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…
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…
