MADIKERI: Broken and leaking roof tiles, tilted transformer, broken electric lines, deteriorating walls, ill-maintained play area and surroundings describes the current situation of a Government School in Madikeri taluk. Fearing the collapse of the school building, many parents have discontinued the admission of their children in this school. The Government Higher Primary RS Chettalli School in Madikeri taluk is providing education to over 37 students, all from rural and economically weak backgr

BENGALURU: In a gruesome daylight murder caught on CCTV, a man was chased and hacked to death inside a bakery shop in Karnatakas Koppal district, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday night and appears to have stemmed from a long-standing property dispute. According to an NDTV report, the victim, identified as Chenappa Narinal, was seen in the footage running into the bakery, desperately trying to escape a group of attackers. At least two of them were armed with machetes, w

MANGALURU: RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been booked for delivering an inflammatory speech delivered on May 12 during a Shraddanjali event organised for slaid rowdy-sheeter and VHP activist Suhas Shetty. In a statement, the Dakshina Kannada district police said Bhat delivered the provocative speech while addressing over 500 people gathered at the event held at Madhwa Palace Kalyana Mantap at Kavalapaduru village in Bantwal taluk. He spoke in a manner which could create disturbance in th

BENGALURU: Marking World Milk Day on Sunday, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) launched a new line of bakery products under the Nandini Goodlife brand, including 18 varieties of muffins, slice cakes, and bar cakes. The newly introduced bakery products are part of KMFs push to replace private-brand items in its Nandini parlours with in-house offerings. First introduced in January 2021 with bread and buns, the federation now expanded to include dairy-enriched baked goods like cakes and muffins.

BENGALURU: A 108-feet-tall monolithic statue of Lord Vishnu, the tallest in the world, in his Vishwaroopam, will be consecrated (Pran Prathistha) in Ejipura on Monday. The 420-tonne monolith stone, quarried from Tamilnadus Thiruvannamalai, was brought to the city over a span of six-months, crossing multiple hurdles, on 240-wheel truck in 2019. The man behind the monolithic statue is Dr B Sadanand, a retired government doctor, who started working on the project in 2010. The doctor wants the statu

BENGALURU: ONCE lifelines to the city, the rivers Arkavathi and Kumudvathi quietly flow through Bengalurus history. While Arkavathi has faded, Kumudvathi is also becoming on the verge of extinction. And on this World Environment Day (June 5), artists, environmentalists, and citizens will gather on its banks for Kumudvathi Revival, an event dedicated to protecting and remembering the river. The event will be held at Guruskool, a cultural space located along the banks of the Kumudvathi river. Peop

BENGALURU: POINTING to the high dropout rate of 22.1% among high school students in Karnataka, which is much higher than the national average of 14.1%, the Peoples Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (PAFRE) has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, asking him to focus on solving long-term problems in the education system instead of blaming officials for the poor SSLC results. PAFRE welcomed the CMs concern, expressed during a recent review meeting, over the fall in SSLC pass percentag

BENGALURU: Ongoing metro construction near the Babusapalya bus stop adjacent to the Outer Ring Road (ORR) has worsened traffic congestion and created daily hurdles for pedestrians. With the demolition of a key skywalk, crossing the high-speed, high-volume vehicles the road is becoming both difficult and dangerous for the public. Even though the traffic police have installed a pedestrian signal and deployed two personnel to help pedestrians navigate through easily, safe crossing remains elusive.

