Bengaluru: A day after staff at Krupanidhi PU College allegedly asked Common Entrance Test (CET) aspirants to remove their ‘janivara’ (sacred thread) before entering the exam hall, the college has suspended three employees pending inquiry.Following the controversy, which took a political turn and led to the filing of a formal police complaint, the institution suspended…
Bengaluru: Nandini Layout is set to welcome Happy Streets by The Times of India for the very first time this Sunday, as the neighbourhood prepares for a lively, traffic-free morning. The initiative aims to bring residents together through a vibrant blend of fitness, music, and community engagement, turning familiar streets into buzzing hubs of activity…
Bengaluru: With conventional revenue streams nearing saturation and expenditure pressures mounting, the state resource mobilisation committee has advised the govt to explore alcohol tourism. Constituted to identify new revenue avenues, the committee has recommended that the govt encourage wine tourism as a niche but growing segment within India’s travel industry. The panel has proposed developing…
Bengaluru: The govt submitted a memorandum to defence minister Rajnath Singh seeking a reduction in the height restriction radius around defence airports in Bengaluru from 20km to 15km. It has also written to the defence secretary and civil aviation ministry on the issue. On Friday, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar met Singh in Delhi to…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet, at a special meeting Friday, not only redistributed the existing 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) among three internal categories — A, B, and C — but also addressed the contentious issue of allocation when only a single post is available. In such cases, it decided to treat the post as…
Bengaluru: Karnataka incurs a staggering Rs 51,000 crore annually in social costs due to heavy consumption of its alcohol drinkers, the state’s excise reforms report prepared by the Resource Mobilisation Committee reveals. Citing data from National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2021, the report released by the govt late Wednesday states Karnataka ranks seventh among the…
A new theatre festival in Bengaluru is attempting to bring the works of Vijay Tendulkar to the stage through crisp, 25-minute devised performances led by emerging directors at Vyoma Art and Space. Curated by theatre practitioner Ranji David, the initiative creates a platform for new voices to interpret a literary giant in their own way.‘The…
BENGALURU: Biocon chairperson and entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Thursday said Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari had assured her that Hosur Road in Hebbagodi would be restored to good condition by the end of this month.Earlier this month, Shaw in a post on X had criticised the condition of Hosur Road (NH-44), calling…
Mysuru/Madikeri: Days after the alleged rape of a US tourist on April 12, the district administration has cancelled the licence of the homestay at Kutta on the Karnataka–Kerala border where the incident is said to have taken place.Deputy commissioner SJ Somashekar, who also heads the Kodagu District Tourism Development Committee, issued the order after receiving…
