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Wealth from weeds: This Bengaluru NGO is empowering economically backward women
EnviornmentMapsas is organising free workshops aimed at the urban poor to teach them to make handicrafts out of the weeds and earn additional income.Soumya ChatterjeeWeeds can be obnoxious. Although...
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Auto driver, who was awarded death penalty for murder, acquitted by K’taka HC
Crime The 33-year-old man was accused of raping and murdering a woman in 2011, but only the latter charge was upheld by a Sessions Court. TNM StaffAwarded the death penalty for the murder of a woman by...
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Fear of leaks? Kumaraswamy orders ban on mobile phones in meetings
PoliticsThe ban on mobile phones in all official meetings with the Karnataka CM came into effect earlier in June.TNM StaffTwitter via Yasir MushtaqKarnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's decision to...
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B'luru businessman held for allegedly killing wife and injuring children
CrimeThe police caught the man near Anchepalya and rushed the children to the hospital for treatment.TNM StaffA Bengaluru-based realtor accused of killing his wife and injuring his two children, was...
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Bengaluru Metro’s Purple Line coaches doubled to 6
Bengaluru MetroThe three additional coaches were added to one of the metro trains on the east-west purple line, with the first coach reserved for women and children.IANSThe Bengaluru Metro rail...
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Karnataka's new assembly session from July 2, budget on July 5
PoliticsThe cabinet has also extended the moratorium period by 10 years on the repayment of Rs 333.5-crore loan given to Bangalore International Airport Ltd for expanding its facilities.IANSKarnataka's...
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Bengaluru won't run out of groundwater by 2020: Experts disagree with Niti Aayog
Civic While the govt report stated that Bengaluru would run out of water by 2020, experts claim data is ‘not realistic.’Prajwal BhatA government report stating that Bengaluru is among 21 major cities...
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Karnataka State Police App launched to make cops more accessible to citizens
PoliceFrom locating the nearest police station to reporting non-emergency incidents, the app is an attempt to modernise the state police and extend the reach of its services. Akshay...
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BJP worker allegedly hacked to death by bike-borne assailants in Chikkamagaluru
CrimePolice sources said that the killing could have been due to personal animosity.TNM Staff BJP's General Secretary in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka was allegedly hacked to death on Friday night by...
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Will the Karnataka govt's idea to have 'private forest land' threaten wildlife?
EnviornmentThe new Karnataka Private Conservancy Rules wants to give private persons permission to create private forests.Soumya Chatterjee Representational image of Nagarhole National Park| Pvp4789,...
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Clerical error cost K'taka athlete her place at national meet, but an appeal...
SportsTwenty seven-year-old triple jumper Joyline M Lobo name was missing in the final list of athletes sent by the Karnataka Athletic Association to the Athletic Federation of India.Atul PaiFacebookA...
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Centre forms 9-member Cauvery Water Regulation Committee, despite K’taka’s...
Cauvery dispute Karnataka had staunchly opposed the formation of the committee as it will take away its control over three reservoirs that fall under the Cauvery river basin.TNM StaffMoEFDespite...
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'Naanu Gauri’: Voice of slain journo reverberates in newly launched paper
MediaInspired by Gauri Lankesh’s fearlessness, the new paper gives voice to the causes Gauri Lankesh relentlessly worked for in her lifetime.Prajwal BhatThe last edition of the ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike’...
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India’s colonial legacy almost caused Bengaluru to run out of water
EnvironmentThe city tends to be naturally arid, because of its location in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats hill range.Image: PTIHita Unnikrishnan, University of Sheffield; Harini Nagendra, Azim...
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K’taka govt may file appeal against provisions of Cauvery Water Regulation...
PoliticsCM Kumaraswamy has already held a meeting with state Attorney-General Uday Holla regarding the same.TNM StaffFollowing the notification of the formation of the Cauvery Water Regulation...
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Pregnant K’taka woman loses arm to gangrene, family alleges negligence by...
Medical NegligenceShilpa Banjatri underwent the amputation after being diagnosed with a gangrene infection. Megha KaveriA case of medical negligence has been alleged against a doctor from Bagalkote...
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Class 9 boy found dead in Sainik school washroom in K'taka, family alleges...
Crime A case has been registered against the school Vice Principal, two teachers and staff of the school.TNM StaffA Class 9 student of a school at Kudige in Kodagu district was found dead in a washroom...
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‘Common sense has to be applied’: Video of Siddaramaiah criticising budget is...
PoliticsIn the video, Siddaramaiah is seen talking to Congress MLAs ST Somashekhar, Byrathi Basavaraj, Muniratna and a few others.TNM StaffThe elections are over, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and...
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Two Bengaluru cops accused of theft, assault months after raid on gambling den
CrimeThe two policemen have been accused of stealing Rs 2.5 lakh, besides criminal intimidation.TNM StaffRepresentational imageTwo policemen of Mahadevapura Police Station in Bengaluru have been...
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Win for IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri as she gets reinstated as Hassan DC
ControversyAdditional Advocate General Ponnana submitted that the HD Kumaraswamy-led govt passed a notification stating her appointment as the Hassan DC once again.TNM StaffKarnataka-cadre IAS officer...
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