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BENGALURU The High Court has quashed a magistrate court order directing the return of nine rescued dogs, six Golden Retrievers and three Shih Tzus to their original owner, KE Ramesh, who faces allegations of animal cruelty, repeated beatings and sexual abuse of the animals.
BENGALURU Citing Supreme Court’s observation that walking on footpaths is a fundamental right of citizens, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has announced a citywide “Safe footpath drive” from July 1 to remove encroachments and improve pedestrian safety. Spe
BENGALURU A routine cab ride home allegedly turned into a frightening ordeal for a 30-year-old woman after the driver reportedly mistook her Kombucha, a fermented beverage, for beer and got into an argument with her, leading to a dramatic escape from the moving vehicle. Acc
BENGALURU IPS officer DIG MN Anuchet took charge as the new commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations (IPR) on Thursday. Senior IPS officer, ADGP Hemanth M Nimbalkar, who was serving as the Commissioner of the department till now, handed over the ch
BENGALURU Tech Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra said the role of IT services would not diminish but fundamentally change as AI moves to the centre of enterprise operations. My answer is clear, the role of IT services will not diminish. It will change. And in many ways, it w
Since the anti-defection law generally applies to votes inside the House and not to elections such as legislative council polls, disqualification is not an option. BENGALURU While brass at JD(S), its ally, has chosen to put the incident behind them and move on, BJP’s decisi
‘There are a lot of bureaucrats here who are members of the club.You have the capacity to build Bangalore and have done it. So why haven’t you built a new Bangalore Golf Club?’ BENGALURU The Bangalore Golf Club (BGC), the oldest golf course outside the British Isles, on Wed
BENGALURU Madiwala police have arrested three more persons in the Rs 20-lakh dacoity case allegedly involving inspector Mahesh Kanakagiri. The arrested are the Inspector’s aides, Shafi and Haris, both from Madikeri, and Rashid from Kerala. Earlier, Kanakagiri and his aides, Ku
BENGALURU The government has directed all gram panchayats to set up special voter assistance centres to help residents with enrolment, corrections and transfers in electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The initiative aims to ensure that no eligib
BENGALURU The deadline for submitting applications for the Translation Award 2026, presented by the Dravidian Language Translators’ Association, has been extended to July 15. Only works translated from Dravidian languages into Telugu and published in 2024 and 2025 will be c
MANGALORE A shocking case involving a 17-year-old girl has drawn attention in Mangalore after she died by suicide at her home earlier this year. Police said the teenager was pregnant and left behind a note before her death. According to investigators, the girl took the extr
CHIKKAMAGALURU The beautiful hills of Chikkamagaluru have transformed into a spectacular paradise, drawing huge crowds of eager travelers following heavy regional rainfall. Towering at an impressive altitude of 6,330 feet above sea level, Mullayanagiri stands proud as the high
MANGALURU KMC Hospital, Attavar, has officially achieved the prestigious National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) accreditation under its strict new 6th Edition standards. This major milestone highlights the prominent healthcare institution's un
MANGALURU The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has strongly condemned the detention of over 50 trucks carrying areca nuts (betel nuts) from Karnataka by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The party has demanded immediate intervention from the state and
Police arrest three suspects after armed men breached a coffee estate owned by Karnataka Minister K.J. George. CHIKKAMAGALURU Local police have taken three suspects into custody following a chilling security breach at the private Elunuru Khan coffee plantation near Mallandu
Shivamogga MP B.Y. Raghavendra led a delegation demanding a High Court Circuit Bench for Shivamogga, while strongly opposing links to a proposed Mangaluru bench SHIVAMOGGA Shivamogga Lok Sabha MP B.Y. Raghavendra led a high-profile delegation to meet Governor Thaawarchand G
Yakshagana Kalaranga hands over its 99th free house to a meritorious student from an economically weaker section MANGALURU Renowned cultural and social organization Yakshagana Kalaranga has successfully handed over its 99th free house to a deserving student in Udupi distric
MANGALORE Karnataka has invited online applications for its minority fee reimbursement scheme for the 2026-27 academic year. The program is open to local Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, and Parsi students pursuing post-matric and merit-cum-means courses. To qualify, a