A doctor from Bengaluru shared his experiences contrasting the fast-paced life of the city with the slower pace in Bidar BENGALURU: A Bengaluru-based doctor’s post comparing the pace of life in Bengaluru and Bidar has sparked a discussion on social media, with several users sharing similar experiences of life in smaller cities.The doctor, who uses…
Popular spots: The Malleswaram playground While the city expands every day, free public playgrounds, the kind that once nurtured future sporting talent, are being left behind. Here’s what it could take to win those spaces back.Shivaji Park in Mumbai is best known for two things: it is the city’s largest public park, and it is…
Bengaluru: The mere filing of legal proceedings by a spouse does not, per se, constitute mental cruelty or provide a reasonable excuse for abandonment, provided there are justifiable grounds for seeking such legal recourse, the high court has observed.A division bench comprising Justices DK Singh and H Shanthi Bhushan made the observation while setting aside…
MR Raghavendra, Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) director Bengaluru: Urging the future generation and aspiring scientists to work hard, Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) director MR Raghavendra pointed out that many scientists come from the villages of India.Inaugurating World Space Week celebrations at Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium here, he said, “They (scientists)…
Bengaluru: A complaint alleging a conspiracy to disenfranchise genuine voters has been lodged at Vyalikaval police station after 778 Form-7 applications were reportedly submitted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Ward 64 of the Malleswaram assembly constituency.The complaint was filed by Anoop Iyengar on Oct 2. Iyengar had contested the…
Bengaluru: Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, who died in Chennai Saturday aged 95, had a career that spanned more than seven decades in Indian cinema. He entered films in 1954 as an apprentice to legendary Telugu filmmaker KV Reddy, assisting him on Donga Ramudu and Mayabazar.From those early days on the sets of a Telugu classic, Rao…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru-based Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust has been invited by the Chandigarh administration to present ‘Sri Devi Mahatme’ in Hindi at a special cultural event at Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh on Oct 8.The performance will be held in the presence of Punjab governor and UT Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, Haryana governor Prof Ashim Kumar…
Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader Saturday called for immediate changes in dietary habits and lifestyle to lead a healthy life. “Our health is in our hands,” he said, inaugurating the Nutrition Month observation programme under Poshan Abhiyaan at Ambedkar Bhavan in the city.The programme was organised with Dakshina Kannada district administration, zilla…
Mangaluru: District minister UT Khader Saturday urged Congress cadres to prepare immediately for all upcoming local body elections, strengthening party organisation from the grassroots at respective block and booth levels.Addressing the party functionaries at a District Congress Committee (DCC) general meeting, Khader said utmost care must be taken to ensure names of eligible voters are…
Bengaluru: A petty argument over poorly cooked food took a gruesome turn late Saturday night when a painter stabbed a 22-year-old carpenter to death at an under-construction building in Kenchenahalli, south Bengaluru.The deceased has been identified as Amit Kumar, a carpenter hailing from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Police have taken the accused, Sunil Kumar, into custody…