BENGALURU: Traders and residents in Chickpet, City Market, and SJP Road are grappling with a critical issue: the lack of clear jurisdictional boundaries for both police and BBMP. According to the locals, this ambiguity is leading to delays and confusion when filing complaints or seeking urgent civic or law enforcement help. In a bid to solve this, they have proposed to install QR-coded boards throughout the area, which will help people locate the nearest police station and obtain contact details

BENGALURU: Congress MLC Dinesh Gooligowda has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar to pay an additional interest rate of 4.25% to NABARD on behalf of the state Apex Bank, which will then be able to borrow higher amounts from the central agricultural institution. The additional loan will enable the Apex Bank, DCC banks and primary societies to conduct business sustainably and provide necessary services to farmers. Every year, NABARD provides loans to DCC banks throug

BENGALURU: Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Sunday called on AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and discussed political developments in the state as well as issues regarding her department, especially the Gruha Lakshmi guarantee. There is nothing special about meeting Kharge. It was a courtesy call, she claimed after visiting the senior party leader at his residence in Sadashivanagar. Though it is normal for leaders to meet the national party president and seek his blessing

BENGALURU: JUST a few hundred fresh Covid-19 cases may not set off panic yet but what happens if the numbers suddenly double or triple, like they did before? Are we really ready this time? A reality check by TNIE reveals that Karnataka is not taking any chances. After witnessing the devastation caused by previous Covid-19 waves, particularly the oxygen crisis during the second wave, the health and medical education department are moving swiftly to ensure that critical infrastructure built durin

KALABURAGI/RAICHUR: A labourer died, while another was seriously injured after earth caved in inside a mining shaft at Hutti gold mines in Lingsugur taluk of Raichur district on Sunday. Sharanabasava Amaresh Veerapur (39) died while working at a depth of 2,800 feet at Mallappa shaft. A pocket of trapped air exploded in the mine, trapping Sharanabasava under rock and soil, sources said. The other labourer, Nirupadi Kanakappa Panlmanakellur (22), who was seriously injured, was first admitted to Hu

BENGALURU: In response to recent landslides in Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, and other parts of Karnataka during the pre-monsoon rains, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre has directed officials to assess the carrying capacity of the Western Ghats and submit a detailed report within three months. In a written directive dated May 27, to the Additional Chief Secretaries of Forest, Ecology and Environment Department, the Minister highlighted experts concerns that increasing road a

BELAGAVI: A deeply disturbing incident of six youth allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl and subjecting her to repeated sexual assault has come to light in Belagavi. The accused, two of whom are minors, reportedly filmed the crime and used the video to blackmail the girl, continuing to exploit her over time. Though the offence took place between December 2024 and January 2025, it has come to light now. According to the complaint filed by the girls parents at the APMC police station, she was fi

KOLAR: With a viral video showing robbery attempts on the yet-to-be completed Bengaluru-Chennai Express Corridor, Inspector General of Police (Central Range) Labhuram has clarified that they have not received any such complaints. Only the stretch between Hoskote and Sundarapalya has been completed on the Express Corridor, sources said. In the last four months on the stretch, four fatal and two non-fatal accidents were reported under KGF police limits, three fatal and one non-fatal accident in th

BENGALURU: As Bakrid approaches, the price of sheep in the market has seen a noticeable rise. Compared to last year, rates have increased by Rs 100 to Rs 150 per kilogram. This is due to the overall inflation in mutton prices this year, said Amrat, a sheep vendor who was busy with the business at a market at Tannery Roads Doddi Sheep market. The price for live sheep now starts at Rs 450 per kg and goes up to Rs 800, depending on the breed and size. According to a local vendor Syed Nazir, the Ami

BENGALURU: To control the green house gas emissions and reduce the impacts of global warming, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) recently released a notification on the carbon credit trading scheme, 2023, which defines the Indian carbon market framework. However, experts and environmental officials pointed out that the method of regulation, calculation, and interventions for improvement is not clearly defined. An official from the state environment department explai

BENGALURU: After several days of steady rain and gloomy skies, Bengaluru is experiencing a short break in the weather. However, this relief is likely to be brief, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting a return of light showers and cloudy conditions by midweek. From June 4, the city can expect a gradual change, starting with light rain on Wednesday, followed by more widespread showers on June 5 and 6. This, the IMD said, could mark the beginning of another wet spell for Bengal

