Madikeri: The shocking case of US tourist’s sexual assault has raised uneasy questions, as investigators examine conflicting statements, digital evidence and prior interactions during the survivor’s stay in Kodagu district. Key details of the remain undisclosed by authorities.According to police sources, the Washington-based tourist alleged she was sexually assaulted on April 12, the day she…
Bengaluru: After a brief dip over the past few days, temperatures in the city surged again Wednesday, matching the season’s highest of 36.6 degrees Celsius recorded on April 14. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the mercury level was recorded at the Palace Road observatory.IMD scientists indicated that there is unlikely to be any significant…
Bengaluru: With near-record temperatures persisting over the past few days, the city’s power infrastructure has come under stress.As the searing daytime heat resulted in unusually warm hours late Tuesday night, a line breaker at the 220 kV station in Somanahalli on the city’s outskirts that supplies power to the BWSSB pumping station, witnessed a rare…
Bengaluru: Amid viral posts claiming that Bannerghatta Road is being asphalted, the Bengaluru South City Corporation has clarified that the ongoing work is limited to restoration and not full-scale relaying.The clarification comes as commuters have been raising concerns over the poor condition of the stretch, which deteriorated following multiple civic and utility works, including those…
Bengaluru: A 56-year-old company director eyeing to encash “bank reward points” — a not-too-uncommon offer in bank messages — clicked on the wrong web link and made a token payment only to lose nearly Rs 74,000 last week.Cyberfrauds are inventing newer methods to bait victims. This time, it was a message claiming it was the…
Bengaluru/ Belagavi: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its second suspected heat stroke death in two days, even as the govt placed all district and taluk hospitals on high alert and ramped up emergency preparedness amid an intensifying heatwave sweeping large parts of the state.A day after a 20-year-old youth in Bidar was reported as Karnataka’s first…
Bengaluru: Even as the state govt claims to have filled the majority of potholes across the city, more than 1,200 craters continue to persist, highlighting gaps in execution, inter-agency coordination, and long-term road maintenance.According to official data, out of 41,150 potholes identified across Bengaluru till March 2026, nearly 39,887 have been repaired, leaving 1,263 still…
Bengaluru: Amid intensifying pre-monsoon activity across Karnataka, lightning is emerging as the state’s deadliest natural hazard, claiming more lives than many other disasters combined and raising fresh concerns as the peak lightning season sets in this May. Govt data shows that despite early warning systems and awareness measures, lightning has consistently accounted for a disproportionately…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old student of a private nursing college has accused the college chairman of sexual harassment. She alleged that the chairman made derogatory personal remarks by comparing her to his former girlfriend and threatened to fail her if she did not comply with his demands. The student, who filed a complaint with Bagalagunte police…
Bengaluru: Grappling with a sharp escalation in water scarcity across several neighbourhoods as borewells run dry, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has witnessed a steep rise in demand for its ‘Sanchari Cauvery’ tanker service.The initiative, originally launched to curb the influence of private tanker operators, is now emerging as a critical lifeline for…
