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Tata Electronics employee dies after 'delay in medical treatment'; workers protest near Bengaluru
KOLAR: Workers at Tata Electronics and System Solutions’ plant in Narasapur Industrial Area near Kolar raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding the death of their 24-year-old colleague, Sreemanthi, and demanded an inquiry into the medical assistance provided to her. Workers began protesting late Wednesday, but suspended the agitation by Thursday afternoon after officials assured them that action would be taken if anyone was found guilty of negligence.
Gold search: 16 held for mud theft at KGF
KGF: More than 25 years after Bharat Gold Mines Limited shut down, illegal gold scavenging continues in Kolar Gold Fields. In two recent crackdowns, Oorgaum police arrested 16 people—many of them women—for entering restricted mining areas and stealing gold ore-mixed mud to extract small amounts of gold.The first incident occurred on Feb 6, when security staffer Thygavelu noticed eight men inside the Griffort's shaft area.
Chikkaballapura crash: Rs 5 lakh relief for kin of 4
Trending Chikkaballapura: A day after four youths were killed in a late-night road accident near Ajjavara Gate in Chikkaballapura taluk, chief minister Siddaramaiah Friday announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. Blaming the accident on an overspeeding tipper, the Chikkaballapura MLA Pradeep Eshwar said foggy conditions and poor visibility in the area also contributed to the incident.
Karnataka: Returning from prayers, 4 youths killed in bike crash near Chikkaballapura
News India News Karnataka: Returning from prayers, 4 youths killed in bike crash near Chikkaballapura Trending Karnataka: Returning from prayers, 4 youths killed in bike crash near Chikkaballapura CHIKKABALLAPURA: Four youths were killed on the spot when the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a tipper near Ajjavara village on the outskirts of Chikkaballapura, which is 70 kms from Bengaluru, on Thursday night.
Hog heist: Andhra man held for stealing and selling 110 pigs in Chikkaballapur district
News City News bengaluru News Hog heist: Andhra man held for stealing and selling 110 pigs in Chikkaballapur district Trending Bengaluru: In a case that sounds straight out of a farmyard thriller, Kencharlahalli police in Chikkaballapura district have busted a full-fledged pig theft racket and arrested a man who allegedly stole over a hundred pigs in one night and and sold them all before sunrise.The accused, Ananda (29) from Lenin Nagar in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapur district, was running...
Red hot: Tomato prices set to hit Rs 100 per kilogram in Karnataka
News City News bengaluru News Red hot: Tomato prices set to hit Rs 100 per kilogram in Karnataka Trending Bengaluru: Tomatoes — the kitchen essential across all households — are set to squeeze the kitchen budget more, with per-kg price poised to breach Rs 100 soon.Until October, a 15kg box of premium-quality tomatoes was selling around Rs 500.
Tipu Palace atop Karnataka’s Nandi Hills defaced with graffiti of gangster
News City News bengaluru News Tipu Palace atop Karnataka’s Nandi Hills defaced with graffiti of gangster Trending Bengaluru: Visitors to the picturesque Nandi Hills, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, were in for a shock early Monday morning when the name of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was found painted on the wall of the historic Tipu Palace atop the hill.
Oversupply leading to dumping of flowers by roadside outside Bengaluru
News City News bengaluru News Oversupply leading to dumping of flowers by roadside outside Bengaluru Trending Kolar: What was once considered drought-prone district, has emerged as a hub for fruit, vegetable, and now floriculture cultivation in Kolar. The district, known for mango production, has seen hundreds of farmers shift to floriculture in recent years.
Kolar man loses 4L bet as womencomplete 15km night walk challenge
News City News bengaluru News Kolar man loses 4L bet as womencomplete 15km night walk challenge Trending Kolar: In an interesting test of endurance, a casual post-dinner chat among neighbours in Kolar's Karanjikatte area (65km from Bengaluru) turned into a full-blown fitness challenge — one that left a middle-aged man poorer by Rs 4 lakh and four women significantly richer in confidence and cash! The drama unfolded on the 5th Cross on Tuesday when a group of local women, busy with their...
Yoga Teacher Outsmarts Kidnappers Using Breath Control Techniques
News Kidnapped and buried, yoga teacher uses breath control to hoodwink abductors A 34-year-old yoga teacher's mastery over breathing control techniques let her clutch on to life after she was abducted from near Devanahalli, taken to a forest about 30km away, stripped, molested, and strangled by her kidnappers.
Congress on way to score a century of choicest abuses: PM Modi
KOLAR/CHANNAPATNA/BELUR: Calling Deve Gowda’s JD(S) Congress’s “B team”, PM Modi on Sunday cautioned voters in Karnataka that each vote for the regional party would be “a vote for an unstable government in Karnataka”. At Channapatna in the Vokkaliga heartland, Modi said, “Ee baariya nirdhara BJP bahumatha sarkara (this time the decision must be for a complete majority for BJP).
Karnataka: Bride declared brain dead after collapse; family donates organs
Chaithra, the only daughter, had completed her MSc from Bangalore Central University and was preparing for BEd studies. BENGALURU: After a 26-year-old bride collapsed during a photo-shoot of her wedding reception in Kolar on February 6, she was brought to Nimhans, Bengaluru. After her condition worsened, she was declared brain dead on Friday and her organs were donated to patients in the waiting list.
