Bengaluru: The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 has emerged as the most contentious of the 23 bills passed during the winter session, with the Lok Bhavan indicating that legal opinion will be sought and the option of a Presidential reference considered.Lok Bhavan officials said governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot has asked them…
Bengaluru: After a high-energy New Year celebration that brought lakhs of revellers to central Bengaluru’s MG Road, Church Street, Brigade Road and Residency Road — the city woke up on Jan 1 to surprisingly clean roads, thanks to the overnight efforts of pourakarmikas.Across a 2-km stretch that saw massive footfall, nearly 8–9 tonnes of waste…
ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ: ನಗರದ ಎಸ್.ಪಿ ವೃತ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿ ಅನಾವರಣದ ಸಿದ್ಧತೆ ವೇಳೆ ನಡೆದ ಬ್ಯಾನರ್ ಹರಿದು ಹಾಕಿದ ಗಲಾಟೆ ಇದೀಗ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಲೇರಿದೆ. ಈ ಘಟನೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಗಂಗಾವತಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಜಿ. ಜನಾರ್ದನ ರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವ ಬಿ. ಶ್ರೀರಾಮುಲು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಒಟ್ಟು 11 ಜನರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ನಗರದ ಬ್ರೂಸ್ಪೇಟೆ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಂಭೀರ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಘಟನೆಯ ವಿವರ:ನಗರ ಶಾಸಕ ನಾರಾ ಭರತ್ ರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಸ್.ಪಿ ವೃತ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸಲಾದ…
Bengaluru: A 17-year-old girl was found hanging at her house in Maruthinagar, Banashankari III Stage, Tuesday night as she was allegedly disturbed over the fight between her separated parents.The deceased is Lekhana, a PU dropout who stayed with her mother Pavitra.Police said Lekhana left a death note saying she was disturbed over her parents’ marital…
Bengaluru: The Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka high court held that a Magistrate cannot take cognisance of a bigamy offence under Section 494 of the IPC, a non-cognisable offence, based on a police report.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum made the observation while quashing the charge-sheet and the resultant proceedings against Neelakanteshwar, a businessman, and his family,…
Bengaluru: The much-hyped skydeck project, a 250-metre high structure that would facilitate sweeping and panoramic views of the city, has got a new location: Challaghatta-Bheemanakuppe area in the western part of the tech capital. Interestingly, this is the sixth location identified ever since the idea was mooted by deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar.Officials tracking the…
Bengaluru: With Namma Metro‘s expansion driving demand for first and last-mile connectivity, BMTC’s dedicated feeder services now clock 1.5 lakh daily riders, up by nearly 50,000 from last year. The fleet has grown to 236 buses from 180, linking 55 of 83 metro stations, but the corporation continues to grapple with funding gaps and delayed…
Bengaluru: The BJP has decided to approach the courts against the govt’s move to provide houses to those displaced in the Kogilu encroachment clearance drive. The party plans to stage a massive protest at Freedom Park on Jan 5 over the matter, its functionaries said Thursday.Senior MLA SR Vishwanath, a member of the BJP’s fact-finding…
Bengaluru; While some Bengalureans began the New Year at temples and others were still shaking off party hangovers, over 300 citizens chose a different way to welcome 2026: By walking nearly 26km across the city, clocking close to 30,000 steps, to test Bengaluru’s footpaths and push for safer pedestrian infrastructure.The daylong footpath walk, organised by…
Bengaluru: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has flagged serious gaps in awareness about the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY) in Karnataka, with 85% of beneficiaries unaware of the existence of the scheme, despite the state undertaking thousands of works under it.The Rs 3,902-crore scheme was launched to minimise or mitigate the…
