Bengaluru: A 23-year-old dental student at a private college in Bommasandra, Anekal, was found dead at her Chandapura residence early Friday morning.B Yeshasvini, a third-year BDA student, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom by her mother, Parimala. Yeshasvini’s death note in Kannada, which was recovered from the room, read: “I am…
Bengaluru: Breaking the mould of traditional outreach, Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University (BCU) has, for the first time, connected directly with pre-university colleges to reach out to prospective students.In a unique initiative, the state-run university brought together principals of over 800 PU colleges and 200 affiliated colleges in two educational districts — Bengaluru North…
Bengaluru: the govt has failed to convince farmers in Aurad taluk of Bidar district to part with land for a proposed 500Mw solar park, forcing the Centre and state to scrap the big-ticket renewable energy project that was first proposed in 2023. Officials of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL), nodal agency for renewable energy projects…
Bengaluru: Nearly 1 lakh teachers in state govt schools wore black bands Thursday as a mark of protest.The teachers, represented by Karnataka State Primary School Teachers’ Association (KSPSTA), demanded a legislative amendment to protect their interests in the wake of a Supreme Court order making teacher eligibility test (TET) mandatory. Teachers who are already in…
A Zepto delivery executive was attacked by two scooty riders following a minor collision in the Mahadevpura area, police said. Zepto delivery executive thrashed, struck on chest with helmet, collapses A Zepto delivery executive was attacked by two scooty riders following a minor collision in the Mahadevpura area, police said. Zepto delivery executive thrashed, struck…
Bengaluru: Strains in Karnataka-Kerala relations resurfaced Thursday after Karnataka govt objected to the Malayalam Bhasha Bill, 2025, which seeks to make Malayalam a compulsory first language from Classes 1 to 10 in all government and private schools, including in Kannada-medium schools, urging governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to withhold assent.Karnataka has called the Bill unconstitutional and…
Bengaluru: While nearly 80% of beneficiaries under the state’s Yuva Nidhi unemployment scheme are non-engineering graduates, the linked skill-training initiative, Yuva Nidhi Plus, has seen poor uptake, officials said.Launched as part of the Congress govt’s five guarantees, Yuva Nidhi provides an unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 a month to graduates who remain jobless for 180…
Bengaluru: The govt Thursday announced the long-pending lifetime achievement awards in cinema, honouring veteran actress and former minister Jayamala and acclaimed director MS Sathyu, among others.Named after cinema legends Dr Rajkumar, Puttanna Kanagal and Dr Vishnuvardhan, the awards for calendar year 2020 were conferred on Jayamala (Dr Rajkumar Award), MS Sathyu (Puttanna Kanagal Award) and…
Bengaluru: A city college student’s quick thinking and timely action by the city police helped recover her lost iPhone Pro Max within hours after it went missing outside St Joseph’s College for Commerce on Brigade Road Wednesday morning.The first-year BCom student, Saanvi, realised she had accidentally dropped her phone near the college gate. She immediately…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority’s e-khata rollout has shown strong administrative performance, with over 99% applications disposed of across the city, according to corporation-wise data available as of Jan 7.Across the five city corporations, 9.1 lakh applications were received, and around 9 lakh have been cleared. Bengaluru Headlines Today — Key Stories You Shouldn’t Miss. West…
