BENGALURU: When genuine applicants wait for years for a site after applying with urban local bodies, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) former commissioner GT Dinesh Kumar allotted compensatory sites illegally in bulk, bypassing the allotment section, to whoever applied. He gave away sites without following the due procedure or ascertaining whether the...

BENGALURU: Even as Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said on the floor of the house that no government schools will be closed, two schools, Government Higher Primary School in Chananke Gowdana Doddi and Government Lower Primary School at Moggenahalli Doddi in Chennapatna taluk have stopped functioning.

Shambu Gowda, a School D...

BENGALURU: Karnataka’s rural women are better employed in comparison to those in urban areas and men in both areas proportionately, said a report from the Reserve Bank of India. The report, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, released on Friday, said the unemployment rate of women in rural areas was nine per 1,000 in 2023–24 and 13 in 2022–23. Th...

BENGALURU: A viral video claiming that eggs from a particular brand contain “genotoxic substances” that can cause cancer has stirred discussion on social media. The video cites lab tests alleging the presence of banned antibiotic residues in eggs, prompting consumer concern.

Dr Smitha Saldanha, Consultant Medical Oncologist at HCG Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru, said the su...

BENGALURU: A law student was arrested by the Basavanagudi police in connection with the firing incident at a 57-year-old businessman with an air gun. The student staying at a nearby apartment told police that he was practicing firing at his house and a pellet passed through one of the windows. Ballistic experts while analysing the directions of the firing pointed at the apart...