Bengaluru: A special court has dismissed Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer R Ravishankar’s revision petition challenging a trial court order taking cognisance of a sexual harassment and cheating case.The chief conservator of forest (development-Bengaluru) is arraigned as accused no. 1 in a private complaint lodged by a woman, said to be an office assistant. As…
Bengaluru: A city court held Power TV, represented by its managing director Rakesh Shetty, guilty in a contempt of court case and ordered his detention for three months in prison.The case pertained to a complaint filed by senior IPS officer BR Ravikante Gowda, who approached the court stating that, despite an injunction restraining Shetty from…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru: Union minister of state V Somanna has announced a proposal to get the Centre to officially celebrate Kittur Rani Channamma Vijayotsava, commemorating the 19th-century ruler’s resistance against British rule.At Sankranti Harajatre organised by Harihar Veerashaiva-Lingayat Panchamasali Peeta, Somanna said he would raise the matter with PM Narendra Modi. Railways hosted the festival for…
BENGALURU: Around 46% of students in colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), who have secured internships — mandatory under their engineering curriculum — have had to pay the host companies for work experience.Stakeholders have also alleged that VTU takes a share of the fees charged by companies offering paid internships. According to norms, VTU…
BIDAR: Former minister Bheemanna Khandre has died at the age of 102, due to age-related issues, his son and Karnataka forest minister Eshwar Khandre said.A noted freedom fighter, senior Congress leader, and cooperative movement stalwart from the Kalyana Karnataka region, Khandre died late Friday at his residence. He is survived by two sons, including Eshwar,…
Bengaluru: Malleswaram now has its own full-fledged website featuring prominent landmarks, heritage buildings, and stories of the spots and people that shaped the old locality’s unique identity.Malleswaram.org was launched on Jan 1 under the leadership of long-time resident Suchitra Deep, an architect who has worked on urban issues, particularly those affecting the locality. The website’s…
Bengaluru: Even before the city’s civic poll machinery cranks up, Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP) on Friday announced its preparedness to contest in the upcoming GBA (Greater Bengaluru Authority) polls by focusing on decentralised and citizen-led governance.BNP challenged the GBA’s centralised governance model and pitched empowered ‘area sabhas’ as the most effective mechanism to address neighbourhood-level…
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has sought urgent intervention by the state govt to resolve the prolonged dispute over the buffer zone surrounding Turahalli forest, warning that the issue had triggered confusion and anxiety among hundreds of site allottees in south Bengaluru.According to village-wise data collected after a drone survey by BDA early this…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court’s directive on completing civic polls in the city by June 30 has come as a welcome relief for resident welfare groups. Reason: Bengalureans hope the political and bureaucratic machinery will move at breakneck speed to fix potholes, make pavements more pedestrian-friendly, sort out garbage issues, and ensure streets are illuminated now.“We’re…
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old domestic help poured kerosene on herself and her four-year-old daughter after a fight with her husband over the phone at their home in Krishnappanagar, Sanjaynagar, Thursday. Seetalakshmi G died the same night and her daughter Srushti G succumbed to burns Friday morning.According to police, neighbours heard Srushti shouting for help from a…
