Bengaluru: The five city corporations are set to call for tenders to rent 46 mechanical sweeping machines under Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) Rs 613-crore sweeping initiative, with the rental period now extended to 10 years.The move comes after GBA issued orders, including detailed specifications for renting the machines along with pricing clarifications, to the five…
Bengaluru: Except for around 600, all students received internships by Wednesday evening, said Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). The last date to apply for internships was Wednesday.As per the data from VTU, 81,000 students registered for the mandatory internship in the seventh semester. Students had to apply for internships through a common portal introduced by the…
Bengaluru: As fast-food fixes rule today’s kitchens, a recent district-level cooking contest served up nostalgia — with participants showcasing grain-based dishes that once defined home cooking.Women aged 30–40 presented 12 “forgotten foods” — from jowar ladoo and ragi juice to pumpkin payasam — as part of the 26th International Trade Fair under the National Food…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) climate action cell is carrying out multi-stakeholder interactions for its Ward Climate Action Plan (WCAP) this week.An interaction with GBA’s climate experts was held Wednesday at Vijinapura ward (Bengaluru East city corporation limits), for residents, civil society groups and students. The next multi-stakeholder interactions, from 11am to 5pm, are planned…
Bengaluru: After nearly two years of delays, technical hurdles and sustained public inconvenience, the long-pending Goripalya-Hosahalli railway bridge project has finally been constructed, bringing relief to thousands of commuters who depend on this crucial connectivity corridor in west Bengaluru.The bridge reconstruction was taken up by the railways after officials concluded that the old structure had…
Bengaluru: More than one month after the Railway Board notified a new bi-weekly train between Mumbai and Bengaluru, the service is yet to begin operations.Despite the notification stating the train will be introduced at the “earliest convenient date”, there has been no progress on the ground. The railway ministry approved the long-awaited service on Dec…
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old domestic help has been arrested for allegedly stealing gold and diamond ornaments weighing 176 grams and Rs 39,000 in cash — together valued at around Rs 1 crore — from his employer’s residence in JB Nagar.The accused, Chandan Srikant Raul, a resident of Sudhamanagar and a native of West Bengal. His employers,…
ಜಮಖಂಡಿ: “ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ದೇವರ ಸಮಾನ” ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುವ ನಾವು, ಅದೇ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಈ ನರಕಸದೃಶ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಮೌನವಹಿಸಿರುವುದು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಡಿದ ಕನ್ನಡಿಯಂತಿದೆ. ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಆಲಬಾಳ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ತಾವು ಊಟ ಮಾಡಿದ ತಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಳಚೆ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದೆ. ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಸೌಕರ್ಯಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ ಎಷ್ಟಿದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಈ ಘಟನೆಯೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ. ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಬಿಸಿಯೂಟ ಮುಗಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ತಟ್ಟೆ ತೊಳೆಯಲು ಕನಿಷ್ಠ…
Bengaluru: Hulikal Nagabhushan Rao, one of Karnataka’s oldest freedom fighters, passed away on Wednesday at his residence in Malleshwaram. He was 105.A veteran of the Indian Independence movement, Rao hailed from Thirthahalli taluk in Shivamogga district. He joined the freedom struggle while still in school. Rao had received several honours in recognition of his contributions…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt restricted the private practice of govt doctors to outpatient consultations only, following recent cases of neglect of care, some of which even led to a couple of deaths in state-owned hospitals.In an order issued Wednesday, the govt clarified that its doctors will not be allowed to consult inpatients in their private…
