Bengaluru: As chief minister Siddaramaiah nears three years in office on May 10, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and his brother DK Suresh have stepped up lobbying in New Delhi, meeting senior Congress functionaries and fuelling speculation over a possible CM change in Karnataka.The two met AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge, senior functionaries KC Venugopal and…
Bengaluru: After completing a 10-day intensive surveillance and containment operation following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) at the state poultry rearing training centre in Mathkuru village, Hesaraghatta, Karnataka health department Saturday confirmed that no human cases of the infection have been detected so far.The outbreak, first identified on April 14, prompted…
BENGALURU: Spanish artist Jaume Plensa’s 16ft sculpture titled ‘Bengaluru’s Soul’ at Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) became one of the most Instagrammable spots within minutes of being unveiled Saturday evening, offering travellers a “wow” moment.Plensa’s monumental work featuring interlaced ideograms of alphabets in Kannada, Arabic, Chinese, Tamil, Armenian, Korean, Greek, Hebrew, Thai, Hindi,…
South Western Railway recently invited consultancy services for a proposed mega coach terminal at Yelahanka. The project is planned near the Rail Wheel Factory. Ashwini Vaisnaw said the proposed terminal will not impact the wheel factory. The terminal, estimated to cost Rs 5,745 crore, will feature a multi-level coach terminal. It was initially proposed at…
Bengaluru: A letter by assembly speaker UT Khader to home minister G Parameshwara seeking a review of cases linked to the 2022 Ladle Mashak Dargah violence has sparked a fresh political row. Khader urged the govt to examine the cases and consider withdrawing charges against what he described as innocent Muslim youth. He contended that…
Bengaluru: A small, dissolving tube developed in a Bengaluru lab is moving a step closer to hospital use, offering a way to avoid repeat procedures after major abdominal surgeries.The device, called the “Asthana Stent”, is the result of a collaboration between liver transplant surgeon Sonal Asthana of Aster CMI Hospital and researchers led by Kaushik…
Bengaluru: Nearly 13 lakh property owners in Bengaluru can now download their e-khatas online using their SAS property tax ID, eliminating the need to visit civic offices. Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has enabled this facility through its e-Aasthi platform.Officials said users can log in to the portal, authenticate via OTP, enter their SAS ID, and…
Bengaluru: Children across all schools will now be required to spend 10 minutes each morning reading newspapers during the assembly, following a directive issued by the department of school education and literacy.In Dec, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights had written to the school education department proposing the initiative. The additional chief secretary…
Bengaluru: Riding on the successful rollout of the e-khata campaign by Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) across all five city corporation limits, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has simplified the process of transferring electricity connections into property owners’ names by integrating its portal with the GBA database. This enables property owners to complete the transfer…
BENGALURU: An FIR was registered on Saturday against a Bengaluru resident for allegedly obstructing and verbally abusing female officials engaged in the National Census-2027 work, police said.The incident took place between April 20 and April 25 within Ward No 43 in R T Nagar area.According to a complaint filed by Lokesh S P, Census Charge…
