Bengaluru: After Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it’s the turn of Karnataka to see a faceoff between the state govt and Raj Bhavan over the governor’s customary address to the joint sitting of the legislature.Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, who is scheduled to deliver the address Thursday, has reportedly declined to read the speech unless portions “critical…
Bengaluru: Will defending IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru return home or look elsewhere for a base this season? With a little over two months to go before the tournament begins, the question continues to linger. While Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has received conditional approval to resume matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, clarity on…
BENGALURU: Pandemonium broke out in the Karnataka legislature on Thrusday after Governor Thawarchand Gehlot abruptly walked out of the joint sitting of the Assembly and Council, delivering only two lines of his customary address and refusing to read the full cabinet-approved speech.“My government is committed to doubling the economic, social and physical development of the…
BENGALURU: A South Korean businesswoman has accused an airline ground-handling employee of sexually assaulting her at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, allegedly under the pretext of “manual frisking”. The 32-year-old woman was returning to South Korea on Monday when the incident occurred in the international departures area of Terminal 2, shortly after she had cleared immigration…
Bengaluru: After Tamil Nadu and Kerala, it’s the turn of Karnataka to see a faceoff between the state govt and Raj Bhavan over the governor’s customary address to the joint sitting of the legislature.Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot, who is scheduled to deliver the address Thursday, has reportedly declined to read the speech unless portions “critical…
Bengaluru world’s 2nd most congested city in road traffic in 2025 BENGALURU: No surprises here: Bengaluru has emerged as the second most congested city, after Mexico City, in the world in 2025.Data from the latest TomTom Traffic Index (the annual analysis of global traffic trends and commuting behavior), which strikes a chord with traffic-weary Bengalureans,…
AI-generated representational image. SHIVAMOGGA: A debt-ridden doctor murdered his uncle and aunt using an anaesthetic drug — propofol, a scheduled drug, used for surgeries — in Shivamogga district on Monday in a bid to steal their gold ornaments and clear his loans. The twin murders came to light on Tuesday after the couple’s son unsuccessfully…
Bengaluru: A chaat shop owner and his employee have been arrested for allegedly murdering the man’s estranged wife at Dwarakanagar, Rajarajeshwarinagar, west Bengaluru. The accused are Virupaksha Gowda, 29, a native of Kunigal taluk, Tumakuru district, and his employee, Pundalika Janappa Lamani,19, of Gavipuram, originally from Vijayapura district.Asha S,31, a native of Kunigal, was found…
Bengaluru: In a striking case of “remote clearance,” a senior vehicle inspector attached to Bengaluru Central RTO has been suspended for issuing fitness certificates (FCs) to 41 vehicles that were never anywhere near the city. The official had issued fitness certificates to vehicles plying in distant Gujarat without physically verifying them.The inspector who came under…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) carried out 14 demolition drives between July and Dec last year and reclaimed encroached properties worth over Rs 704.3 crore across the city.During the drives, more than 25 acres of encroached land were reclaimed across south, north and east Bengaluru. The authority demolished unauthorised RCC buildings, sheds, compound walls and…
