Karnataka

Bengaluru: After a decade-long wait for flats, Rera authority has adjudicated in favour of a group of homebuyers as the builder had failed to hand over possession of their units as promised.The Rera order directed the property developer of a Whitefield project to finish pending works, provide occupancy certificates (OCs), and compensate the home buyers…

Bengaluru: When Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) set out to electrify its fleet, the move was hailed as a leap towards cleaner, greener mobility. But a few years into this transition, the shine has dulled. Frequent breakdowns have left the city’s electric buses struggling to stay on the road, raising questions over the viability of…

Bengaluru: A couple was allegedly assaulted with a cricket bat by their neighbours in Vidyamanyanagar near Andrahalli, northwest Bengaluru, on Aug 14 following a quarrel over a child touching a bucket of cattle food.The victims are Sowmya GK, a tailor, and her husband Gangadhar, 39, an auto driver. In her complaint to Byadarahalli police, Sowmya…

Bengaluru: In a move that has sparked concern among conservationists, the Karnataka forest department has allowed Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd (KIOCL) to carry out exploration of iron and manganese ores in the Nirthadi Reserve Forest of Holalkere taluk in Chitradurga. The permission clears diversion of 64.7 hectares of forest land — including 27.2 hectares…

Bengaluru: Amid largely bleak findings by the Justice HN Nagamohan Das Committee during its survey of Scheduled Caste (SC) communities to decide on internal reservation, a small but significant positive trend has emerged — Karnataka appears to have achieved near gender parity within its SC population. Leaked excerpts of the committee’s report shows that the…

Bengaluru: Concrete from a cracked slab of the under-construction Ejipura flyover fell on an autorickshaw Saturday night, injuring the driver and damaging his vehicle.The incident has raised fresh concerns about safety at the delayed project site, which runs along Intermediate Ring Road. Witnesses said there was a visible crack in the slab above pillar 31….

Bengaluru: A retired police officer has been bitten by a dog on a leash at the entrance of a jewellery store in the central business district.KN Ramesh, who retired in May as an assistant commissioner of police (traffic-south), was entering the store around 5.30pm on Aug 13 when the dog suddenly jumped and bit his…