Bengaluru: After strongly opposing the Centre’s VB-G RAM G Act and challenging it in court, Karnataka govt has decided to implement the new rural employment guarantee scheme from July 1, citing the need to protect rural livelihoods despite the additional financial burden on the state.Since the Centre announced the replacement of MGNREGA with Viksit Bharat…
After two farmers fired at him, advocate Mohan is getting treatment at hospital Bengaluru: An advocate from the city sustained injuries after two farmers fired at him with an unlicensed rifle in Sundaghatta village, Ramanagara, Friday morning. The injured advocate, CN Mohan, had visited his farmhouse on the outskirts of the village and was walking…
Bengaluru: Even as the govt promotes vertical growth to meet rising urban housing demand, developers say prolonged approval delays and procedural bottlenecks continue to hamper project execution and affect home deliveries.Over the past few months, Karnataka has relaxed occupancy certificate (OC) norms, first exempting residential buildings on plots of up to 1,200 sqft from the…
From students and RWAs to corporates and officials, thousands participated in a 12-hour mission Saturday to help Bengaluru reclaim its Garden City identity 15 lakh tree plantation by 50000 civics and volunteers to mark 517th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at Kempegowda Layout, in Bengaluru on Saturday 27th June 2026 Bengaluru: In a major push…
Slipper hurled at Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during Kempegowda Jayanti event (Image-Social Media) BENGALURU: A slipper was allegedly hurled at Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations in Chikkaballapura on Saturday. The incident reportedly took place when some people, allegedly JD(S) workers, threw slippers at the MLA. The object narrowly missed its…
Bengaluru: Transport minister Byrathi Suresh said a revision in bus fares is under consideration in view of rising fuel prices, spare parts costs and overall operational expenses. However, he clarified that no formal proposal has yet been submitted to the govt by the transport department.The minister added that the four state transport corporations have collectively…
Bengaluru: A routine police patrol led to the exposure of a vehicle registration fraud after officers spotted two Swaraj Mazda minibuses plying on the road with the same registration number.Further investigation uncovered a larger racket, with police seizing 12 minibuses and arresting two individuals allegedly involved in the scam. According to investigators, fake registration numbers…
TUMAKURU: A 30-year-old man was charred to death after a car caught fire following an explosion on a national highway in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district on Saturday, police said.The deceased, identified as Nagendra, a resident of Ankola in Uttara Kannada district, allegedly set off the sequence of events after attacking his partner Ramya, who was also…
TUMAKURU: In a suspected case of self-harm, a 30-year-old man was charred to death inside a burning car on a national highway in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district, about 70 km from Bengaluru, on Saturday, police said.The victim, identified as Nagendra, is suspected to have used a country-made bomb or a Molotov cocktail to set the vehicle…
TOI report jolts authorities into action Bengaluru: Following the TOI report titled ‘Kanakapura Road – A Walk Through Neglect,’ published Friday highlighting the mounting garbage and poor waste management along the stretch, civic authorities have moved to tighten waste collection and crack down on roadside dumping in Yelachenahalli.Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao…
