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Bengaluru: Hours after Karnataka high court Tuesday restrained Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation employees from going on strike from Wednesday seeking higher wage revision, trade unions have withdrawn the call.Jayadevaraje Urs, convener of Joint Action Committee of trade unions of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Employees, said the court has directed the state govt to…
GFX POINTS Leaves gun magazine in hotelOn April 27, Arman Mutaahar checks into a hotel in JC Nagar, checks out next morning After leaving, Mutaahar calls hotel to say he has left behind a gun magazine with bullets When he fails to return to collect it for several days, hotel manager alerts police Mutaahar is…
Bengaluru: With monsoon expected to arrive next month, Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) has rolled out a simple but potentially life-saving measure to prevent flood-related accidents at underpasses across the city.Citizens approaching flood-prone underpasses during heavy rain will now be able to gauge whether it is safe to enter based on newly painted water-level indicators…
Thepakkadu elephant camp in Tamil Nadu Bengaluru: After the Dubare camp tragedy in which a woman tourist and an elephant died in 24 hours, Karnataka forest department has started drafting a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) based on best practices in India and abroad to improve visitor safety and elephant management.Forest department sources said they…
Bengaluru: A 52-year-old paralysed man lost Rs 30.6 lakh to cybercrooks who lured him through a WhatsApp trading group named ‘Wealth Accelerator’ between Jan 9 and May 1.The victim, Aravind from Ramamurthynagar, held a top post at a private firm. According to the complaint filed by his son with East Crime police on May 16,…
Kolar: A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted after a power line snapped and fell on him during heavy rain in Kolar, 65km from Bengaluru, Monday night.Shaik Takayur Rahaman was standing outside his relative’s house in Poolsha Mohalla at 10pm when tragedy struck. Residents said the area saw intense rainfall and strong winds, which caused power lines…
Bengaluru: The high court has directed the authorities to consider the representation submitted by a 51-year-old govt employee, requesting her exemption from the ongoing census work on the basis of her medical condition.The govt employee, KS Sharadamna, submitted two representations on April 8 and 10, requesting exemption from discharging duties as a census enumerator in…
Bengaluru: Buses stopping on roadsides have increased, but the reason is not traffic or route issues, but the new QR code ticketing system which is slowing BMTC operations.The pilot, which was launched a few weeks ago, issues tickets after the conductor enters the area details, generating a QR code on the electronic ticketing machines for…
Metro work underway on Blue Line in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: A technical and commercial feasibility study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science’s Sustainable Transportation Lab has found that the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro could be fully powered by solar energy.The corridor, once completed, will be 55km long and will stretch from the Central…
