped out, spotted the vehicle, and confirmed with the driver whether she had…
Pics: Various Hindu and Muslim leaders at during sufi saints’ conference in Hubballi on Saturday night; (R) Hubballi Syed Ali Baba of Khwaza Bandenawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi and Fakir Dinga- leshwar Mahaswamiji having an animated conversationHubballi: The mega conference of sufi saints, organised by the All Karnataka Sunni Mashaik Council, revived the Hindu-Muslim harmony in…
Bengaluru: A special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases in Bengaluru Friday found a former ED officer guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh in a city pub from a Mumbai-based businessman in 2021. The court sentenced him to three years’ simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5.5 lakh.The convict,…
Belagavi: The ambitious Belagavi Ring Road project, aimed at decongesting city traffic, has hit a major roadblock due to the delay in securing forest clearance. The project remains stalled as state forest officials failed to respond to queries raised by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.The Centre approved the project in three…
Bengaluru: A man who allegedly attempted to snatch the mobile phone of a nursing student could not go beyond the gates of Bowring Hospital recently thanks to her alertness. Her resolve to chase him and the alarm she raised resulted in his arrest.Mohan, 25, a resident of Ballapura village in Tumakuru district, has now been…
Koppal: A Muslim woman was recently seen meditating at the famous Gavi Mutt in the city from past two days. Haseena Begum, who lives in Kudarimothi village in Yelburga taluk, took on an 11-day vow and is meditating near the area where the mutt seer meets with devotees every evening. She meditates for an hour…
Pic: Srishail Biradar Koppal: DDPI Srishail Biradar, the main accused in the teachers’ recruitment scandal in Bidar, was removed from his position as DDPI of Koppal on July 24 evening.The state govt ministry’s notification dated July 24 cited Rule 5 Sub-rule (6) of the Karnataka State Civil Service Rules, 2015, which states: “If any officer…
Pic: Devappa Halahalli, the injured shepherd, was taken by factory personnel in their vehicle to the district hospital in Koppal on FridayKoppal: A shepherd was assaulted on Friday by security guards from a private steel factory while he was leading his sheep to the lake that is part of Basapur village, but the lake has…
