Refusing to concede the Opposition demand for a CBI probe, Karnataka Government on Tuesday announced a CID inquiry into the death of an upright IAS officer DK Ravi, who allegedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances, as the issue rocked the state Assembly. Not satisfied with Chief Min

D K Ravi was among the few bureaucrats in the state behind whom an entire district rallied. People observed a day's bandh, came out on the streets to stage a dharna and launched a postcard campaign, seeking just one demand: cancel his transfer. Such was this 35-year-old's image: as an honest, tough,

MYSURU/BENGALURU: Two days after Siddaramaiah announced he would unveil a plan to make BBMP financially independent, the chief minister backtracked asking, "Where's the need?" He told TOI in Mysuru on Sunday that he had given sufficient funds for Bengaluru's development in his latest budget. When

With five awards — including three for students of Indian Institute of Science — Karnataka occupies top position among those chosen for the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) award. Over 1,700 nominations The fourth edition of the science awards received over 1,700 nominations, cov

BENGALURU: With an increase of 10 per cent in the budgetary allocation for the home department, a major push has been given to addressing major needs in the state's law and order situation. The budget allocation for the sector may have increased from Rs. 3,941crores to Rs. 4,372 crores to address is

MANGALURU: A person from Uttara Kannada was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday night for possessing foreign currency in excess of stipulated norms amounting to Rs 54.74 lakh. The accused is Kamar Mohamed Moula Kadira, 35, native of Nawayat Mohalla, Manki, Honnavar. The arres

Forty-eight hours after a mob targeted Africans in Hennur, police were yet to make arrests. A suo motu complaint was registered on Wednesday evening after media repeatedly questioned police over their inaction. On Monday night, locals wielding beer bottles went on the rampage and attacked at least

Recently, a 36-year-old government employee in Bengaluru, whose husband was to undergo a renal transplant at a corporate hospital, had to confide in her doctor that she was not willing to donate, but was forced to do so. Sensitive to the ‘social complexities’ of Indian women donors, the doctor de

BENGALURU: It's a rare genetic disorder with about 1 in 10 lakh persons across the globe falling victim to it. The Coats' Plus syndrome affects multiple organs and impacts vision, blood vessels, brain, bones, etc. And there's a case in Bengaluru, apparently a first for India. Scientists from Nimh

BENGALURU: Yatra Genie launched city taxi facility in Bengaluru with 100 government licensed radio cabs within the city and 50 for outstation travel. It will be partnering with cab operators to introduce 1000 cabs within the city and 500 taxis for out station travel in future. Yatra Genie is one

BENGALURU: A track fault led to derailment of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express at Anekal in Karnataka on February 13 that killed 11 people, an interim investigation report has said. According to the report, railway authorities/engineers did not alert the loco-pilot about the track having been repa

Karnataka makes steady headway in Pahal. About 84.5% of active LPG consumers have joined the direct benefits transfer for LPG scheme called Pahal, as on March 2. The scheme was introduced in 54 districts on November 15, 2014, while it was taken to the rest of the country by January 1, 2015. The p

MANGALURU: Mangaluru City Police have registered a case under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code against Sadhvi Balika Saraswati who delivered the keynote address in the Virat Hindu Samajotsav organized to commemorate golden jubilee celebration of VHP here on Sunday. A case has been registered in

Arun Jaitley has announced in his budget that an IIT has been sanctioned for Karnataka. 'IIT Bengaluru' sounds like a sweet proposition, given that the city will probably be one of the few, if not the only city, in the country to potentially have an IIM and an IIT together. While there is good re

VIJAYAPUR: A school in Karnataka's Vijayapur decided to shut the institution for a week as a precautionary measure after seven students contracted the H1N1 virus. "It is confirmed that seven students tested positive for swine flu. Six students are being treated in BLDE Hospital and one more was s

BENGALURU: Karnataka is home to 10,000 students from various countries. But in the absence of an uniform admission process, international students find it tough to switch courses or shift colleges. Now, coming to their aid is the State Higher Education Council (SHEC) which has constituted a commi

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Monday increased the power tariff by an average of 13 paise a unit for all the consumer categories to bridge the revenue deficit of all the five Escoms (electricity supply companies) in the state. The new rates announced by the three-membe

BENGALURU: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has increased the electricity tariff by an average of 13 paise per unit across the state including Bengaluru. The ESCOMs proposed a tariff hike of 88 paise/unit. This will be charged from April 1, 2015 which will be reflected in the electrici