Bengaluru: In top gear after clearing miles and miles of footpath encroachments, the Karnataka govt is now set to move out hundreds of vehicles long abandoned on the city’s roads, in residential layouts and public spaces.Five city corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority, in coordination with Bengaluru Traffic Police, will launch a citywide drive on Friday…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka state election commission (SEC) has directed deputy commissioners of all districts to appoint election officers (EOs) and assistant election officers (AEOs) for the forthcoming gram panchayat elections, marking the beginning of administrative preparations for the rural local body polls.In a recent communication to the DCs, the SEC said each gram panchayat should…
A road accident can be seen with officials nearby. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) YELLAPUR: Seven people were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) collided head-on with a lorry in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.The accident took place at around 1.30…
Bengaluru: The state govt on Wednesday deferred a final decision on the location of Bengaluru’s proposed second airport, deciding to await a comprehensive technical feasibility report before sending its proposal to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).Reviewing the project’s progress, chief minister DK Shivakumar also asked the infrastructure development department (IDD) to examine Harohalli as…
A file photo of the then DCM DK Shivakumar and industries minister MB Patil at the global investors exhibition stall in Bengaluru, in Dec, 2025 Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s proposal to create a global investors and foreign affairs department has triggered unease within the Karnataka cabinet, with industries minister MB Patil and IT-BT minister…
Bengaluru: City police investigating the sensational triple murder of a techie’s family have approached a local court seeking permission to conduct brain mapping tests on the prime accused, M Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner, Kenneth J, 25.Kenneth stabbed Shwetha’s mother, M Muthulakshmi, to death when she was asleep on a sofa at his Seegehalli…
Landslide prone areas in Karnataka Bengaluru: Another devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad have once again exposed the fragile nature of the Western Ghats, sounding a loud alarm for Karnataka’s ecologically sensitive districts where unchecked development and commercial tourism projects continue unabated.While human intervention is widely believed to have amplified the disaster in Wayanad, several studies…
Bengaluru: A 15-year-old girl who had been reported kidnapped in Odisha was rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Yelahanka railway station Tuesday.According to the RPF, a special team spotted the minor at around 10:20 a.m. near the end of Platform No. 1. Finding her behaviour suspicious, the personnel approached her for questioning.“On seeing…
Bengaluru: A high-speed collision between two trucks on Tumakuru-Bengaluru highway claimed the lives of two teenage workers and left two others injured near Makali early Tuesday.The victims, Pritam, 16, from Assam, and Amit, 19, from Chhattisgarh, were seated with two others in the front of the truck.Shivakumar T, 52, driver of a Mitsubishi canter, told…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s higher education sector crossed a milestone, with more than four out of every 10 young people in the state now pursuing higher education. The state’s gross enrolment ratio (GER) rose to 41.8% in 2023-24, its highest ever, helping Karnataka climb to the sixth spot nationally, according to the All-India Survey on Higher Education…
