25 Karnataka medical students who contracted diphtheria discharged
HealthWhile officials are yet to identify the source of the infection, they suspect that one student was exposed to it while tending to a patient in the clinic. Dr Nimeshika JayachandranImage for...
View ArticleCongress protests against BJP, blames state govt for IAS officer's resignation
PoliticsDakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikant Senthil resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) earlier on Friday. TNM StaffThe shock resignation of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada...
View ArticleBengaluru police book OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal for allegedly cheating hotelier
CrimeRefuting the claims, OYO said the complaint has been wrongfully filed on the basis of “false claims and exaggeration on a regular commercial dispute”TNM StaffThe Whitefield police in Bengaluru...
View ArticleHyderabad-Karnataka region will now be called Kalyana Karnataka
AdministrationThe change in name was confirmed by the state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy while briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting.TNM StaffThe Karnataka government...
View ArticleBengaluru civic body to be decentralised, will get four new special...
Civic IssuesThe special commissioners will have the powers of the BBMP Commissioner and can make administrative decisions for their respective wards. TNM StaffDecentralisation of the Bengaluru civic...
View ArticleBJP to add two more Deputy CMs in K'taka? Move to woo rebels, caste votes
PoliticsKarnataka already has three Deputy Chief Ministers and BJP sources say that the party is looking at appointing two more Deputy CMs in order to solidify the party’s reach in the state.Theja...
View ArticleMotorists can show docs in Digilocker during traffic checks: B'luru cops' U-turn
TrafficThe clarification comes after reports suggested that traffic police officials would fine motorists Rs 2,000 if they are not carrying a hard copy of their vehicle insurance. TNM StaffBengaluru...
View Article'No space for rational debate': Sasikanth Senthil who quit IAS tells TNM
ResignationSasikanth says that the state of public affairs in India is 'genuinely worrying' and that to stand up and say something about it, he has had to leave the civil services. Prajwal BhatS...
View ArticleKarnataka CM BS Yediyurappa to inspect Bengaluru’s IT corridor on Sunday
CivicThis drive comes after the CM took exception to the functioning of the city’s civic body soon after taking charge.TNM StaffKarnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will be inspecting the civic...
View ArticleKarnataka to open tourism promotion centre in Kashmir: CT Ravi to TNM
PoliticsKarnataka is the second Indian state to express an interest to set up such a centre in Kashmir.Prajwal BhatRepresentational Image| Basharat Shah/FlickrThe Karnataka government will buy land in...
View ArticleBelagavi on high alert yet again as heavy rains batter Maharashtra
FloodsDistrict authorities have taken precautionary measures and people have been warned to stay away from rivers and streams.Soumya ChatterjeeFile imageDistrict authorities in northern Karnataka’s...
View ArticleLess than 2% Ganesha idols immersed in Bengaluru this year made of Plaster of...
Civic Apart from the awareness campaigns, BBMP had carried out drives seizing PoP idols from key areas in the city ahead of the festival.Soumya ChatterjeeFile imageThe high-pitched campaign against the...
View ArticleBuilding partially collapses in Bengaluru’s JP Nagar, all residents evacuated
ConstructionPuttenahalli police are trying to trace the building owner who has been absconding since Sunday. TNM StaffYoutube/News9Panic gripped Bengaluru’s JP Nagar neighbourhood on Sunday evening as...
View ArticleSecond group of eight elephants for Dasara festivities to reach Mysuru on...
Dasara Festival Balarama, one of the elephants set to take part in the Dasara procession, reached the city on Sunday.TNM StaffImage for representation Ahead of Dasara festivities, the second batch of...
View Article6813 traffic violations in 5 days, B'luru traffic police collects over Rs 70...
TrafficThe statistics were compiled after new fine amounts were fixed as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.Prajwal BhatWikimedia Commons/ CC 1.0/ BharathiyaIn just a week, Bengaluru Traffic...
View ArticleKarnataka shocker: 21-yr-old allegedly beheads father for not letting him...
CrimeOn Sunday night, 21-yr-old Raghuveer approached his father and asked him for money to recharge his phone so that he could play PUBG, but his father refused. TNM StaffA 21-year-old youth from...
View ArticleBJP MP calls ex-IAS officer a 'traitor' for criticising union government
PoliticsSasikanth Senthil tendered his resignation from the service on Friday saying a "framework of fascism" is developing in the country.TNM StaffFormer minister and BJP MP from Karnataka Anant Kumar...
View ArticleCelebs, politicians support online campaign to make Tulu official language in...
LanguageThe campaigners also want to include the language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. Prajwal Bhat A Twitter campaign has been launched by an organisation called Jai Tulunad to urge the...
View ArticleCong MLAs in Bengaluru protest being left out of Yediyurappa's city...
PoliticsMLA Sowmya Reddy claimed that the inspections were done in the presence of BJP leaders and BBMP officials but no Congress MLA was informed. Prajwal BhatBengaluru's lone woman MLA Sowmya Reddy...
View ArticleRail officials promise access to Bengaluru’s Whitefield Station from all sides
RailwaysOfficials said that the decision to introduce new services has to be authorised by the Railway Board, headed by Rail Minister Piyush Goyal.Soumya ChatterjeeConcerted efforts in Bengaluru by...
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