Nirad Mudur

The Indian society has for long been appreciated for its pluralistic nature. But this pluralism is peppered with incidents which threaten the social fabric. It remains a threat that needs to be nipped in the bud. Some regions in Karnataka – like the coastal belt and pockets in the north and south interior of the state – have demonstrated worrisome levels of communal discord over the past few years.

The immediate trigger for World War II was Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. Two days later, Britain and France declared war on Germany. But how did Nazi Germany justify the invasion of Poland? It was by using a trick that is common in political strategies to build narratives for justification.

Often, worrisome situations can throw up solutions to problems caused by them. In the current scenario, with the war in West Asia threatening shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), turning towards biogas as the go-to option, is one such.

The forecast is for higher-than-normal maximum temperatures of over 37 degrees Celsius for Indian cities this summer. As the summer intensifies, with forecasts about April showers not encouraging for much-needed relief, we need to gear up to tackle a not-so-rare, but challenging, behavioural problem that rears its hot head more viciously in the summer months – road rage.

The May 18 fatal tragedy at the popular Dubare elephant camp in Kodagu offers a grim reminder of a fact in life: that prevention is better than cure. Cure, afte

In 1981, a 19-year-old student leader of Ram Narayan Chellaram College in Bengaluru was looking at a political career ahead. Taking his first steps as Congress student wing NSUI's Bengaluru district unit president from 1981 to 1983, and then becoming general secretary of Youth Congress' Karnataka unit, little did the youngster know he would be sworn in as the 18th chief minister of Karnataka 45 years later.

You may have never actually seen a horse cart with the cart before the horse moving on the street. In practice, too, no one has because it won't go beyond a few metres without toppling or veering off the path. Physics proves it, and nobody with a sane mind would try it, knowing the inconvenience involved in correcting the obvious result. Common sense prevails. That is why it has remained only an adage to press the point on what happens when things are turned around illogically – the lack of common sense.

Soon after taking charge as Bengaluru Development Minister on June 16, Krishna Byre Gowda, took the officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to task.

A fixed pattern emerges when man-made tragedies claim lives: the family members of the deceased are inconsolable and in tears, shock and anger are expressed by friends and relatives, politicians go vocally hyper targeting the ruling dispensation and the authorities for conditions leading to the tragedy, and the government announces compensation to the families of the dead and the injured. In most cases, these are passed off as “accidents”, for which compensation becomes justified. And then, the tragic incident recedes in public memory, only to be refreshed when another one occurs. It's almost a template.

Karnataka is looking at promoting its tier-2 and 3 cities in the state to reduce the prevailing stress and decongest Bengaluru. ‘Beyond Bengaluru', the strategic flagship initiative of the Karnataka government spearheaded by the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, aims to alleviate infrastructural strain on Bengaluru by establishing alternative tech hubs.