Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa has said that the government is positive towards bringing the teachers of aided schools under ‘Arogya Sanjivini’ schemes which enables the teachers to get cashless treatment in empanelled hospitals. He was replying to the disucussion under Rule 330 in the Karnataka Legislative Council on the issues of…
Vehicles at the Kempegowda International Airport. Cab services to and from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) were severely disrupted on Tuesday morning after hundreds of cab drivers staged a protest against the new parking and pick-up rules introduced by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL). The agitation led to traffic congestion on the airport approach road, with…
: Despite the commissioning of Namma Metro’s Yellow Line, large sections of the double-decker flyover that runs alongside the elevated corridor remain incomplete, continuing to test the patience of thousands of daily commuters. In particular, the 1.37-km stretch of ramps connecting HSR Layout with Ragigudda and BTM Layout is still under construction, rendering a critical…
The Bill seeks to provide for release of vehicles seized during the illegal transportation of cattle for slaughtering on submission of “indemnity bond” instead of “Bank guarantee”, equivalent of the value of vehicle. | Photo Credit: PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The State government is learnt to have decided to drop its earlier plan to bring…
The opening of the Hosakerehalli flyover on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) seems like an achievement of the city in 2025. Like previous years, a Bengalurean’s wishlist for 2026 would definitely feature completion of the much-delayed Ejipura flyover and the one on Doddaballapur Road, Yelahanka. Ejipura flyover The 2.38-km Ejipura flyover, planned to decongest the…
The Bengaluru North City Corporation conducted a cleanliness drive on Sunday, clearing a total of 1,350 tonnes of waste across its jurisdiction. The drive covered stretches from Nagawara junction to Hebbal junction along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) and extended to Allalasandra. The drive, held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., was led by Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar and was reviewed by…
Agriculture Diploma College, Bidar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Karnataka Pradesh Krishik Samaj (KPKS) has urged the State government to take a decision during the ongoing Winter Session of the Legislature on upgrading the existing Diploma Agriculture College in Bidar into a degree agricultural college. KPKS Bidar district president Siddaramaiah Swamy stated that Bidar…
Honorary Doctorate being conferred to Gurupadalinga Mahashivayogigalu and Shashil Namoshi at the seventh convocation of Sharnbasva University, held at Sharnbaswappa Appa Anubhava Mantapa in Kalaburagi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Sharnbasva University honoured three distinguished personalities with honorary doctorates during its seventh convocation held at the Dr. Sharanabasappa Appa Anubhava Mantap in Kalaburagi…
Chairman of Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti being felicitated in Hubballi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE Chairman of the Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti, who has already created a record for his eighth successive win from the teachers’ constituency, was given a grand and warm felicitation by leaders of various political parties, including Chief Minister…
Emergency staff engaged in decontamination during a drill at Kaiga station in Uttara Kannada district on December 11. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A drill on testing preparedness in the event of a radiation leak at the Kaiga atomic power generation station of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) was successfully conducted in the ‘likely…