Power shutdown across Bengaluru on June 22, 23 | Bengaluru News

There will be no power supply between 10am and 5pm Monday and Tuesday in the following areas:Monday (Around ORR): Cessna Business Park, Outer Ring Road, Exora Business Park, Sobha Apartments, Vikas Telecom, Ibis Hotel and Takshasila Healthcare.East: Sobha Chrysanthemum, LRP Office, Jayakumar RMU, Divya Shanti, Govindapura, Karle, Brindavan Nagar, Titan Garage, Gandhinagar, Bhairavi Apartments, Hegde…

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Over 2,000 to participate in yoga day event at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: More than 2,000 yoga practitioners, instructors, students and volunteers are expected to gather at the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha Sunday morning as Karnataka marks the 12th International Day of Yoga with a statewide celebration on the theme of ‘Yoga for Healthy Ageing.’The event will feature a mass yoga demonstration, with governor Thawarchand Gehlot,…

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Overseas Kannadigas seek dedicated NRI secretariat in Karnataka | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Overseas Kannadigas have urged the Karnataka govt to establish a dedicated secretariat to address issues concerning non-resident Indians (NRIs) from the state.Representatives of 78 organisations of Kannadiga diaspora Saturday submitted a memorandum to chief minister DK Shivakumar, seeking the creation of a separate department and the appointment of a minister to oversee NRI affairs.Leading…

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After 48 hours, 1 body recovered; Bihar worker’s family still awaits closure at Balagere STP in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: For the past two days, Madhu (name changed) has barely moved from the entrance of the sewage treatment plant (STP) in Balagere under Bengaluru East City Corporation. Having rushed to Bengaluru from Bihar after learning about the accident, the wife of missing worker Akhilesh, 30, continues to wait amid the constant movement of rescue…

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Karnataka high court pulls up civic agency for not compensating landowners for 14 years | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: In a sharp rebuke to the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), now known as Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Karnataka high court has directed the civic body to issue Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates within three months to landowners whose property was taken and used for road formation more than a decade ago.Justice M…

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Bengaluru vendor dies by suicide, alleges extortion through false atrocity cases | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: A 42-year-old street vendor died by suicide in Kadugodi shortly after midnight on Friday, alleging that he had been repeatedly implicated in false cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as part of an extortion scheme.The deceased, identified as Papanna, was a resident of Channasandra and earned his livelihood…

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K’taka cabinet clears new dept to address public grievances | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The state cabinet Saturday approved a first-ever grievance redressal department for the state. Named Prajaseva Department, this groundbreaking unit will receive complaints directly from the public and address those.Announcing this, chief minister DK Shivakumar said district ministers will now be required to visit every assembly segment in their districts regularly and hold public grievance…

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K’taka cabinet clears new dept to address public grievances | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Saturday approved a first-ever grievance redressal department for the state. Named Prajaseva Department, this groundbreaking unit will receive complaints directly from the public and address those.Announcing this, chief minister D K Shivakumar said district in-charge ministers will now be required to visit every assembly segment in their districts regularly and…

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Case against defamatory post on Karnataka chief minister in JD(S) FB page | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: Based on the complaint filed by an advocate from the city, cops have booked unidentified persons who allegedly defamed chief minister DK Shivakumar through a ‘Kumaraswamy for CM’ post on social media.The FIR was registered with Sadashivnagar police station under different sections of the IT Act.According to the complaint, the post was uploaded on…

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