Bengaluru: “My in-laws (Yogesh’s parents) and my family had spurned us as we got married without their consent. Ours was a love marriage, opposed by both sides. Still, we lived on our own,” says Mallamma Goudar, who was left with four children to care for when Yogesh Goudar was murdered in 2016. “What did I…
Bengaluru: Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of his political rival Yogeshgouda Goudar, faces immediate disqualification from the legislative assembly under the Representation of the People Act, which mandates the removal of any elected representative sentenced to two or more years of imprisonment.A notification to this effect is…
Bengaluru: Barely 500 metres apart from KR Pura railway station, several residents live with constant fear of losing their life and property. The basement of the residential layout bordering the railway line had part of its basement eroded Tuesday, risking several lives.According to local residents, the partial collapse occurred after a concrete retaining wall was…
Bengaluru: With hundreds of mental-health apps offering limited information and leading up the users on a blind alley, key stakeholders have proposed a repository of apps that provides simple, descriptive summaries relevant to Indian users and support informed decision-making.Many apps have safety vulnerabilities and less than 10% of them have clear evidence backing their programmes….
BENGALURU: India’s cheetah conservation narrative received a shot in the arm on Saturday as Karnataka joined the national movement to revive the population of cheetahs, once extinct in the country. A total of four cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) arrived at Bannerghatta in the wee hours of Saturday from South Africa as part of an approved animal…
Bengaluru: As H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry training centre in Mathkur village, in Hesaraghatta, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there is no need for panic as no human cases have been reported so far.The confirmation of avian influenza was based on an April 14 report from NIHSAD, Bhopal. Authorities have…
Vinay Kulkarni (L), BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) BENGALURU: Dharwad Rural MLA and former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda in Dharwad.A serving lawmaker sentenced to a jail term of two or more years faces immediate disqualification from the House.Santosh Gajanan Bhat,…
BENGALURU: TCS CEO K Krithivasan on Friday said the company had constituted an oversight committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry to review the investigation at its Nashik unit, which is under scrutiny over allegations of sexual harassment and religious coercion of employees.Krithivasan said while detailed reviews were ongoing, a preliminary examination of systems and…
Yadgir: Nine members of a family, including four children, were burnt to death after their car collided with a private bus and caught fire at Shantapur Cross in Surpur taluk on the Bidar-Srirangapatna Highway Friday.The accident occurred around 9.45 am when the car attempted to overtake another vehicle and got wedged between it and the…
Bengaluru: In a letter to the inspector at Pulakeshinagar police station, the assistant executive engineer for Maruthiseva Nagar sub-division of Bengaluru north city corporation has sought police protection at Jeevanahalli sports ground for installation of artificial turf. The letter mentions that a few residents around Jeevanahalli ground have been obstructing the work.The artificial turf is…
