Karnataka

Bengaluru: Amid growing concerns over the alleged deliberate reduction of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around Bannerghatta National Park (BNP), a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Friday conducted on-ground inspection of the park and held discussions with forest officials. The visit comes ahead of the SC hearing scheduled for Jan 7.CEC member…

Ballari Superintendent of Police Pavan Nejjur was suspended after a Congress worker was killed outside BJP MLA G Janardhana Reddy’s residence. BALLARI/BENGALURU: Twenty-four hours after he took charge, Ballari superintendent of police Pavan Nejjur was suspended following a clash outside BJP MLA G Janardhana Reddy‘s residence in which a Congress worker was killed. CM Siddaramaiah…

Bengaluru: The state govt Friday sanctioned Rs 50 crore for a new green space in Madappanahalli near Yelahanka. The 153-acre Vishwa Guru Basavanna Biodiversity Park will be the third largest in Bengaluru, after Lalbagh botanical garden (240 acres) and Cubbon park (197 acres).Estimated to cost Rs 750 crore in total, the biodiversity park will be…

Bengaluru: Congress govt in Karnataka went on the defensive Friday after a survey assessing voter trust in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), commissioned by the Karnataka chief electoral officer (CEO), triggered political controversy, prompting the state to remove the report from the Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority (KMEA) website hours after it went viral.The survey, conducted…

Bengaluru: Karnataka will have to spend about Rs 2,100 crore more annually to generate the same level of rural employment under the proposed Grama Rozgar and Mahatma Gandhi (G RAM G) scheme as it did under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), economists and members of the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha said Friday.The…

Bengaluru: A private bus driver and four other passengers sustained injuries when their vehicle, Tranz India Travels (MP-10-ZH-9922), entered the city from Hyderabad and rammed a defunct toll booth in Devanahalli on Ballari Road early Friday.The injured are Irfan Khader Khan (driver), and Pradeep Bachhe Gowda, S Akanksha, Y Harshita and Narasimha Rao. The bus…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026 will be held on April 23 and 24, with the online application process set to begin on Jan 17, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) announced Friday.The physics paper will be conducted April 23’s morning session (10.30am to 11.50am), followed by chemistry in the afternoon (2.30pm to 3.50pm)….

Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Thursday said all pending local body elections in the state would be held this year, including to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress president, said the govt would work to ensure peace and happiness of citizens and bring positive change to their lives in…