Karnataka: Chikkaballapur villages jolted by quake for third time in two days
CHIKKABALLAPUR: Villages in Mandikal gram panchyat of Chikkaballapur taluk experienced a mild earthquake for the second day on Thursday. The tremors measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale were experienced by many villages, including Sadhenahalli, Peresandra and Gollahalli. The affected areas are located along Bengaluru-Hyderabad national highway .
Karnataka: Gas agency dealer held for dad’s murder
CHIKKABALLAPURA: An LPG dealer has been arrested for allegedly getting his father murdered by contract killers in Jodi Bisalahalli village in Gauribidanur taluk, Chikkaballapura district. Besides Rohit, the gas agency dealer, the suspected contract killers — Ravikumar , a resident of Shravandahalli and Ranganath, a resident of Jodi Bisalahalli — are also in custody. Rohit’s father Srinivasamurthy, 59, was allegedly murdered near his pumphouse on the night of June 14.
PT instructor to mason to mango plucker in less than a month | India News - Times of India
KOLAR: Plucking mangoes near his village, Narasimha says he has several thoughts running through his mind. Any honest work done to earn money is honourable, feels the former PT teacher. Then again, having lost two jobs in quick succession, he has thought of ending his life, apprehensive about how he will feed the dozen-odd family members dependent on him.
Karnataka: PT instructor to mango plucker within a month due to lockdown
A graduate who received an honorary doctorate for his achievements in folk arts, Narasimha is currently out of work as the school is closed for the lockdown, and receives only part of his salary. KOLAR: Plucking mangoes in groves near his village, Narasimha says he has several thoughts running through his mind. Any honest work done to earn money is honourable, feels the former PT teacher.
Karnataka: Officials plead with patients to go to Covid care centres
Officials in Gangavathi, Koppal district plead with a man to move to a CCC BENGALURU: With hesitancy all around, doctors, health workers and police officials are lining up before recalcitrant Covid-19 patients, pleading with them – often with folded hands and on their knees – to follow instructions. Doctors and police say government guidelines prevent them from using force. The new approach is being done in full public glare for maximum impact.
Karnataka: Kolar doctor defies quarantine, protests over delayed results
Samples of Dr YV Venkatachala and his colleagues were taken five days ago after a patient tested positive for ...Read More KOLAR: A doctor in Kolar district on Wednesday stepped out of self-quarantine and staged a dharna in protest against the delay in declaration of Covid-19 test results for which throat swabs were taken from him and 11 colleagues five days ago.
Dearth of archaks now hits temples in Karnataka
Restrictions have been lifted to allow temples to open KOLAR: Although places of worship could reopen on June 8, temples in Karnataka face a huge shortage of assistant archaks. There are more than three lakh temples across the state, including 36,000 under the muzrai department. While archaks for muzrai temples are appointed by the government, appointments in others are left to the discretion of their managing trusts.
Karnataka: Techie flouts rule to get haircut, now 11 isolated in Kolar
A Covid-19 swab collection booth in Karnataka. (File photo used for representational purpose) KOLAR: A 25-year-old techie, who broke home quarantine rules by stepping out for a haircut on Sunday morning – just hours before his throat swab sample tested positive for Covid-19 – has sent authorities scrambling to trace his contacts in Bangarpet, Kolar district.
Kolar man in home quarantine threatens self-immolation
Representative image KOLAR: A 38-year-old man in quarantine in Nidaghatta, Malur taluk, Kolar district threatened to commit suicide by immolating himself in a gram panchayat office on Wednesday. Manjunath and his family were put in home quarantine after a veterinary surgeon from Bengaluru visited them on Sunday. Across Kolar district, anyone receiving guests from other districts are put in quarantine. The district is Covid-free and officials are working to keep it that way.
Karnataka bypolls: BJPâs disqualified MLA swims against the tide
CHIKKABALLAPURA: Since 1957, when Chikkaballapura assembly constituency was formed, the total votes polled by the BJP has been about 30,000. The highest gains it made was in 2008, when the saffron wave in Karnataka was at its strongest. The party candidate polled 16,797 votes and finished fourth. Cut to 2019 and the BJP is riding on the individual strength of disqualified MLA and party nominee K Sudhakar to rustle up their first ever win in the segment.
11 killed as private bus collides with van near Chintamani
CHIKKABALLAPUR: Ten people returning from a dargah and their driver were killed when a bus collided with their vehicle near Barlahalli, 15km from Chintamani, on Wednesday. The bus was reportedly tilting to one side as it was carrying too many passengers and rammed the van when the driver tried to swerve.
Bellandur rerun in Kolar water plant - Times of India
KOLAR/BENGALURU: The toxic froth regularly seen in Bengaluru’s Bellandur lake has reared its ugly head in Kolar villages.The much publicised Rs 1,300-crore Koramangala-Chellagatta Valley (KC Valley) project, which aims to fill tanks of Kolar district with treated water from Bengaluru has run into rough weather. Villagers near Kolar’s Lakshmisagara Tank, into which the treated water flows in, were shocked on Wednesday to see froth floating up from the supply canal.
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