Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj Friday appeared before a city court and secured conditional bail after it issued a non-bailable warrant against him in connection with a case alleging that he possessed multiple voter ID cards.The court had issued a second non-bailable warrant on June 12 after Raj failed to respond to the earlier warrant issued…
Bengaluru: The wait for Bengaluru’s long-pending civic body elections is set to get longer. Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has moved the Supreme Court, seeking a four-month deferment of polls to the city’s five corporations covering 369 civic wards, citing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across Karnataka.The application, filed by the GBA…
Bengaluru: Opposition to the proposed 2,000 MW Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project received a major boost Friday after the Centre informed Karnataka high court that an expert committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) had recommended against granting wildlife clearance to the KPCL initiative.The Centre’s submission marks a significant setback for the state govt.The project,…
Wenlock District Hospital superintendent Dr Shivaprakash DS speaks to reporters in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: In a letter to the commissioner of health and family welfare, Wenlock District Hospital superintendent Dr Shivaprakash DS has sought comprehensive guidelines for referring patients under the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka (ABArK) and non-ABArK schemes.Dr Shivaprakash told reporters on Friday…
Harmanpreet Kaur ( Photo PTI ) Women’s cricket is set to conquer one more bastion. One hundred and forty-two years after hosting its first men’s Test, Lord’s Cricket Ground will finally welcome women’s Test cricket on Friday when England take on India in a historic four-day clash. The landmark occasion comes more than 50 years…
Street vendors protest inside MCC building in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: The 24-hour protest by street vendors, demanding unrestricted access to the Sunday Bazaar and the fulfillment of various other demands, concluded on Friday, after an intensified demonstration at the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) office.Frustrated by the absence of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner,…
ROUGH SKETCH OF INFOGRAPHIC ON GLOBAL REUSABLE ROCKET RACE Bengaluru: China Friday demonstrated recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, joining a small group of space players pursuing reusable launch systems. For India, Isro’s reusable Next Generation Launch Vehicle (NGLV) remains years away from a demonstration flight.China recovered the first-stage booster of its Long March-10B after…
India Post 285, Reduce England to 21/1 in Historic Lord’s Test (PTI photo) India and England shared the honours on an engrossing opening day of the historic first-ever women’s Test at Lord’s, with the visitors posting 285 before reducing England to 21/1 at stumps on Friday.After England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and chose…
Udupi: Udupi district police have generated 2,700 traffic violation e-challans in about 45 days, using technology-driven enforcement, and have also significantly reduced violations.The district police commissioned automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at six key locations in the district on May 21. Since the cameras became operational, speeding by two-wheelers, three-wheelers and light motor vehicles…
Bengaluru: A special court for elected representatives has sentenced Nagaveni, daughter-in-law of the late Congress functionary and minister RL Jalappa, to five years of simple imprisonment with a fine of Rs 20,000 for defrauding a medical seat aspirant’s family of Rs 45 lakh in 2021.Besides Nagaveni, police had also charge-sheeted her husband J Narasimhaswamy, son…
