Karnataka’s latest push to curb underage drinking has become the latest talking point across Bengaluru’s pub circuit. Following the State’s Minister of Home Affairs, Priyank Kharge’s announcement that pubs, bars and breweries will have to strictly enforce a “No ID, no entry” policy, reactions have ranged from support for stricter checks to questions about whether…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has dismissed as “false and factually incorrect” a social media claim that a passenger died of suffocation due to overcrowding in a train at Tumakuru railway station.The clarification came after a video showing an unconscious man being carried on a stretcher at a station went viral on social media. The…
Jahnavi@timesofindia.comBengaluru: Most expatriates leave India with a few keepsakes and plenty of memories. Dutch aerospace engineer Rob Bosgraaf took home something far more unusual from Bengaluru — the Indian sports utility vehicle (SUV) that had carried him and his wife on many road trips across the country.Now, it sports a Dutch number plate instead of…
Davanagere: Six days after a 41-year-old woman was drugged, forced to consume spiked drink and sexually assaulted in Davanagere district, police Tuesday arrested 10 persons, including a minor, on charges of gang rape.Police said the accused allegedly took her photos and made videos of the ghastly crime. Police seized bikes and mobile phones from the…
Bengaluru: Battle for Bengaluru shifts to Delhi. Senior minister Krishna Byre Gowda, who has sought clarity over pared Bengaluru development portfolio, has decided to meet party bosses seeking full bouquet of Bengaluru civic administration before taking charge of the high-profile department.Currently, Bengaluru planning agencies are with chief minister DK Shivakumar. This means having two power…
Bengaluru: With Computer Science being introduced from class 1 at Karnataka Public Schools, the department of school education and literacy has decided to recruit dedicated computer science teachers.For the current academic year, the department will recruit 2500 teachers. These posts will be carved out of the 6117 primary school teacher posts available.A separate cadre for…
Times News Network Examination Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has postponed the Common Entrance Test (CET) counselling for engineering and other professional courses because of a delay in receiving the final seat matrix and fee structure from the higher education department.Officials said the process has been pushed back by at least three days and is…
Bengaluru: Unscheduled outages have emerged as the biggest concern among high-tension (HT) consumers in Bengaluru, accounting for a majority of complaints received through Bescom’s newly launched HT Mitra portal.Of the grievances registered during the first month of operations, 71 were related to power supply disruptions, far exceeding complaints on voltage fluctuations, metering, billing, safety or…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has launched an app to connect students participating in this year’s counselling with seniors who secured seats last year.Called KEA Connect, the app has been developed to help students navigate the counselling process. “Currently, many middlemen are taking advantage of vulnerable students and charging them for helping them with counselling…
BENGALURU: The BJP on Tuesday strongly criticised Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar after a video purportedly showed him throwing half-eaten apples towards supporters during a felicitation event in his hometown of Kanakapura in Ramanagara district.The party alleged that the incident reflected the Congress party’s mindset.According to sources, Congress workers organised a grand felicitation ceremony…
