Govt buildings in B’luru among biggest defaulters, owe ₹473cr in service tax (Representative image credit: Canva) BENGALURU: Govt buildings in Bengaluru have emerged among the city’s biggest service tax defaulters, collectively owing nearly Rs 472.7 crore in unpaid charges, sparking sharp criticism over selective enforcement of tax collection by civic authorities.Disclosing this, N R Ramesh,…
Bengaluru: A 40-year-old murder convict, M Ramakrishna, who had jumped emergency parole and gone incommunicado, landed in police custody earlier this week.Ramakrishna had walked out of Bengaluru Central Prison on Dec 11, 2025, after the high court directed prison authorities to grant him 90-day parole. However, he failed to return to prison on the scheduled…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed Paramvah Studios and its founder, Kannada actor-director Rakshit Shetty, to pay an additional Rs 5 lakh as penal costs for the unauthorised use of two songs in the film Bachelor Party.This is in addition to the Rs 20 lakh cost imposed on Aug 12, 2024, which has…
Bengaluru: While a ride on soon-to-open Metro promises to be a cruise from Jayadeva Hospital towards Bannerghatta affording a sweeping view of verdant patches dotted with lakes and highrises, the road below is a picture of contrast. Clouds of dust, an apology of a road, and blasts of basalt.The 6.3km stretch of road — from…
Bengaluru: Of the 23,828 forest-dwelling families identified by the govt for relocation to protect wildlife and reduce human-animal conflict across nine reserved forests, only 4,316 families have so far agreed to voluntarily move out of core forest areas, indicating a prolonged and complex process ahead. The highest concentration of families is in Kali reserved forest,…
Bengaluru: A shortage of auto LPG continued to hit autorickshaw drivers in the city on Wednesday, with long queues at several stations, some stretching over a kilometre. The disruption is not limited to Bengaluru, with drivers across the state facing similar issues.Several outlets in the city imposed purchase limits, restricting autorickshaw refills to Rs 200,…
BENGALURU: It was a well-stitched plot, off field. An 11-member gang of thieves from Jharkhand came to Bengaluru by air and train two days before IPL inaugural, booked rooms, bought RCB jerseys, stole complimentary passes, surveyed gates and pavilions before pulling off a mobile phone heist at packed Chinnasway Stadium on Saturday night. More than…
BENGALURU: A 32-year-old IT engineer, who worked in US for five years before losing his job to AI-triggered cuts last year, was found hanging in his flat in an upscale apartment in Kothanur, north Bengaluru, Monday morning.Within minutes of coming to know of her husband’s death, his wife, who works with an IT major, went…
A quiet morning in north Bengaluru’s Kothanur neighbourhood spiralled into tragedy when a 32-year-old IT engineer was found dead in his apartment. BENGALURU: A quiet morning in north Bengaluru’s Kothanur neighbourhood spiralled into tragedy when a 32-year-old IT engineer was found dead in his apartment. Within minutes of discovering his body, his wife died by…
BENGALURU: Buying an electric car in Karnataka may soon get costlier with the state govt preparing to withdraw 100% road tax exemption currently given for battery-operated cars. However, tax exemptions for electric two-wheelers will continue.The move comes at a time when India is ramping up electric mobility amid fears of a likely fuel price hike…
