Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has dismissed a PIL plea challenging the state govt’s decision to transfer seven acres of land belonging to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) in Hebbal for judges’ quarters and a super-specialty hospital.The petition questioned a Jan 8, 2026 govt order directing the transfer of four acres of land…
Bengaluru: Just a few hours of managing Bengaluru’s busy junctions was enough to leave many volunteers with a reality check of the city’s traffic problem.What began as a civic effort to bring citizens closer to the ground realities of traffic management has steadily drawn strong participation. Since its inception in Oct 2025, 1,864 people have…
Bengaluru: A 54-year-old school teacher riding pillion on a bike-taxi operated by Rapido died after she accidentally fell from the two-wheeler in JP Nagar late Sunday night. The victim is S Radha, teacher with Delhi Public School (South) and a resident of Arakere.Police said Radha visited her friends and relatives in Nagarabhavi and was riding…
Bengaluru: Expatriates living and working in Bengaluru see the city evolving into one of the world’s leading technology and business hubs over the next decade, citing its cosmopolitan culture, economic strength, and thriving startup ecosystem.Speaking at the Expat Business Council’s (EBC) June networking event last weekend, they shared their outlook on the city, identifying AI,…
Udupi: Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation has initiated efforts to transliterate ayurveda manuscripts written in Tigalari and Modi Kannada scripts found in coastal Karnataka.Ayurveda-related manuscripts from the coastal region will be selected for transliteration as part of the project. Under the framework of India’s Gyan Bharatam Mission, about one crore manuscripts across the country have already…
(Photos available)Bengaluru: Having lost nearly Rs 8 lakh in online betting, a 38-year-old autorickshaw driver repeatedly stabbed his wife, a home guard with Mahadevapura police station, to death as their two young children watched in shock and horror on Sunday evening.On the pretext of reconciling with his wife Manjula with whom he had a running…
4-year-old girl suffered severe injuries after a pack of six stray dogs attacked her BENGALURU: A four-year-old girl was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of six stray dogs near the indoor stadium in CQAL Layout, Sahakara Nagar, on Sunday evening.The victim, identified as Sangeetha, 4, belongs to a family of construction workers…
Anant Ambani visits Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi Sunday BJP Karnataka state president BY Vijayendra (centre) offering prayers at Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple Monday Anant Ambani visits Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi Sunday BJP Karnataka state president BY Vijayendra (centre) offering prayers at Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple Monday Anant Ambani visits Sri Krishna Mutt in…
A 22-year-old woman, S Bhavani, was found dead at her Bengaluru residence, with her boyfriend, Chandrashekhar, found unconscious beside her BENGALURU: A 22-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her rented house in Bengaluru’s Byadarahalli area, with police naming her boyfriend as the prime accused in the case.The victim, identified as S Bhavani,…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar said the opposition was spreading rumours and false propaganda Bengaluru: Labelling them rumours, chief minister DK Shivakumar dismissed suggestions that the govt’s flagship guarantee schemes would be halted and insisted the welfare programmes, especially Gruha Lakshmi and Gruha Jyothi, will continue without interruption.In a statement issued Sunday, Shivakumar urged the public…
