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B’luru’s Baldwin school in fresh row: Parents allege staff abused, manhandled...
ControversyBaldwin school has been embroiled in a row over charging parents exorbitantly for school textbooks. Soumya ChatterjeeA month after Bengaluru's Baldwin school courted controversy for charging...
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To highlight plight of handloom weavers, NGO sells products on Bengaluru streets
ProtestModels posed wearing handwoven clothes while volunteers requested passers-by to buy handloom fabric made by weavers from north Karnataka.Prajwal BhatGram Seva SanghaAn unusual sight unfolded on...
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NIA on the lookout for wife, relatives of JUM terror suspect
CrimeAfter Mohammed Jahiddul Islam was arrested, his wife and relatives, who were living in Karnataka's Ramanagaram, absconded.TNM StaffAfter the arrest of 38-year-old terror suspect Mohammed Jahidul...
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Karnataka HC reprimands BBMP over illegal hoardings, yet again
Civic IssuesThe BBMP, which outsources the removal of illegal banner, is finding it difficult to enforce advertisement rules. TNM StaffThe Karnataka High Court, on Wednesday, once again reprimanded the...
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Bagalkot school teachers face disciplinary action for allegedly hitting students
ControversyThe incident which occurred on Saturday was brought to light on Wednesday morning by television journalists in Bagalkot.TNM StaffTwo school teachers in Bagalkot district of Karnataka are...
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Rape case against Nithyananda: Trial finally begins after 8 years of legal...
CrimeThe court has also asked Nithyananda to be present on the next day of hearing.Soumya ChatterjeeEight long years after self-styled godman Nithyananda was booked in 2010 for allegedly raping his...
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NIA seizes fake notes with Rs 7-lakh face value in Bengaluru
CrimeNIA Spokesperson Alok Mittal told IANS that the seized notes were similar to genuine Rs 2,000 currency and it was difficult for a lay person to differentiate.TNM StaffRepresentational photo/PTIThe...
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Ajitabh missing case: CID probing if techie is in a Delhi Ashram, family denies
CrimeWhile the CID claims it is having trouble accessing the members of the ashram, his family says there no ashram, only an office, of a spiritual leader they follow.Theja RamOver eight months ago, a...
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Heavy rains lash Kodagu, landslides in hilly areas: No injuries or loss of life
RainsMadikeri taluk saw a 160% jump from the normal rainfall it receives, Somwarpet taluk saw a 286% and Virajpet taluk saw a 310% jump.Soumya ChatterjeeImage for representation | PTIHeavy rains in...
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NIA arrests second terror suspect from Bengaluru within a week
TerrorAdil, the man arrested by the NIA, is a close aide of Mohammed Jahidul Islam, the key accused in the 2013 Bodh Gaya serial blast case.TNM StaffThe National Investigation Agency announced the...
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This group’s audiobooks aim to make Kannada textbooks accessible to all
Human interest This initiative by Karnataka Pustaka, in collaboration with Raghu Dixit, has recorded as many as 21 textbooks, and aims to record more.Prajwal BhatFor 26-year-old Naresh Bhat, a resident...
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Flood alert in Mysuru as heavy rains lash Wayanad, Malnad region
Natural Disaster Officials have been asked to make enough flood cushion at Kabini dam, as four shutters of Banasura Sagar Dam were opened since Wednesday.Soumya ChatterjeeA flood alert has been issued...
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Mob assaults Mangaluru man for allegedly stalking minors
CrimeNo official police complaint has been filed either by the minors' parents or by the family of the man who was assaulted.Harsha Raj GattyA 36-year-old man in Mangaluru was tied to a pole and...
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Karnataka rushes Rs 10 crore worth relief material to flood-hit Kerala
RainsThe death toll in rain-related incidents rose to 26, with large-scale damage reported from various parts of Kerala.IANSKarnataka is rushing Rs 10 crore worth relief materials to the neighbouring...
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K'taka cabinet approves waiver of co-op loans up to Rs 1 lakh
Politics Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy tweeted to say safeguarding farmers’ interests is his government’s first priority.TNM StaffThe Karnataka State Cabinet on Thursday approved the waiver...
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Sex trafficking: 5 cops suspended in Mysuru based on diary entries of bribes
CrimePolice sources say that if the customers in the blackmail videos of victims can be traced, they too will be arrested.TNM StaffLate on Wednesday, the Mysuru Police Commissioner A Subrahmanyeswara...
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K’taka decides to release more water from Kabini, KRS reservoirs: Mysuru on...
RainsThe alert was issued for Mysuru and Chamarajanagara districts in Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu including Erode and Salem districts.Prajwal BhatTwitterThe Central Water Commission issued a...
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80,000 buildings in Bengaluru don't have rainwater harvesting systems: BWSSB...
Civic IssuesBWSSB figures show that the city is wasting around 23 TMC of water every year.TNM StaffPicture by C.Rieck/ Wikimedia CommonsBengaluru’s suburbs have depleting groundwater levels and the...
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Make Bengaluru flex free by Independence Day, Karnataka HC tells BBMP
Civic issues The Magistrate’s Court has also been asked to conduct daily hearings in all the related cases and deliver a verdict by the end of the month.TNM StaffImage for representationThis...
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‘An inauspicious month’: Why CM Kumaraswamy is delaying cabinet expansion
PoliticsCongress is pressing for an expansion before the urban local body elections on August 29.Theja RamCongress leaders from North Karnataka are irked, especially since they feel underrepresented in...
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