Bengaluru: The city’s battered roads and slow-moving civic works have now begun affecting school-going children. On Thursday morning, several school buses were caught in massive traffic snarls for more than an hour near Balagere T-Junction on Outer Ring Road, leaving pupils stranded in slush and missing the first hour of class.With rains worsening the situation,…
Bengaluru: Two police constables and a woman homeguard were assaulted during a pallaki utsava near Sri Muttumariyamma Temple in Janakiram Layout, Lingarajapuram, Sunday afternoon. The three were deployed to ensure security during the palanquin procession. When two groups started fighting over a petty issue, they tried to pacify them but were assaulted and even their…
Bengaluru: Titan Company reported a 52.5% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 1,091 crore for the June quarter, supported by strong performances in its jewellery and watches businesses despite elevated gold prices. The Tata group firm’s revenue rose 24% to Rs 16,628 crore during the same period. Sequentially, it rose to about 11% from…
The Yellow Line of Namma Metro — a much-awaited corridor meant to decongest traffic-clogged routes like Silk Board and Bommasandra — is finally ready to open. But instead of high-frequency relief, commuters will have to contend with 25-minute gaps between trains. The reason: only three trains are available for operations at launch. That’s barely enough…
Bengaluru: Following multiple instances of children being asked to clean toilets, the department of school education and literacy has decided to allow local administrations to appoint agencies for housekeeping work at govt schools.Asking students to wash school toilets has triggered controversy several times in the past. The latest was when two teachers in a southwest…
Bengaluru: The state govt Thursday presented to the high court a copy of the Justice John Michael Cunha inquiry commission report on the June 4 stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium which left 11 people dead.A division bench, headed by Justice Jayant Banerji, reviewed the report and adjourned the hearing to Monday. This was to allow the…
BENGALURU: Karnataka has approved the establishment of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in space technology, developed in collaboration with Satcom Industry Association-India (SIA-India), the country’s space industry association.The initiative, backed by Rs 10 crore in initial funding over five years, will operate through a consortium including Ananth Technologies Ltd, International Institute of Space Studies and…
NEW DELHI: The traffic police in Bengaluru have confirmed that all pending traffic fines on the two-wheeler recently ridden by Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar have now been cleared, news agency PTI reported. The vehicle, which had accumulated fines amounting to Rs 18,500 across 34 violations, was used by Mr Shivakumar during an…
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old lighting technician allegedly fell to his death from Makkala Maramma Devi temple gopura (tower) at Vyalikaval Wednesday afternoon. The victim, Arjuna, was removing decorative lights from the gopura, which is about 20 feet high.Police said he climbed the tower at 3.30pm and accidentally slipped while removing the lights. He was not electrocuted….
Bengaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru zonal office, filed a complaint under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, against Errol Fernandes, promoter of Ferns Estates and Developers, and his family members for alleged foreign exchange violations amounting to over Rs 20.5 crore.According to an ED press release, the adjudicating authority issued a show-cause notice to…
