Karnataka Horticulture Department invites applications for 80 posts
The Karnataka Horticulture Department has invited online applications for 80 vacancies, including 75 Assistant Horticulture Officer posts and five Senior Horticulture Officer posts.
Year: 2026
‘Dubai kingpin behind ₹5 crore fake drugs racket busted near Bengaluru’
Bengaluru: A ₹5 crore spurious drugs racket involving the alleged repackaging and relabelling of medicines with forged multinational company labels has been busted near Bengaluru, Karnataka Health Minister UT Khader said. According to the preliminary investigation, the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration’s Drug Enforcement Wing conducted a raid on August 18 following a tip-off…
Forest Outposts, Staff Quarters Vandalised Days After Chamrajnagar Encounter
Days after three men were killed in an encounter with the Karnataka Forest Department in Chamrajnagar district, several anti-poaching outposts and forest staff quarters have come under attack, with miscreants allegedly vandalising government property. The incidents have raised concerns among forest officials, particularly as the attacks occurred in the aftermath of the encounter. According to…
Forest Firing: Three Men Killed in Alleged Poaching Operation, Raising Questions Across the State Border
The killing of three Tamil-origin men in a forest area of Karnataka has triggered a political and legal controversy, with the Karnataka Forest Department maintaining that its personnel opened fire during an anti-poaching operation, while the victims’ families and political parties in Tamil Nadu dispute the allegation and say the men were farmers who had…
Expired food, stale bread found at Apollo Hospital canteen in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A food safety inspection at the canteen of Apollo Hospitals on Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru has uncovered expired food ingredients, stale bread and several misbranded products, raising concerns over food safety practices at a facility serving patients, attendants and hospital staff. Officials from the Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) found expired raw materials…
