Bengaluru: the govt has failed to convince farmers in Aurad taluk of Bidar district to part with land for a proposed 500Mw solar park, forcing the Centre and state to scrap the big-ticket renewable energy project that was first proposed in 2023. Officials of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL), nodal agency for renewable energy projects…
Bengaluru: Nearly 1 lakh teachers in state govt schools wore black bands Thursday as a mark of protest.The teachers, represented by Karnataka State Primary School Teachers’ Association (KSPSTA), demanded a legislative amendment to protect their interests in the wake of a Supreme Court order making teacher eligibility test (TET) mandatory. Teachers who are already in…
A Zepto delivery executive was attacked by two scooty riders following a minor collision in the Mahadevpura area, police said. Zepto delivery executive thrashed, struck on chest with helmet, collapses A Zepto delivery executive was attacked by two scooty riders following a minor collision in the Mahadevpura area, police said. Zepto delivery executive thrashed, struck…
Bengaluru: Strains in Karnataka-Kerala relations resurfaced Thursday after Karnataka govt objected to the Malayalam Bhasha Bill, 2025, which seeks to make Malayalam a compulsory first language from Classes 1 to 10 in all government and private schools, including in Kannada-medium schools, urging governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to withhold assent.Karnataka has called the Bill unconstitutional and…
Bengaluru: While nearly 80% of beneficiaries under the state’s Yuva Nidhi unemployment scheme are non-engineering graduates, the linked skill-training initiative, Yuva Nidhi Plus, has seen poor uptake, officials said.Launched as part of the Congress govt’s five guarantees, Yuva Nidhi provides an unemployment allowance of Rs 3,000 a month to graduates who remain jobless for 180…
Bengaluru: The govt Thursday announced the long-pending lifetime achievement awards in cinema, honouring veteran actress and former minister Jayamala and acclaimed director MS Sathyu, among others.Named after cinema legends Dr Rajkumar, Puttanna Kanagal and Dr Vishnuvardhan, the awards for calendar year 2020 were conferred on Jayamala (Dr Rajkumar Award), MS Sathyu (Puttanna Kanagal Award) and…
Bengaluru: A city college student’s quick thinking and timely action by the city police helped recover her lost iPhone Pro Max within hours after it went missing outside St Joseph’s College for Commerce on Brigade Road Wednesday morning.The first-year BCom student, Saanvi, realised she had accidentally dropped her phone near the college gate. She immediately…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority’s e-khata rollout has shown strong administrative performance, with over 99% applications disposed of across the city, according to corporation-wise data available as of Jan 7.Across the five city corporations, 9.1 lakh applications were received, and around 9 lakh have been cleared. Bengaluru Headlines Today — Key Stories You Shouldn’t Miss. West…
Bengaluru: Residents of Saraipalya in Thanisandra, north Bengaluru, woke up Thursday around 6am to the sound of heavy equipment tearing down their houses. The demolition was carried out by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on survey numbers 28/1 and 28/2 of Thanisandra village.BDA’s superintendent of police K Lakshmi Ganesh told TOI the team demolished around…
Bengaluru: City police arrested a 35-year-old ragpicker on charges of strangling the six-year-old daughter of his neighbour to death over personal rivalry in Nallurahalli, Whitefield, Tuesday. Police arrested the accused, Yusuf Khan, in Odisha.A team of Whitefield police discovered Khan was on a train heading to Bhubaneswar. They detained Khan when his train stopped at…
