Bengaluru: Opposition leaders in the legislative assembly and council, R Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, Sunday alleged a Rs 3,000-crore scam in the excise department, citing a recent Lokayukta raid and accused the govt of collecting bribes to renew liquor licences and issue new permits. While addressing reporters, Ashoka released an audio clip purportedly featuring a…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Saturday expressed serious concern over Karnataka’s low conviction rate, with the state ranking 22nd nationally. He warned that such performance, coupled with a lack of accountability, was eroding public confidence in the police. Calling for urgent corrective measures, he urged senior police leadership to strengthen supervision and boost efficiency.Chairing a conference…
Bengaluru: Not just additional manpower, but professional staff working in a better, tech-enabled environment are vital to address irregularities in the state’s central prisons, particularly in Bengaluru, according to a committee set up by the state govt to probe the irregularities in jails and make recommendations to address them.Home minister G Parameshwara set up the…
ಎಂ ಚಿನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣ(ಸಂಗ್ರಹ ಚಿತ್ರ) Cricket is finally coming back to Chinnaswamy, and Bengaluru’s fans are celebrating like only they can — online first. As news broke that the M Chinnas wamy Stadium has received permission to host IPL and international matches again, social media erupted with memes, throwback videos and emotional posts. From clips of…
Bengaluru: For a day, Bengaluru traded its city pace for the slow, sunlit moods of the countryside as Sankranti celebrations unfurled Karnataka’s agrarian traditions across Jakkur Grounds. Suggi Huggi — a community Sankranti festival organised by revenue minister and Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byregowda — turned the urban stretch into a slice of rural life, drawing…
In a city where productivity is often worn as a badge of honour, Aaraaro – The Sleep Concert asks Bengalureans to slow down. Presented as part of BLR Hubba 2026, the immersive experience by musicians Gurupriya Atreya and Vedanth Bharadwaj brings together lullabies from across cultures and languages, inviting audiences into a shared space of…
Bengaluru: Fed up with years of dust, silt and neglected roads, residents of Balagere, Panathur and Varthur in east Bengaluru spent Saturday cleaning a 100-metre stretch between Balagere T-Junction and Varthur police station, removing a full tractor-load of silt within hours.Between 30 and 40 volunteers — many of them IT professionals — gathered early in…
Bengaluru: To eliminate the last traffic signal on the main carriageway of Ballari Road leading to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is building a 750-metre-long, six-lane underpass at Sadahalli junction. Once completed, the underpass will enable seamless movement of airport-bound traffic.As part of the project, traffic will be diverted…
Bengaluru: The kasa kiosk initiative, designed and improvised as a fix for garbage blackspots, has failed to take off on a large scale despite efforts of multiple agencies for over seven years.Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) operates only four kiosks across five city corporations — one in Koramangala and three in Banashankari. Two more…
Police on Saturday arrested self-claimed activist Puneet Kerehalli for barging into houses of immigrants living at Bingipura in Bannerghatta on Friday and demanding their documents. BENGALURU: Police on Saturday arrested self-claimed activist Puneet Kerehalli for barging into houses of ‘immigrants’ living at Bingipura in Bannerghatta on Friday and demanding their documents.Kerehalli was arrested by jurisdictional…
