The Karnataka Examinations Authority command control room, a web casting system adopted by KEA to ensure transparency in examinations, at the KEA building, in Bengaluru.
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1. While KPSC flounders, KEA finishes recruitment process for 7,905 posts in four months in Karnataka
At a time when recruitments to government jobs are often delayed due to legal challenges over alleged corruption and nepotism by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has successfully issued notifications, conducted competitive examinations, and announced results for 7,905 posts across various cadres of the Police Department, all within four months.
The recruitment process for these posts is set to conclude in two more stages: conducting physical fitness test, and issuing appointment orders to eligible candidates. Consequently, candidates who have been waiting for government jobs for years are expected to join the Karnataka Police within the next three months.
2. Disasters in Western Ghats should ring alarm bells about environmental destruction: activist Medha Patkar
“Landslides, terrace collapses and other such disasters on the Western Ghats should open our eyes to the dangers of environmental destruction. They should act as alarm bells about the immediate need to conserve and protect the environment,” Medha Patkar, activist, said in Belagavi on October 4.
She questioned the continued emphasis on large dam projects despite concerns over their environmental and social consequences. She also questioned the acquisition of thousands of acres for the proposed Belagavi Ring Road, saying people’s needs should not be sacrificed in the name of development.
3. Sanjaynagar Main Road work near completion, footpath woes persist for Bengaluru residents
With a new deadline, the whitetopping work on a 2.56-km stretch of Sanjaynagar Main Road, between Nagashettihalli and Ballari Road, has begun to pick up pace. The work is scheduled to be completed by November-end, according to sources in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA). Meanwhile, pedestrians are struggling as work on the footpath drags on.
Started in September 2025, the whitetopping work disrupts traffic on the entire Sanjaynagar Main Road and has paralysed vehicle movement on connecting roads as well. While the traffic situation during the day has improved, haphazard parking along the stretch continues to have an impact on peak-hour traffic.
4. Gym trainer stabbed to death at anniversary party in Bengaluru
A 25-year-old gym trainer was stabbed to death during a fight at a party in an apartment complex at Sahakar Nagar in Bengaluru on October 3 night. The deceased has been identified as Nandan. The Amruthahalli police have detained four of his friends, including prime accused Vishwanath, and have registered a murder case based on a complaint filed by Nandan’s mother.
The accused and deceased were working in the same gym, and were friends. According to the police and the complainant, a party was organised in an apartment on the 16th floor of a residential complex to mark the first anniversary of a gym. During the party, an argument allegedly broke out between Nandan and Vishwanath. The argument escalated into a physical fight.
Published – October 05, 2026 07:05 pm IST
