Bengaluru: Lokayukta sleuths Saturday arrested a deputy commissioner of excise and two of his colleagues after catching them red-handed taking a Rs 25-lakh bribe to clear liquor and microbrewery licences.Deputy commissioner Jagadeesh Naik, 57, superintendent of excise Thammanna KM, 41, and excise constable Lakkappa Gani, 31, were trapped around 12.30pm inside Naik’s chamber at the…
Bengaluru: Even as Bengalureans worry that a proposed 5% hike in Namma Metro fares in Feb could further pinch household budgets, the issue has snowballed into a full-blown political slugfest between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP, with both sides trading blame and absolving themselves of responsibility.The debate, which comes in the run-up to…
Bengaluru: A day after meeting senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has cancelled his scheduled visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, citing official engagements in New Delhi and Bengaluru.In a statement issued Saturday, Shivakumar’s office said the DCM has a series of meetings lined up with…
ಹನೂರು: ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಸಮಾಜವೂ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಹೊಂದಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಹನೂರು ಶಾಸಕ ಎಂ.ಆರ್. ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಪಟ್ಟರು. ತಾಲೂಕು ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯ ಕಾಡಂಚಿನ ಗ್ರಾಮವಾದ ಗಾಣಮಂಗಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 3.82 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ವೆಚ್ಚದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾಗಿರುವ ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ಆದಿವಾಸಿ ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟು ವಸತಿ ಶಾಲೆಯ ನೂತನ ಕಟ್ಟಡವನ್ನು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅವರು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು. ಆದಿವಾಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬುಡಕಟ್ಟು ಸಮುದಾಯದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ದೊರಕಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಸದುದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ವಸತಿ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಹಿಂದೆ…
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…