TUMAKURU: The Gubbi police have booked three legislators and two religious heads among others for Saturdays protest opposing the Hemavathy Express canal, a pet project of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. FIRs were registered against 11 people, including Turuvekere MLA MT Krishnappa of JDS, Tumakuru Rural MLA B Suresh Gowda and city MLA GB Jyothiganesh, both from BJP. The FIRs mentioned two khavi-wearing persons (religious heads), but did not name them. Some non-bailable charges were also inc

BENGALURU: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday slammed the Union government, questioning whether Indias foreign policy has been compromised to align with US interests. Speaking to reporters here, Kharge wondered why US President Donald Trump, whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi once called his friend, was now commenting on the Kashmir issue, a matter he stressed is strictly bilateral. Why is this government internationalising a bilateral issue? Kharge asked. Why

BELAGAVI: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by six youngsters in Belagavi and was subjected to repeated sexual assault. The accused reportedly filmed the crime and used the video to blackmail the girl, continuing to exploit her over time. The offence that took place between December 2024 to January 2025 has come to light lately. According to the complaint filed by the girls parents at the APMC Police Station, the minor -- who resides within the APMC station limits -- was first taken in a

HUBBALLI: Following Dharwad's first reported Covid-19 case, a second case has emerged in Hubballi, where an 11-month-old baby has tested positive for the virus. The child, a resident of Bairidevarkoppa, is currently undergoing treatment at KIMS Hospital in Hubballi. Deputy commissioner Divya Prabhu said the 11 year baby does not have any travel history but when the baby is not doing well with health the tests were made and confirmed over the infection. Further, she said that there is no need to

KALABURAGI: Kitchens can transform lives. A humble initiative that was started one-and-half year ago to make rottis in Kalaburagi district under the district administration's guidance has remade hundreds of women into confident entrepreneurs--it has given them a backbone. 'Kalaburagi Rotti,' made of jowar, the king of millets, is now the preferred choice among the health-conscious. These rottis, made and sold by Kalaburagi Rotti Utpadakara Sahakara Sangha (Kalaburagi Rotti Producers Cooperative

GADAG: Ducation is the best medicine for society's ills, believes Dr Chandru Lamani. Lamani (38), however, not only prescribes medicines but policies as well since he represents Shirahatti (SC reserved constituency) in the Karnataka Assembly. The BJP MLA, who started his career as a general medicine doctor at a government taluk hospital, is a guru to many students. For the last five years Lamani has been giving free tuition to SSLC students. In Lakshmeshwar, a free curriculum completion camp was

BENGALURU: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka mocked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as outgoing CM. He said it was a frustrated CM who reprimanded the DCs and ZP CEOs at the review meeting on Friday. The news that outgoing CM Siddaramaiah asked the officers to strictly follow his instructions is a mirror of how the administrative machinery in the Congress government has completely derailed, he posted on X. He asked the CM to show courage to tick off his cabinet colleagues who are alleged

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said that efforts will be made to strengthen the existing laws or enact a new legislation to ensure strict punishment for those who indulge in hate speech, during the next Assembly session. Talking to reporters after a meeting the newly appointed Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and Dakshina Kannada SP Dr Arun K, Dinesh said that existing laws against hate speech have failed to be a deterre

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said excessive use of chemicals by farmers is a cause of concern as over 43% of land lost soil organic carbon leading to rapid desertification. The CM said to deal with this, it has been suggested to prepare an action plan to revive the soil. It has been suggested to educate farmers in this regard, he said. The CM said compared to previous years, farmer suicides have decreased and the aim is to focus on ensuring that there is no suicide. For this, teams hav

I am deeply saddened to learn that my friend and colleague of 32 years, Valmik Thapar has passed away. I met Valmik in 1993 in Delhi and realised instantly that we were bonded together forever by our passion for the tiger. His passion arose purely from the heart, inspired by the charisma of the cat. My passion was rooted in the mysteries of its ecology, and concern for the fate of tiger populations rather than of individual tigers. As we worked together over the next three decades, I was amazed

