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Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has called for a high-level investigation into the bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district Friday, which claimed over 20 lives.Shivakumar expressed concerns over apparent negligence in the incident and urged the Andhra Pradesh govt to ensure proper preventive measures are in place. He said similar lapses were evident in a recent Bengaluru-Hyderabad Green Line bus mishap, where timely intervention by a party worker in Raichur helped 20 ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Electric buses, which were mooted as a step forward in advancing sustainable urban mobility, are turning out to be a nightmare in Bengaluru's traffic with frequent breakdowns, poor battery performance, and flash strikes by drivers. So much so that the Karnataka govt has written to Union heavy industries minister HD Kumaraswamy to include rigorous clauses in tenders for private e-bus operators as part of the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model under various govt programmes.In May 2025, Kum ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has been awarded the Platinum Rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for the Anand Vihar Namo Bharat (Underground) Station.Platinum, the highest rating under the IGBC Green Certification -- recognises the station's strong commitment to sustainability. This achievement underscores NCRTC's dedication to green practices across the Namo Bharat project. All major project components, including stations, depots, and recei ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: J&K government has sought permission from NIA to carry out ground surveys and technical studies for the proposed 1.4km gondola project in Pahalgam, where a terrorist attack on April 22 left 26 people dead, including 25 tourists and a local pony operator.The attack in Baisaran -- a popular meadow above Pahalgam -- forced the closure of the area and rattled visitor confidence in one of the region's top resort towns. Keen to help tourism rebound, govt has pushed to restart the halted cabl ...Read More >
Chennai: Converting govt-aided colleges into private universities will exclude the vast majority of students from economically and socially disadvantaged groups from accessing quality higher education, say educationists.The Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2025 allowed the govt-aided colleges to be converted as private universities and relaxed the land requirement norms to establish private universities in urban areas. After facing opposition from teacher associations and politi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The proposed tunnel road project in the city -- primarily conceived by the govt as an infrastructure solution to traffic woes -- has now turned into a full-blown political slugfest between deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar and Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya. Responding to the MP's repeated objection to the project over the past few weeks, Shivakumar on Saturday said the govt cannot halt the project merely because of opposition from Surya or the BJP. Participating in the fifth edit ...Read More >
Jaipur: Officials from Jaipur Municipal Corporations, Heritage and Greater had promised before Diwali that no open garbage depots or littered streets would be seen after the festival. However, the very next morning, the city woke up to streets with overflowing bins, plastic waste, and scattered remains of fireworks, a sight that still hasn't changed.The sanitation work in the city has been slow for the past five days, as several municipal employees have remained on extended holidays. In several ...Read More >
Pune: Over 100 fire incidents, primarily caused by firecrackers, were reported across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad during the Diwali festival. Fortunately, there were no reports of fatalities.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits recorded 68 fire incidents from Oct 19 to 23. In the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas, 62 fire incidents caused by crackers were documented from Oct 17 to 23.Chief fire officers from both corporations confirmed that the majority of these fires were ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Goa for allegedly cheating a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by offering her employment in a fake company. He had also falsely claimed to be associated with Unesco India and installed CCTV cameras to monitor them.The woman, a resident of Dwarka, has filed a complaint through the national cybercrime reporting portal, alleging that she was defrauded by Kunal Satish Helkar, a 24-year-old resident of Pune in Maharashtra, with fake job offers, c ...Read More >
Healthcare GCCs are likely to be among the most resilient contributors to a rise in GCC employment, reflecting the demands of healthcare and the capability of the workforce delivering it. India's employment engine in technology is no longer powered only by traditional IT services. That model, which scaled rapidly in earlier decades, is now more exposed to global demand cycles. Slowdowns in discretionary technology spending or project-based work have led to uneven hiring patterns across the sect ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday ordered officials to fill all potholes in Bengaluru within a week, following his earlier directive last month that set October 31 as the deadline for repairs across the city's five corporation limits. The CM made the remarks after flagging off projects for the comprehensive development of roads, including white topping, in the Gandhinagar Assembly constituency. "I was speaking to officials, including Chief Commissioner of the Greater Bengaluru A ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Riding on the success of the electric two- and three-wheeler revolution, Karnataka is now accelerating efforts to electrify heavy vehicles, particularly buses and trucks. The govt is preparing to submit a detailed proposal under the Centre's PM E-Drive scheme to establish 1,500 high-capacity EV charging stations across the state, each supporting fast charging in the 60kW to 240kW range -- sufficient to power heavy vehicles for long-distance operations.The move marks the next phase in ...Read More >
The exchange between Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has reignited debate over Bengaluru's infrastructure crisis. Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has responded sharply to Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar's remarks suggesting she had a "personal agenda" in criticising Bengaluru's crumbling infrastructure. Shivakumar, while leading his "Bengaluru Nadige" walk in KR Puram on Sunday, questioned why Shaw had not spoken up d ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The feud between Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar and two of Bengaluru's most prominent corporate captains -- Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and former Infosys director TV Mohandas Pai -- escalated Sunday over the city's crumbling infrastructure.Mazumdar-Shaw hit back at Shivakumar's remarks that those criticising govt's handling of Bengaluru's civic issues had a "personal agenda" and had remained silent during previous administrations."Not true. Both TV Mohandas Pai and I ha ...Read More >
The whispers about a change in leadership in Karnataka are no longer whispers. They are loud, persistent, and politically loaded. Several Congress MLAs have openly stated that Siddaramaiah must soon hand over the reins to Shivakumar -- a statement that has once again brought to the surface the long-running undercurrent within the Congress government over the question of succession. When Shivakumar visited the Hasanamba Temple this week, his words reignited the buzz. "Only I and God know when I ...Read More >
