Karnataka

Bengaluru: As Bengaluru heads towards elections to the five newly formed city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), a politically sensitive question is resurfacing: will Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) raise Namma Metro fares by another 5% this Feb?The trigger is the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) recommendations, under which BMRCL increased Metro fares…

Bengaluru: The high court Monday ordered notice to the govt in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for the grant of 30 acres or more land in central Bengaluru for constructing a new HC building. This is in terms of a high court order passed in Oct 2019.The PIL, filed by Bengaluru…

Bengaluru: The maker of a fake gun was arrested after a fellow criminal threatened the cashier of a bar-cum-restaurant at Nandagudi, Hoskote, for refusing to serve free liquor to his boss, a rowdy.The “double-barrel gun”, which police seized later, was made of two metal pipes with a wooden stock and a black belt. It had…

Bengaluru: The mother of a 23-year-old third-year dental student, Yashaswini B, who was found hanging in her bedroom on Jan 8, has accused six of her daughter’s lecturers of abetment to suicide.Based on her complaint, Suryanagar police in Bengaluru Rural district have registered a zero FIR, which has been transferred to Bommanahalli police for further…

Bengaluru: Hoysala staffers saved a 90-year-old man, who fell on the road after suffering from giddiness and injured his forehead.“We were patrolling in a nearby area when we received a call stating an elderly man had lost consciousness in AECS Layout, Begur, around 2.30pm Sunday. We reached the spot in less than five minutes. We…

Bengaluru: Cybercrime police have arrested six teachers, including a headmaster, from different unaided schools on charges of leaking question papers of the recently held SSLC preparatory exam.The accused have been identified as Girish VD, a headmaster from Tumakuru; Amjad Khan, an assistant teacher in Ramanagara; and Shahida Begum, Fahmida, Mohammed Sirajuddin, and K Farzana Begum,…

BENGALURU: After nearly five years without an elected local body, former councillors from across Bengaluru’s 198 wards said the return of municipal elections has brought long-awaited relief. Many acknowledged that the prolonged political vacuum weakened grassroots governance and distanced citizens from centres of power. While there is widespread optimism that fresh faces—particularly youth and women—will…

Bengaluru: There will be no power supply in the following areas Tuesday from 10am to 2pm:HRBR Layout, Kammanahalli Main Road, CMR Main Road, Babusapalya, Balachandra Layout, Arkavathi Layout, Anjanadri Layout Enclave, Divya Unnathy Layout, Vijayendra Garden, Mallappa Layout, Prakruthi Township, Balaji Layout, GNR Garden, Chelekere, 100Ft Road and 80Ft Road, Subbayanapalya, Horamavu, Munireddy Layout, Vijaya…

Bengaluru: While genuine students are unlikely to be affected, under-prepared ones are set to have a tougher time getting the Australian visa following a change in norms, study-abroad consultants have warned.Australia has moved India into the “highest-risk” category in student visa applications, along with Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan, thereby tightening checks for student visa applicants….

BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Women’s Commission (KSWC) on Monday wrote to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), seeking ‘appropriate action’ after the AAP lodged a complaint over alleged obscene scenes in the teaser of the film Toxic, starring actor Yash.Earlier, leaders of the women’s wing of the AAP’s state unit met officials of the…