Azim Premji University suspends student after campus clash over Kashmir (File Photo) BENGALURU: Azim Premji University (APU) has suspended a student for two years and issued written warnings to two others over a controversy surrounding a planned discussion this Feb on a contentious Kashmir issue that was cancelled after suspected ABVP activists stormed in and…
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old garment factory worker allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Srigandhanagar in north Bengaluru after reportedly being distressed over the breakdown of a live-in relationship.The deceased, Tippeswamy, was a native of Chitradurga, police said. Based on a complaint filed by his parents, police registered a case of abetment to suicide against…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old nanny, a native of Manipur working in Bengaluru, has accused her employer’s spouse of illegally confining, assaulting and starving her at their residence on the campus of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in Bilekahalli on Bannerghatta Road.In a complaint filed with Mico Layout police station, the woman, C Nianghaunuam, said she had…
Bengaluru: Industries across Bengaluru, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are facing mounting pressure as commercial LPG prices have risen sharply over the past few months, significantly increasing production costs.Industrialists said LPG prices increased by nearly 50% per metric tonne between March and May, while commercial cylinders in the open market are reportedly being…
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has withdrawn its earlier public notice regarding the temporary suspension of Metro services on the Purple Line Sunday.BMRCL had initially planned to suspend services between Hosahalli and Cubbon Park Metro stations from 7am to 9pm. However, sources said, in view of multiple events in the city—including the…
Bengaluru: A 45-year-old hotel employee died and four others were injured in an accidental fire that broke out at an eatery in Malagala near Nagarabavi in west Bengaluru in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased, identified as Raj Kumar, was a native of Madhya Pradesh and had been working at the hotel for nearly a…
Bengaluru: To carry out maintenance work between Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic, and Sir M Visvesvaraya Station, Central College, on the Purple Line, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has announced suspension of Metro services Sunday (May 10) from Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Station, Hosahalli, to Cubbon Park Station.Services on this stretch will be suspended from 7am…
Bengaluru: As Happy Streets by The Times of India gears up for its final edition at Nandini Layout this Sunday (May 10), residents can expect a lively morning packed with art, fitness, culture and community-driven activities.The stretch near Oxford Secondary School will once again transform into a people-friendly public space where families, children, senior citizens…
Bengaluru: In the past one decade, Karnataka has made the biggest improvement in gross enrolment at the higher secondary level, according to a report by NITI Aayog released Thursday.As per the report, School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement, the largest relative improvement in enrolment during the past decade…
Bengaluru: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the city Sunday, traffic restrictions have been imposed between 8am and 3pm on HAL Airport exit road from Old Airport Road till the DGCA office (both sides).Movement of all types of vehicles will be prohibited on HAL airport gate number 30 from Umbrella junction. Parking will be prohibited…