SHIVAMOGGA: The state government will establish its first Flight Training Organisation (FTO) at the Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Airport (RKA), Shivamogga, aiming to bolster the states aviation training capabilities. The airport, the first and only airport being maintained and operated by the state government, will also see the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) provide key infrastructure support for the first FTO whose operations, aircraft, and admissions will

MANGALURU: Teju Kumar, brother of Ashwini, who was injured in the landslide at Montepadav near Deralakatte in Mangaluru on Friday, has filed a complaint with the Konaje police, accusing the local Panchayat Development Officer (PDO), engineers and contractors of the zilla panchayat, and officials of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd (KRIDL) of carrying out unscientific work on the hill above the house that resulted in the landslide. In the landslide on Friday in which their house

The state government, earlier this week, set up a Special Action Force (SAF) to curb communal violence in Coastal Karnataka. It is a welcome move to improve policing in the region that has witnessed many revenge killings and communal flare-ups. But the SAF alone will not be enough to ensure lasting peace and communal harmony. There is a need for a holistic approach to strengthen the social fabric. By constituting the special force, the government has shown its intent and resolve to tackle the se

BENGALURU: President Draupadi Murmu has given assent for the Code of Civil Procedure (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2024. The presidential assent was given on May 19. This was notified in the Karnataka Gazette (extraordinary) on May 26. The Act comes into force with the amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for the purpose of expeditious disposal of cases of civil dispute in nature and providing speedy justice. It has scope for disposal through mediation by the Legal Services Authorities

BENGALURU: BBMP Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao on Saturday set a three-month deadline for Palike officials to complete the Hosakerehalli Junction flyover work. He issued the directions while inspecting projects in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone. Almost 75% of work on the 500-metre flyover near PES College on Outer Ring Road (ORR) has been completed. Work on the down ramp is in progress and a proposal has been submitted to widen the adjacent service road, he added. The land for the service road

BENGALURU: A 38-year-old woman ended her life after she felt guilty about having to eat the same sambar she had cooked in the morning, preliminary investigation by the police revealed. The deceased, Nagaratna of Savakanahalli in Devanahalli taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru, had a history of mental health issues. She was short-tempered and used to get upset over petty things, the police said. That could have pushed her to take the extreme step, they added. Nagaratna, a tailor, is survived by h

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the four-year suspension of former national basketball player Shashank J Rai by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP). The ADDP had banned Rai (32), the 6.5-foot-tall hoopster from Mangalore, on October 11, 2022, for testing positive for 19-NA (a metabolite of Nandrolone). Rais appeal was rejected by the Anti-Doping Appeal Panel on April 16, 2024. Rai had challenged the ban saying the presence of 19-NA in his sample was not a result of willful

MYSURU: Keeping womens safety in public spaces in mind, a 21-year-old final-year student from the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) in Mysuru has developed an innovative Intelligent Geofence-enabled Wearable System (IGWS) that can relay alerts to the users emergency contacts in case of deviation, along with her location, in real-time. Geofencing allows creating a virtual geographic boundary around an area using global posi

TUMAKURU/BENGALURU: Tension prevailed at Sunkapura in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district after a protest against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumars pet project of diverting the Hemavathi river waters from Tumakuru canal to Ramanagara district intensified at the project site on Saturday. The agitators, numbering over 5,000, including farmers, led by BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda, JDS MLA MT Krishnappa, and several religious heads, blocked the road. They set tyres on fire and deflated the tyres of severa

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his government is seriously considering a law against hate speech added that discussions were on regarding enacting a law against online betting. The CM said this at the end of a two-day review meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all districts and CEOs of all Zilla Panchayats here. I have said if anyone makes hate speech, action should be taken against them. We will bring a law against it. The government is seriously c

