In Bengaluru, curated walks — heritage trails, neighbourhood explorations, market and food walks, park rambles and even midnight bike tours — have reshaped how people experience this city. On World Heritage Day, we take a break from traffic snarls and brewery hopping, and opt to take a walk — an activity that has emerged as…
Bengaluru: Amid mounting backlash following consecutive incidents of trekkers going missing in state forests, the Karnataka forest department Friday unveiled a detailed standard operating procedure (SoP) to regulate eco-trails, hiking and trekking activities across forest areas. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre cautioned that any trekker found violating these SoPs will be blacklisted and permanently barred from…
Bengaluru: In a swift and brazen theft carried out in daylight, gold and silver ornaments and cash were stolen from a jewellery shop in Banashankari when the owner went to relieve himself in a toilet at a nearby anganwadi, leaving the shop open.According to the complaint filed by N Manjunath, 52, a resident of Mookambikanagar,…
Bengaluru: Central crime branch sleuths arrested a man and launched a manhunt for others on charges of selling 181 tickets of recently held IPL matches in the black market.Chandrashekhar, who worked in the stadium canteen, is in police custody. Investigations revealed that a staffer of Chinnaswamy Stadium was also involved in the racket.According to a…
BENGALURU: Amid mounting backlash following consecutive incidents of trekkers going missing in state forests, the Karnataka forest department on Friday unveiled a detailed standard operating procedure (SoP) to regulate eco-trails, hiking and trekking activities across forest areas. Forest minister Eshwar Khandre cautioned that any trekker found violating these SoPs will be blacklisted and permanently barred…
A special court in Bengaluru convicted former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni (L) and 16 others for plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) in 2016. BENGALURU: In a landmark ruling, the Special Court for Elected Representatives sentenced Congress MLA and former Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment…
BENGALURU: Amid evolving energy demand patterns and policy support for electric mobility, oil marketing companies (OMCs) across Karnataka are accelerating their transition from conventional fuel retailing to building a robust electric vehicle (EV) charging network, particularly around Bengaluru.Even as uncertainties loom over the resumption of petroleum supplies in the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia…
BENGALURU: A Hindu outfit has urged police to cancel stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show scheduled in the city on Saturday, citing concerns over past controversies and potential law and order issues.According to news agency PTI, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti said it has submitted a formal representation to Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh seeking cancellation…
Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore after a televised appearance alongside Judge Nazir Ahmad Ghazi NEW DELHI: Lashkar-e-Taiba co-founder Amir Hamza had no inkling of what awaited him as he stepped out of the News 24’s office in Lahore…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress leadership’s action against two MLCs, along with pulling up of housing minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan over alleged anti-party activities during the Davanagere South bypoll, has triggered a sharp backlash from Islamic scholars, signalling unease within a key support base of the party.Condemning the move, members of the Ulama-e-Karnataka said Thursday…
