An Assistant Sub-Inspector and a female head constable sustained serious injuries when their scooter got entangled with a low-hanging cable at Wilson Garden recently. The injured have been identified as Shivakumar T.P. and Suguna. According to the police, the cable got entangled with the scooter handlebar and Mr. Shivakumar lost control and both crashed on the road. Passers-by … Read more
The Jayanagar police on Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old manager of a private firm and recovered 1.4 kg of gold valuables and 1 kg of silver articles worth ₹89.09 lakh, which he had allegedly stolen from his office in the last few years. Karthik, a resident of Tyagarajanagar, was working as a manager in the firm … Read more
There was a minor disruption of flight operations at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru due to heavy rains on Tuesday. KIA officials said that one IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru was diverted to Coimbatore. The flight returned to Bengaluru after a one-and-half-hour delay. The officials added that three flights from Bengaluru were also … Read more
A view of Ragigudda metro station at J.P. Nagar. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Yellow Line of Namma Metro on August 10 and lay the foundation stone for Metro Phase 3, also known as the Orange Line. Manohar Lal Khattar, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, and … Read more
Arguing that it is not proper for the Congress to defame constitutional institutions like the Election Commission of India for political motives, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday urged the Congress to release evidence to prove their charges that voters’ theft had taken place in the previous Lok Sabha elections. “The evidence is an … Read more
The State government has taken steps to start a separate free residential school in Bengaluru city for cancer-affected children. During an interative session at The Hindu office here on Thursday, Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said that this will be the first residential school in the country, particularly for these children. “Around 3.5 acres … Read more
H.N. Nagamohan Das | Photo Credit: The H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission spearheading the Scheduled Castes survey across the State to provide internal reservation, has extended the exercise till July 6, only in Bengaluru, both in the city’s civic body limits and Bengaluru Urban district. After multiple extensions, the survey concluded on June 30, with 91.84% … Read more
The central government has approved the suspension of three IPS officers, namely Dayananda, Vikas Kumar and Shekhar, in connection with the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case that claimed the lives of 11 people and left many others injured. The approval comes after the Karnataka government initiated disciplinary action against the officers citing dereliction of duty during … Read more
Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa handing over appointment letters to pourakarmikas in Mysuru on Friday. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram The credit for Mysuru’s ‘Clean City’ tag goes to pourakarmikas, said Minister in charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa while handing over appointment letters confirming their status as regular government employees. Speaking … Read more
H. Venkatesh Dodderi, BJP State spokesperson, on Monday filed a complaint with the North Division cyber crime police against a person for posting objectionable comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Dodderi, in his complaint, said that the accused, identified as Hadimani T.F., posted on his social media account content demeaning the Prime Minister and … Read more