BENGALURU: With hundreds of supporters of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and MLA Byrathi Basavaraj crowding out citizens during the 'Walk With Bengaluru' programme on Saturday, the DCM promised to hold another meeting at Bengaluru East City Corporation but only for the IT cohorts. The assurance to have an exclusive interaction with the IT community came after the government faced backlash from the IT sector in recent days. Speaking after the event, the DCM said, "Bengaluru East City Corpo ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a bid to streamline liquor supply and ensure timely payments to wholesalers, Delhi govt has directed its corporations to accept online-generated challans as valid proof of delivery. The move is aimed at ending delays caused by the practice of requiring manually signed challans from retail vends. "This is part of the govt's broader push for ease of doing business in the excise sector," said an excise department official. The sale of liquor in the capital is currently governed by the ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Amid rising criticism from residents of Mahadevapura and other eastern parts of Bengaluru over poor infrastructure despite contributing highest tax revenue to the state govt, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said Saturday that the city's wealthiest civic body -- Bengaluru East City Corporation will henceforth be able to spend all its locally generated revenue on its own development across 50 wards under the provisions of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA).Participating in the th ...Read More >
The Karnataka government is facing embarrassment after netizens raised questions over the credibility of certificates claiming 'world records' for the highest number of women availing free travel tickets under the Shakti scheme and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) as the most award-winning road transport corporation. On October 16, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah posted on X: "Karnataka enters the global stage with two historic world records - certified by the London Book of Wor ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : India Inc. is displaying diverging trends in its charity: businesses overshoot their legally mandated corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget when the spending obligation is low, but struggle to deploy these funds when CSR budgets are high. Businesses with small CSR budgets show "outsized intent" to do charity compared to their statutory obligation, while those with the largest budgets face challenges in the implementing agencies' absorption capacity, according to a study of go ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The state govt's claim of world records for the Shakti scheme and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has sparked a political and social media storm, with opposition parties and netizens questioning the credibility of the certificates. The controversy erupted after chief minister Siddaramaiah posted photographs on X asserting that the state had set global benchmarks for free rides for women.On Thursday, Siddaramaiah shared two photographs on X stating that Karnataka had ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): In a festive gesture ahead of Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state employees and pensioners. The rates have been raised from 55% to 58%, effective July 1, 2025, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. In a post shared on X, CM Yogi said, "The Government of Uttar Pradesh has increased the rate of dearness allowance and dearness relief for sta ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): In a festive gesture ahead of Diwali, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for state employees and pensioners. The rates have been raised from 55 to 58, effective July 1, 2025, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. In a post shared on X, CM Yogi said, The Government of Uttar Pradesh has increased the rate of dearness allowance and dearness relief for state ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The district administration has rolled back its blanket ban on firecrackers, opting instead to allow the sale and use of only green crackers for a limited period during Diwali.The move comes a day after the administration's initial prohibition -- prompted by the need to comply with the Supreme Court's guidelines, which permit only certified green crackers in NCR.On Thursday, deputy commissioner Ajay Kumar announced the amended order, specifying that green crackers certified by NEERI (Na ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that his government's 'Shakti' scheme, facilitating free bus rides for all women domiciled in the state, has been certified by the 'London Book of World Records' for the highest number of free bus rides availed by women. He also said the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has been registered in the 'London Book of World Records' for the most award-winning road transport corporation in the world. "Karnataka enters the global ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 15 (PTI) The Greater Bengaluru Authority on Wednesday announced a 'one-time settlement' scheme, allowing all B-khata properties within its limits to apply for conversion to A-khata. A-khata is issued to genuine properties approved by government planning bodies such as the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), whereas B-khata, often called 'bogus khata', refers to properties constructed without formal government approval. Khata, an Urdu word, means account. "As a one-time-settl ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said the government has taken a historic decision to convert B-khata into A from November 1 and the initiative by the government will benefit 15 lakh property owners in Bengaluru. "This is a revolutionary decision. The beginning of property cleansing," said Shivakumar after launching the newly implemented online system to convert B-khata plots under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to A-khata and to issue A-khata to new plots on Wedne ...Read More >
NIF Global Unveils Next-Gen Designers at Lakmé Fashion Week x FDCISource : Lakmé Fashion Week For its landmark 40th edition, NIF Global presents GenNext at Lakmé Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI opened the event with the remarkable debut collections of three promising GenNext designers. The showcase concluded to resounding applause at The Grand, New Delhi, offering the runway a refreshing influx of creativity and innovation. Celebrated as a launchpad for future trailblazers in Indian fa ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Wednesday said Bengaluru's future depends as much on citizens' civic sense as on govt planning and vision.At a conference on 'Pathway to better governance of Namma Bengaluru", an interaction organised by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) at Mount Carmel College here, Shivakumar said while one half of Bengaluru wants to see the city as a global hub, the other half remains indifferent to its upke ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday overhauled the block deal framework for stock exchanges, by setting a minimum trade size limit of Rs 25 crore and introducing two trading windows with tighter price limits and enhanced disclosure norms. The latest move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) aims to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the execution of large trades. Under the revised rules, exchanges have been permitted to set trading hours betwee ...Read More >
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