No delay in ST welfare schemes, Karnataka Minister Raghumurthy tells officials
Bengaluru: Karnataka Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister T. Raghumurthy has directed officials to ensure there is no delay in implementing welfare schemes meant for the Scheduled Tribes community. On his first day in office, Raghumurthy held a review…
Renukaswamy case: Court rejects Darshan’s plea for physical appearance
BENGALURU: The 59th City Civil and Sessions Court, Bengaluru has rejected actor Darshan’s plea seeking permission to appear physically in court instead of attending the proceedings through video conference in the Renukaswamy murder case. The 59th City…
Food safety: Inspections to cover PGs, hostels too, says UT Khader
Bengaluru: Health Minister UT Khader has directed the Food Safety Department to extend inspections beyond hotels to PG accommodations, private hostels, bus stands, wedding halls, railway canteens and flights to ensure food safety. Addressing a press…
PM Modi expresses grief over Bihar stampede, assures support to victims
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district. Taking to Socia; media X, PM Modi conveyed his condolences to the families of those who died and wished a speedy recovery to…
‘Leaving Vyavastha, not Vichar’: Poonawalla reiterates BJP exit
NEW DELHI: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has again submitted his resignation to party president Nitin Nabin, citing pressing financial and personal circumstances. Poonawalla had first offered to quit all party posts and primary membership…
Ashokdham Temple stampede: 7 devotees killed, several injured in Bihar
Lakhisarai: At least seven devotees were killed and several others injured in a stampede at the famous Ashokdham Temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday morning. The incident occurred as a large number of devotees gathered at the temple on the…
Hanur firing: JDS demands probe by sitting High Court judge
Bengaluru: The JDS has demanded a high-level investigation led by a sitting High Court judge into the deaths of three farmers in an alleged firing by Forest Department personnel in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The party accused the state…
Hanur firing row intensifies: Vijay, Stalin demand action against Karnataka forest officials
Chennai: Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam president C. Joseph Vijay has strongly condemned the deaths of three Tamil Nadu residents in an alleged firing by Karnataka Forest Department personnel in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary area of Chamarajanagar district.…
Gelatin used for alleged illegal blasting at construction site; Bengaluru cops launch probe
Bengaluru: More than 800 kg of gelatin explosives have been seized by Bellandur police following allegations of illegal blasting at a construction site in Bhoganahalli, near Bellandur. A private company is carrying out construction work in the area,…
Varanasi airport gun mishap: Passenger detained after accidental firing
VARANASI: Two airport screening personnel were injured after a licensed pistol accidentally discharged during mandatory security checks at Varanasi airport on Sunday, officials said. The incident occurred around 9.30am when passenger Kamlesh Kedarnath…