Karnataka

BENGALURU: Infosys has encouraged its employees to use the new Yellow Line to help reduce traffic congestion. In an internal email, the IT services firm recommended this traffic-free commute, especially during peak hours, calling the line “efficient”.The email said ELCITA-operated feeder shuttles will connect Infosys Foundation Konappana Agrahara Station to Infosys satellite offices in Electronics…

Bengaluru: The Supreme Court’s order to relocate all stray dogs in the National Capital Region (NCR) of New Delhi hasn’t only caught many by surprise but also sparked discussions across the country. While the verdict is not binding on city corporations elsewhere, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials admit if such a directive were implemented…

MYSURU/BENGALURU: A traveller’s reckless move to alight from his vehicle inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) nearly cost him his life when a tusker – guarding its calf – charged, knocked him down and trampled him on Sunday evening. He was lucky to survive with minor scrapes and bruises.BTR director S Prabhakaran said that department officials…

Bengaluru: The Times of India’s Leaders on Campus is back, launching its first session of the academic year with a deep dive into one of the fastest-growing career domains: Cybersecurity.Mark your calendar for Thursday (Aug 14) at St Francis College, Koramangala, for an engaging session titled, Careers in Cybersecurity.Cybersecurity has emerged as a mission-critical industry,…

Bengaluru: Senior Congress legislator KN Rajanna, from a Scheduled Tribe community, has built his political career as much on his grassroots connect as on his flair for courting controversy. Representing Madhugiri in Tumakuru district, Rajanna, a staunch supporter of chief minister Siddaramaiah, has repeatedly stirred political debates with his outspoken remarks that often challenged his…

Bengaluru: After slapping thousands of e-khata holders with penalty notices over what it claimed to be under-declared parking space in property tax filings, BBMP has dropped another bombshell — even if you cough up penalty, it won’t update property dimensions in the e-khata.Furious property owners are calling it daylight robbery. “First, they accuse us of…

Bengaluru: When police got a call on Aug 7 about a stray dog trotting around with a human arm dangling from its mouth, they knew they had a murder mystery on their hands. Officers rushed to Chimpuganahalli in Tumakuru district’s Koratagere, about 110km from Bengaluru, and began a frantic search for dismembered remains. Scouring a…

Bengaluru: The state govt Monday revoked the compulsory leave order of director general of Police (DGP) K Ramachandra Rao and posted him as DGP, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement.Rao was sent on compulsory leave on March 15, days after his daughter, actress Harshavardhini Ranya, aka Ranya Rao, was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence…

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government has reinstated senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Dr K Ramachandra Rao as Director General of Police (DGP) in the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, months after placing him on compulsory leave in connection with an ongoing gold smuggling investigation involving his daughter Ranya Rao. A government notification issued on…