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FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot

September 20, 2026 admin

Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader. | Photo Credit: File photo The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) has cancelled the licences of 16 pharmaceutical retailers and wholesalers and suspended those of eight others, including the licence of multinational firm Pfizer’s depot in Nelamangala, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged…

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OFC menace persists in Bengaluru as new GBA regulations remain pending

September 20, 2026 admin

The dangling and low-hanging Optical Fibre Cables (OFCs) continue to pose a threat to pedestrians and motorists in Bengaluru, even as fresh bylaws to tighten regulations governing the use of roads for OFCs await discussion at the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). A reality check by The Hindu shows that even busy stretches in the city,…

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Overnight rain bring temperatures down in Bengaluru, KIA records 94.2 mm

September 20, 2026 admin

IMD officials said that widespread rainfall is likely across all districts of Karnataka till September 24. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: J. ALLEN EGENUSE Residents of Bengaluru who have witnessed hot and humid weather for the last couple of weeks woke up to a rainy Sunday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…

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Bengaluru passengers welcome government move against advance tipping, drivers seek fairer fares

September 19, 2026 admin

Auto and cab drivers have raised concerns that the restriction could affect their daily earnings. | Photo Credit: File photo Passengers in Bengaluru have welcomed the Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA) action against pre-ride tipping prompts on ride-hailing platforms, saying the move could help curb what they describe as coercive pricing practices. However, auto and…

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Bengaluru’s infrastructure woes strike a musical chord

September 16, 2026 admin

The song about Bengaluru’s road infrastructure takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at the city’s traffic, potholes, flooding, construction, and the endless digging of its roads. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT After exhausting all options, a Bengaluru commuter has now turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a song titled Tax Me to request the government to…

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How BJP will celebrate Modi’s 76th birthday

September 16, 2026 admin

A file photo of Spoorthi Acharya, a lecturer, and Ashwath Acharya, an artist of Brahmavar, created an artwork of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of his birthday on September 17, 2022. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The BJP is embarking on a month-long public service campaign titled Seva Sankalp Abhiyan throughout the country…

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800 child labourers, 503 from Bengaluru alone, rescued in two-hour crackdown across Karnataka

September 13, 2026 admin

The crackdown comes against the backdrop of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s surprise visit to the APMC Yard in Yeshwantpur, recently, where officials found 19 children working on the premises. In a Statewide crackdown on child labour on Saturday, police teams and Labour Department officials inspected 16,951 premises across Karnataka and rescued 800 children, all in…

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KPSC veterinary officers recruitment scam: Gangwar, Kannale remanded in 14-day judicial custody

September 9, 2026 admin

The Karnataka Public Service Commission in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: File photo After spending 10 days in CID custody, IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and his alleged associate Basavaraj Kannale were produced before the court on Wednesday (September 9) and remanded in 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the alleged irregularities in the…

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Karnataka seizes 2,564 PoP Ganesha idols in State-wide enforcement drive

September 9, 2026 admin

The teams inspected 357 shops and warehouses where idols were allegedly being manufactured or stored in violation of prescribed guidelines. | Image for representation | Photo Credit: File photo Special enforcement teams in Karnataka have seized 2,564 Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols during inspections conducted across the State to prevent their manufacture and sale….

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SIR: Bharat Ratna Prof. C.N.R. Rao served notice over name mismatch

September 9, 2026 admin

Prof. C.N.R. Rao. | Photo Credit: File photo Professor C.N.R. Rao, one of the country’s most celebrated and respected scientists, who was born in Basavanagudi in Bengaluru and has contributed immensely to the city in the field of science, has now been asked to appear for a hearing to establish his identity, after his name…

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