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Bengaluru: State govt has announced the addition of hundreds of cardiac care beds across multiple centres of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR), signalling the growing burden of heart disease in Karnataka.Chief minister Siddaramaiah recently announced a new 100-bed Jayadeva facility on the premises of GBA multispecialty hospital in Govindarajanagar, Bengaluru.The state…

Bengaluru: As part of its Aasare project, Karnataka police have set up e-beat points in areas across the state with clusters of senior citizens living alone, allowing officers to log visits and automatically notify family members, ensuring both monitoring and timely assistance. Between Jan 17 and March 31, the project, which is scheduled for completion…

BENGALURU: With the United Nations projecting up to 30 lakh job losses in Gulf Cooperation Council countries stemming from the West Asia conflict, Karnataka is preparing for potential spillover effects, as nearly eight lakh non-resident Indians from the state are based in the region.Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairman, NRI Forum, govt of Karnataka, said…

Bengaluru: The debate over Karnataka’s shift from marks to grades for the third language in SSLC exams has reached the Raj Bhavan, with governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot’s office advising the state govt to review the decision. In a letter to chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh, special secretary to the governor, R Prabhu Shankar, forwarded a representation…

Bengaluru: The proposed draft amendment to the city’s building bylaws has triggered concerns that it could effectively legalise widespread construction violations. While Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) maintains that the move is not intended to mop up revenue, urban activists say the city’s civic corporations will see increased collections through revised compounding fees. The amendment to…

Bengaluru: As summer heat intensifies, anticipation builds for the arrival of the “king of fruits” — mangoes. Even as markets prepare for the season, a unique conservation effort unfolded in Uttara Kannada district, where volunteers and researchers trekked to complete a three-day survey documenting the genetic diversity of Appemidi mango variety, an endemic variety found…

Bengaluru: The health dept issued a fresh set of guidelines for private healthcare institutions to reinforce mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012, particularly in cases of child pregnancies.The directive highlights provisions of Section 19(1) of Pocso Act, which mandate that any person with knowledge…

Bengaluru: Former Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde collapsed during a public event in the city Friday and was rushed to hospital. The 85-year-old former Supreme Court judge fell ill while attending a felicitation for former minister and state chief commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides PGR Sindhia, organised at Kondajji Basappa Auditorium on Palace Road.Sources…

Bengaluru: Governance in Karnataka has slowed significantly as the political executive shifts its focus to high-stakes bypolls in Bagalkot and Davanagere South, with ministers spending weeks on campaign duties.All cabinet ministers, including CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, are engaged in electioneering. Congress has deployed around 20 ministers in Bagalkot and another 10 in…

Bengaluru techie dies by suicide after baby drowns in bucket BENGALURU: What was supposed to be a routine afternoon at a West Bengaluru home ended in a gruesome double whammy Wednesday.An 11-month-old boy drowned in a bucket of water at his home in Byraveshwaranagar on Nagarabhavi Main Road, following which, his mother died by suicide,…