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Haveri Uttara Kannada district’s Haliyal Canara Bank Deshpande RSET Training Institute has invited applications for free mobile repair and service training scheduled in May for unemployed rural youth. The programme aims to provide skill development and job opportunities for pa
Koppal Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will visit Vijayanagar district on May 3. He will travel by helicopter from HAL Airport Bengaluru at 7.30 am and land at Hampi Kannada University campus at 9 am. At 9.10 am he will leave for Tungabhadra reservoir and inspect crest ga
BENGALURU A routine day at the BESCOM office in Rajarajeshwarinagar turned tense after a loaded revolver was found inside the men’s toilet, triggering panic among staff and prompting an immediate police response. The weapon was first discovered by an electrical contractor,
BENGALURU The bodies of seven people who died in the compound wall collapse near Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital have been handed over to their families after post-mortem examinations were completed under police security late Wednesday night. By Thursday morning, all seven bo
BENGALURU The Karnataka High Court has upheld a family court order granting maintenance to an unmarried woman, ruling that she is entitled to ₹20,000 per month along with marriage expenses to be paid by her mother and elder sister. However, the court set aside a similar relief
BENGALURU Within a week of opening the new carriageway of the double-decker flyover between Silk Board and Ragigudda Metro station, city traffic police closed the stretch for motorists, citing its status as a trial run and pending safety corrections. Officials said the 3.5-
BENGALURU The Directorate of Medical Education has proposed introducing a 15 per cent Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota across all government medical colleges in Karnataka, a move aimed at increasing institutional revenue and addressing funding gaps in medical education. Last
Rain havoc BENGALURU Rain was expected on Wednesday, but few anticipated the intensity it would unleash across Bengaluru as a 40-minute downpour disrupted normal life. Central and eastern parts bore the brunt, with commuters stranded at Metro stations, bus stops and office
Revised norms mandate foreign guest reporting, police verification, CCTV surveillance and stricter compliance Bengaluru The Karnataka government has intensified monitoring of foreign tourists staying in homestays and launched a crackdown on illegal accommodations following
GBA Chief reviews tragedy aftermath, intensifies citywide safety and emergency cleanup operations immediately Bengaluru A day after the tragic compound wall collapse near Bowring Hospital that claimed seven lives, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has launched a citywid
Bengaluru Heavy rain accompanied by hailstorms destroyed a three-acre banana plantation in Hakkinalu village of Nelamangala taluk on Wednesday, leaving a farmer’s family devastated. Farmer Krishnappa’s plantation of nearly 3,000 banana trees was completely uprooted just before
Bengaluru The Karnataka government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order that lifted the ban on bike-taxi operations in the state. The appeal contests the High Court ruling favouring cab aggregators offering bike-taxi services. The matter is yet to
Bengaluru Heavy rain battered Bengaluru on Wednesday, flooding Metro stations and disrupting public transport across several parts of the city. Waterlogging near Jayadeva Hospital Metro station on the Yellow Line left stretches toward Silk Board partially non-motorable, forcin
Kabul The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has warned that renewed border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan are worsening humanitarian conditions in eastern Afghanistan, with rising casualties, displacement, and damage to civilian infra
Budapest Hungary’s incoming leader Péter Magyar has said he held “successful” talks with Ursula von der Leyen on unlocking billions of euros in suspended EU funding for Hungary. The discussions focused on financial support that had been frozen by the European Commission due
London Canada has announced that it will host a proposed multilateral institution called the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, aimed at helping allied nations fund military and security-related projects amid rising global geopolitical tensions. According to Canada’s fi
BEIJING The People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command said it carried out naval and air combat readiness patrols near the Scarborough Shoal on Thursday, amid large-scale military exercises involving the United States, the Philippines, and allied forces. According to
Paris A bus carrying passengers fell into the Seine River near Paris, prompting a rapid emergency response from local authorities. Officials confirmed that all four people on board were rescued and are safe. The incident took place in Juvisy-sur-Orge, when the bus report
