Karnataka Transport Department clarifies on panic buttons, VLTDs malfunction claims

In December 2023, the State government issued an order mandating the installation of VLTDs and emergency buttons in all public transport and nationally permitted goods vehicles to enhance passenger safety. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO In response to growing concerns over malfunctioning safety systems in public transport and goods vehicles, the Karnataka Transport Department has…

Kerala University secures patent for breakthrough in solar reflective pigment technology

Kerala University has been awarded an Indian patent for an innovative process to produce solar reflective spinel pigments, marking a significant step forward in the development of dark infrared (IR) reflective coatings. The technology, spearheaded by Professor S.M.A. Shibli and his research team at the Department of Chemistry and the Centre for Renewable Energy and…

Book release in Sindhanur on Sunday

Beejada Manushya, a collection of short stories in Kannada authored by Amaresh Giniwar and published by Nisarga Publications, will be released at the Government First Grade Degree College in Sindhanur, Raichur district, at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The event will feature a talk by Doddahanumantha, a lecturer from Jawalager, who will offer insights into the…

‘We feel like we’ve been spared by divine grace,’ says Bengaluru tourist stranded in Kashmir after deadly terror attack

Bharat Bhushan, a former software engineer who was running a diagnostic centre in Bengaluru, had arrived in Kashmir on April 18 through a tour package. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “We were in Gulmarg on Tuesday, and had planned to head to Pahalgam on Wednesday,” said Prasad D from Bengaluru, currently stranded in Kashmir with…