Bengaluru businessman and his driver were abducted and robbed by seven armed assailants (AI-generated image used for representation purpose only) BENGALURU: A 41-year-old businessman and his driver were allegedly abducted by unidentified men and robbed of Rs 1.09 crore in cash, police said. The incident took place on Monday within the jurisdiction of the Madanayakanahalli…
Dodging potholes, hopping over garbage and zigzagging around broken pavements, walking through Bengaluru can feel like playing Super Mario in real life. That reality came into sharp focus when the Greater Bengaluru Authority urged citizens on social media to walk a kilometre as part of a climate action and health campaign. The response was immediate:…
Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) completed 86% of its project to replace conventional streetlights with energy-efficient LED lights across its jurisdiction.In a release, BNCC said the project, being implemented under public-private partnership (PPP) model, aims to improve energy, public safety and modernise streetlighting infrastructure.According to BNCC commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar, installation of centralized control and…
Last month alone, RPF South Western Railway (SWR) had seized illegal liquor from railway stations worth RS 83.3 Lakh. This is the highest number recorded in the last three financial years higher than the combined seizures of 2024/25 and 2025/26. Bengaluru: Authorities seized illegal liquor worth Rs 83 lakh from Karnataka’s railway stations in May alone,…
Bengaluru: In a big boost to the dairy sector, Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation has defied the traditional summer slump and recorded a daily milk collection of over 1 crore litres a day since April this year.Milk procurement in the state drops to 85 lakh to 90 lakh litres a day during summer. Until Jan-Feb…
Bengaluru: From next year, the Common Entrance Test (CET) application process is likely to be integrated with II PU examination application process, preventing students from submitting multiple CET applications in the same year.As per discussions between Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB), that holds II PU exam, and Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), which is…
On cam, Rottweiler attacks 12-year-old boy while cycling BENGALURU: A 12-year-old boy was hospitalised after a neighbour’s pet Rottweiler broke loose and attacked him in Maheshwarinagar, Mahadevapura.The incident, which took place around 2.30 pm on June 13, has triggered outrage among local residents after the dog’s owners allegedly abused and threatened the victim’s family to…
Bengaluru: A 50-year-old private firm employee was duped by a cyber fraudster posing as an executive of a telecom service provider company who offered to upgrade his 4G sim to 5G. By converting the sim into an e-sim, the fraudster hacked the victim’s email, mobile number and bank account. A Rs 15 lakh loan was…
Bengaluru:Rural development and panchayat raj (RDPR) minister Eshwar Khandre on Wednesday has written a letter to the Karnataka public service commission (KPSC) to announce the results for 97 panchayat development officers (PDO) under the Kalyana Karnataka quota and another 150 panchayat development officer (PDO) posts for rest of Karnataka examinations which were conducted in between…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s real estate regulator is not facing a shortage of funds, but it is increasingly losing control over its own regulatory corpus.While Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) continues to generate steady revenue through project and agent registrations, penalties and various fees, its ability to independently decide how these funds are utilised has gradually…