BENGALURU: In a scathing attack on the Congress government in Karnataka, Union Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje on Friday said that there was a complete law and order collapse in the state and that was damaging its image at the national level. Dakshina Kannada in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao says that Muslims are not protected in the district. Is he the minister in-charge of protecting one particular community? The present regime is soon going to make Karnataka a goon state. In D

BENGALURU: Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy has slammed the Karnataka government accusing it of failing to respond adequately to the devastating floods that have lashed the states coastal districts and other areas. Relentless torrential rains across the state, including the coastal belt, have severely disrupted daily life. Homes, roads, and bridges have collapsed. Cities, towns, and villages are waterlogged, and people are in deep distress. Yet, instead of acting resp

BENGALURU: Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Shobha Karandlaje here on Friday said the Centre is committed to implement the new labour codes. The four codes are on wages, industrial relations, social security and the occupational safety, health and working conditions. Some trade unions have differences among themselves, and communist trade unions contradict the codes. The PM and the Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya

KALABURAGI: BJP MLC and Chief Whip of the Opposition in the Council N Ravi Kumar has said that he would follow the directives of the Karnataka High Court over his alleged derogatory remarks against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum. Speaking to TNIE over the phone on Friday, Ravi Kumar said that while hearing a petition filed by him seeking directives to withdraw the FIR registered against him at Station Bazar Police Station in Kalaburagi, the HC directed him to cooperate with the in

BENGALURU: Kannada actor Shivarajkumar has broken his silence on the ongoing controversy surrounding actor Kamal Haasans recent remarks about the Kannada language . Speaking at a recent public event -- clips of which are now widely circulating online -- the senior actor stated that Kamal Haasan is aware of what he said and will respond in due time. He added that Kamal has always spoken highly of Kannada and expressed deep admiration for Bengaluru. The controversy began during the audio launch of

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned the deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) that action will be taken against them if they fail to curb anti-social elements disturbing peace and harmony in society. Siddaramaiah directed the officials to take stern action against anyone violating the laws, no matter how influential they are. Addressing a review meeting, the CM said that if law and order deteriorate, it will have an impact on development, as both are

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed deputy commissioners of respective districts, who are also chairpersons of the District Minimum Support Price (MSP) Task Force, to take up a scientific study to assess the nature of crops cultivated and estimated quantities of foodgrains likely to be brought by farmers to procurement centres before determining the number and location of such centres. This is one of the four directions issued by the division bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justic

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Friday completely banned hookah bars, raised the legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21 years, and increased the maximum fine for violations under tobacco control laws from Rs 200 to Rs 1,000. A government order notifying the changes was issued on Friday, after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Karnataka-specific amendment to the central tobacco control law on May 23. The revised law The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Pro

MYSURU: With the Kabini river in spate owing to incessant rain in Keralas Wayanad region, the irrigation department in Karnataka has issued a flood warning appealing to people residing in low-lying areas along the riverbank to move to safer places along with their valuables and cattle, as the discharge from the Kabini reservoir is expected to be increased. As of Friday, the water level in the reservoir stood at 2,278.7 ft as against the maximum 2,284 ft. With just six feet left for the dam to re

MANGALURU: At least four persons , including three children, died and three others were feared drowned after heavy and continuous rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods across Mangaluru on Friday. Three of them died after a portion of land fell on their house when a big mango tree got uprooted at Montepadav in Manjanady near Deralakatte around 4 am. A family of six lived in the house. Kantappa Poojary (58), his wife Prema (54), daughter-in-law Ashwini (35) and grandchildren Aryan (3) and

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court issued a series of directions to the state government on periodic scientific maintenance of water storage plants, underground and overhead tanks, pipelines and borewells, and Reverse Osmosis Plants (RO), to ensure the treatment of drinking water as per the standard scientific norms and formula across the state to supply contamination-free drinking water. It directed the state to maintain records of scheduled maintenance activities as there are no such records