Bengaluru: The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is set to formally inaugurate the upgraded open circuit wind tunnel (OCWT) at its department of aerospace engineering Monday. This event marks a significant milestone for one of India’s oldest and most frequently used experimental aerodynamics facilities.The OCWT was first conceived in the 1950s by Prof OG Tietjens…
Bengaluru: The city-based Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) is set to launch DSAT-1, a student-led satellite mission, aboard Indian Space Research Organisation‘s PSLV-C62 on Monday. Their mission will be enabled end to end by Dhruva Space under its Polaris Access-1 (PA-1) programme.“Developed with the Atal Innovation Centre–Dayananda Sagar University (AIC-DSU) — established in partnership with Niti…
Bengaluru: The proposed repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and its replacement with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin Act (G-RAM-G) has sharpened political confrontation in Karnataka, bringing BJP’s state leadership under scrutiny. Senior BJP functionaries said the issue has emerged as a major test for…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah has directed officials in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada to adopt a five-pronged approach to develop tourism circuits across the three coastal districts. The instruction was given during a coastal tourism conclave in Mangaluru on Saturday which the CM attended. The initiative is expected to form the backbone of a…
BENGALURU: A woman in her late 20s was arrested on charges of attacking and beating a woman home guard for advising her to wear decent clothing. The accused, identified as Damini alias Mohini, is a resident of Narayanapura in Mahadevapura. Damini, a private company employee, allegedly assaulted home guard Lakshmi Narasamma, who is attached to…
BENGALURU: Months after Bengaluru police unravelled the sudden and mysterious death of young doctor Dr Krutika Reddy last year and arrested her husband, surgeon Dr Mahendra Reddy, investigators on Friday filed a voluminous 2,322-page chargesheet before a local court in Bengaluru.As many as 23 doctors have recorded their statements in connection with the murder case….
Bengaluru: The high court has enhanced the compensation payable to a Bengaluru homemaker injured in a 2017 road accident to Rs 10 lakh, with 6% annual interest, observing that the services rendered by homemakers carry economic value and must be factored into compensation.Justice K Manmadha Rao awarded the enhanced amount to Hema Kulkarni, a resident…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt Saturday urged the Centre to address what it described as the state’s “shrinking fiscal space” in the Union budget 2026-27, citing mounting pressure from GST changes, rising social commitments and rapid urbanisation.Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, representing the state govt, handed over a detailed memorandum to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
ದಾವಣಗೇರೆ:ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ಕಲಹದ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ದಾವಣಗೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಕರ ದುರಂತವೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ ಮಾಜಿ ಸದಸ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮುಖಂಡ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಸಂಕೋಲ್ ಅವರು ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚಿಕೊಂಡು ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಇಡೀ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯನ್ನು ಈ ಘಟನೆ ಬೆಚ್ಚಿಬೀಳಿಸಿದೆ. ದಾವಣಗೆರೆಯ ನಾಗನೂರು ಬಳಿಯಿರುವ ತಮ್ಮ ತೋಟದ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಭೀಭತ್ಸ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ಕಲಹದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ್ ಅವರ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಮೊದಲು ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಅವರನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಕೊಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಈ…
Bengaluru: In a stern reminder to property owners across Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka, home minister G Parameshwara Saturday said renting out homes to foreign nationals without valid visas — or those overstaying— will not be tolerated. Speaking to the media, he highlighted the issue of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants entering the city by paying…
