BENGALURU: Justice Anand Byrareddy of the high court on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 500 on the Advocates Association of Bengaluru for each case that came up before him. The judge held the association responsible for causing a loss to the exchequer by asking lawyers to abstain from work. The ju

MANGALURU: Anger spilled on to the streets of Byndoor, Udupi, on Thursday following the death of Akshata Devadiga, 17, a student who died under mysterious circumstances. Hundreds of college students and others staged a protest in Byndoor and blocked the national highway. Shops in the town remained c

BENGALURU: It was a day of anxiety, frustration and disappointment for CET candidates who attempted the online trial option entry, as the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) website crashed on Wednesday. Mahesh M, manager of a private company who took the day off work to help his anxious daught

There's some good news for property buyers who are apprehensive of being cheated by private builders, developers and housing societies using forged documents, through false promises or by not having the required approvals. The Karnataka government plans to set up a new regulatory framework for the p

BENGALURU: It's not just your pet dog that will need a licence. That cow grazing on the footpath or the buffalo which suddenly parks itself in the middle of the road need one too. Owners of all domestic animals will henceforth have to get a licence if they want to keep them, and also ensure they

MANGALURU: With the onset of monsoon, dengue has resurfaced in the Dakshina Kannada district with one suspected death being reported on Saturday and 10 other persons testing positive for the disease. As many as 10 positive cases have been reported of the 29 samples collected from Sullia taluk by

BENGALURU: Have you ever wondered what happens to the money you give f or service tax while buying a property? It seems not all builders are remitting that to the government. For, builders and manpower providers constituted nearly 65% of se rvice tax (ST) evaders in Bengaluru during the last financi

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday took a dig at the Opposition, particularly the Janata Dal (Secular), for having done nothing for women’s empowerment, apart from having a party symbol of a woman farm labourer. Making a pitch for women’s reservation in Parliament and State Assemblies, he said

BENGALURU: Cocking a snook at police who had erected barricades and check-points across the city to rein in their ilk, two chain-snatchers struck at 10 areas in west and south Bengaluru within two hours. They were astride a black Bajaj Pulsar. The duo's victims were women - many of them elderly -

MANGALURU/BENGALURU: Karnataka health minister UT Khader on Wednesday decried attempts to bring religion into the celebration of International Day of Yoga on June 21. He said the decision of participating should be left to individuals. "Yoga is a well-established Indian traditional health syst

BENGALURU: A few months ago, a Visvesvaraya Technological University officer approached a private company seeking participation in the campus placements. He was shocked when the company told him they had no vacancies as all the slots had been booked by a training institute. An investigation by VT

BENGALURU: NS Leesha, a 20-year-old girl who was injured in the April 2013 bomb blast near the BJP headquarters, has moved the high court seeking interim relief of Rs 10 lakh. Justice AS Bopanna on Monday asked the government to consider her request. Additional advocate- general AS Ponnanna sough

BENGALURU: Observing that a person's detention under the Goonda Act cannot be extended beyond three months at one go, the Karnataka high court has ordered the release of a Viveknagar resident, accused of anti-social activities and jailed under the act. A division bench headed by Justice Vineet Sa

MANGALURU: District magistrate and deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim has issued an order banning transportation of sand from Dakshina Kannada to other district with from 12am on June 7. The ban order was issued following complaints on shortage of sand for construction activities within the district

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has granted anticipatory bail to Karwar MLA Satish Krishna Sail in relation to six cases registered against him over allegations of transportation of illegal ore from Belekeri port. The sitting Congress MLA,has been asked to execute a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh

BENGALURU, KARNATAKA:  The Karnataka government is sending over a bill of more than Rs. 5.11 crore to neighbour Tamil Nadu soon. This is just the expenses of their law department that has been spent on conducting the trial of Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, and three others in a corruption case over

BENGALURU: The high court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure that all minority schools in the state have basic facilities like drinking water, toilets, teachers and so on as per the apex court's directive. "It is now your (state government's) headache, our headache is over," a di

BENGALURU: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will issue concessional passes for primary, secondary and high school students for this academic year. The passes will be issued from June 6 at 40 bus counters from 8am to 5pm on all working days. The counters will be closed on Sunday