Bengaluru: Bowing to mounting pressure from citizen groups, resident welfare associations, walkers and opposition parties, chief minister DK Shivakumar Tuesday said the controversial Parks bill will be reintroduced during the Winter session of the legislature, likely in Nov-Dec, giving the opposition ample opportunity to debate it.The Karnataka Government Parks (Preservation) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which allows…
Representational picture for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme Bengaluru: Facing fire over crores being credited to the bank accounts of deceased Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries, the state govt Monday said it had recovered around 36% of the wrongly paid Rs 117.5 crore and was working to recover the rest.Chief minister D K Shivakumar Monday reviewed the implementation of…
Bengaluru: After husband’s death, wife enjoying family property through a gift deed is not mandated to take care of her mother-in-law, Karnataka high court has ruled, holding that if the gift deed didn’t explicitly list her responsibilities.If the gift deed had built in a condition clearly requiring the daughter-in-law to maintain her mother-in-law, then the…
A 23-year-old software engineer died and her boyfriend was injured after a fall BENGALURU: A 23-year-old software engineer died and her 30-year-old boyfriend sustained serious injuries after the two allegedly fell from the seventh-floor terrace of a co-living PG accommodation in Whitefield on Sunday afternoon.The deceased, Janani, worked as a software engineer with a financial…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old software engineer died while her 30-year-old lover sustained serious injuries after the two allegedly jumped from the seventh-floor terrace of a co-living PG accommodation in Whitefield Sunday afternoon.The deceased, Janani, worked as a software engineer with a financial services company at Pattanduru Agrahara near Whitefield. The injured has been identified as Manikya…
A head-on car collision tragically claimed four lives Friday night BENGALURU: A businessman, his three-year-old daughter and two others died on the spot after a head-on collision between two cars at Godegere Gate in Tumakuru district’s Chikkanayakanahalli Friday night.Turuvekere residents Davood Pasha, 45, his daughter Anam Pasha, were returning home after visiting a dargah, along…
BNCC Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar launches two new ‘Prahari’ vehicles to strengthen round-the-clock surveillance against illegal waste dumping in Bengaluru North. BNCC Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar launches two new ‘Prahari’ vehicles to strengthen round-the-clock surveillance against illegal waste dumping in Bengaluru North. BNCC Commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar launches two new ‘Prahari’ vehicles to strengthen round-the-clock…
Bengaluru: In a setback for actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case, the high court Thursday rejected his petition challenging the trial court’s decision not to hear his arguments before deciding on an application by accused no. 14, Pradosh, who has sought to become an approver.Justice M Nagaprasanna noted that the issue stands completely covered…
