Bengaluru: A BJP fact-finding team that visited Kogilu Layout in Yelahanka Saturday said majority of the illegally built houses recently demolished by the govt were constructed in the last two years. “About 95% of the houses and huts were built since 2023,” said Yelahanka MLA SR Vishwanath. He added the team will submit a report…
Bengaluru: Amid a steady rise in incidents of human–animal conflict across Karnataka, the state forest department Saturday set up a state-level Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) to closely monitor wildlife movement and enable swift, technology-driven responses to emergencies.Inaugurating the central facility along with seven regional control centres at Aranya Bhavan in Bengaluru, forest minister…
Bengaluru: To address the rising rates of C-sections in Karnataka, which account for nearly 47% of institutional births, the health department plans to introduce pain-management (labour analgesia) options such as epidural injections and nitrous oxide in govt hospitals. Officials believe that alleviating the fear of pain during childbirth will encourage more mothers to opt for…
Bengaluru: Two men from Chennai have been arrested for allegedly harassing four women outside a bar near the junction of Cunningham Road and Dr Ambedkar Veedhi in the early hours of Jan 1. The accused, Ansh Mehta and Parv Rathi, both 22, are employed in private firms and reside in PG accommodations in Bommasandra, police…
ಕುಕನೂರು: ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ಪುಣ್ಯಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವಾದ ಯಡಿಯಾಪುರ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಆರಾಧ್ಯ ದೈವ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವರ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ರಥೋತ್ಸವವು ಶನಿವಾರ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಭಕ್ತರ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ವಿಜೃಂಭಣೆಯಿಂದ ನೆರವೇರಿತು. ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ವಿಧಿವಿಧಾನ:ರಥೋತ್ಸವದ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ಶನಿವಾರ ಮುಂಜಾನೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ದೇವಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ದಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಪೂಜೆ, ಪುಷ್ಪಾಲಂಕಾರ ಹಾಗೂ ರುದ್ರಾಭಿಷೇಕ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿವಿಧ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ವಿಧಿವಿಧಾನಗಳು ಜರುಗಿದವು. ಗ್ರಾಮಸ್ಥರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳ ಭಕ್ತರು ಬೆಳ್ಳಂಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆಯೇ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ದೇವರ ದರ್ಶನ ಪಡೆದರು. ಭವ್ಯ ರಥೋತ್ಸವ:ಸಂಜೆ ನಡೆದ ರಥೋತ್ಸವಕ್ಕೆ ಆಡನೂರಿನ ಪರಮಪೂಜ್ಯ…
Bengaluru: A recent parking initiative at a mall on Bannerghatta Road in south Bengaluru has garnered widespread appreciation online after a visitor from Pune shared his experience on social media. Akshay Raina, a software engineer visiting the city with his family, discovered a designated ‘Pink parking’ zone reserved for expectant mothers at Nexus Mall. This…
Bengaluru: After a six-year gap, the Kamaraj Road stretch between MG Road and Cubbon Road was Friday fully reopened for vehicular movement. The section was shut for construction of MG Road underground Metro station on the upcoming Pink Line.One side of the road, facilitating traffic from Cauvery Emporium side towards Cubbon Road, opened in June…
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday filed a second chargesheet in the 2023 Bengaluru prison radicalisation case linked to the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, naming three additional accused. With this, the total number of accused charged has risen to 12.In the latest chargesheet, NIA has named prison psychiatrist Dr Nagaraj S, suspended City Armed…
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…
