Bengaluru: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan urged students to avoid drugs and to be cautious about their social media activities.During the silver jubilee celebrations of CMR Institute of Technology in Whitefield Wednesday, he stated, “Drugs should not ruin the lives of the youth in our country. Just three days ago, we held a similar event at…
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old man from Haryana was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 34-year-old sports nutritionist and freelance fitness professional for nearly a year.The accused, Sudhir Kumar, a resident of Rewari district, arrived in Bengaluru on Jan 12 and visited a gym in Kathriguppe, Banashankari, where the nutritionist, a native of Haryana, regularly works out….
Bengaluru: A juvenile and another person were arrested on charges of stealing 18 two-wheelers worth Rs 15 lakh. One of the arrested is Hasnain, a habitual offender who stays in west Bengaluru. The juvenile is 17 years old. Police recovered the stolen two-wheelers from an empty plot in Maruthinagar and near a park in front…
Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Area (GBA) Advertisement Rules-2025 herald a turning point in the city’s visual and regulatory landscape. Bengaluru’s skyline is poised to grow denser—and louder—as control over outdoor advertising shifts decisively from the once-dominant BBMP to the newly empowered Greater Bengaluru Authority, constituted under the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act-2024.The GBA has slashed spacing…
Bengaluru: Even while speculation over a possible chief minister switch continues to swirl, attention is shifting to what is being seen as the next major political and administrative development — a cabinet reshuffle in the Siddaramaiah govt. Sources say Siddaramaiah’s pre-budget meetings, scheduled from Feb 2, could emerge as a key exercise in assessing ministerial…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Wednesday invited investors at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to invest in Bengaluru, projecting the city as a “future-ready global hub” with strong human resources, expanding infrastructure and a growing urban economy. Addressing investors, Shivakumar described Bengaluru as a preferred destination for global companies and said the…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court Tuesday stayed the operation of two orders issued by the trial court in the Renukaswamy murder case that allowed home-cooked food for the accused, including actor Darshan, Pavithra Gowda and others.Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Kamakshipalya police challenging the trial court’s clarificatory order…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s (BMTC) cashless ticketing system, which uses UPI QR code for digital transactions, came under scrutiny after four bus conductors were suspended on charges of diverting passenger fares to their personal UPI accounts.The cashless ticketing system is used by 51% of passengers to pay for fares by using UPI, enabling BMTC…
ಚಾಮರಾಜನಗರ: ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಯಾತ್ರಾಸ್ಥಳವಾದ ಹನೂರು ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಮಲೆಮಹದೇಶ್ವರ ಬೆಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾದಯಾತ್ರೆ ಮೂಲಕ ತೆರಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಭಕ್ತರೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೇಲೆ ಚಿರತೆ ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸಿ ಕೊಂದಿರುವ ದಾರುಣ ಘಟನೆ ಬುಧವಾರ ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಭಕ್ತಾದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಆತಂಕ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಮೃತರನ್ನು ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಚಿರನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ (30) ಎಂದು ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೃತ ಪ್ರವೀಣ್ ಅವರು ಮಂಡ್ಯದ ಚಿರನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ನೂರಾರು ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಲೆಮಹದೇಶ್ವರ ಬೆಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾದಯಾತ್ರೆ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದರು. ಮಂಗಳವಾರ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ತಪ್ಪಲಿನ ತಾಳುಬೆಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸ್ತವ್ಯ ಹೂಡಿದ್ದ…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s choked airport corridor may finally see relief, with Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-Ride) and Indian Railways clearing the long-pending suburban rail link to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) — a move that promises to ease the daily rush of nearly one lakh cars and taxis heading to KIA and cut travel time…
