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The move comes amid growing concerns over infrastructure in several developing corridors where residential layouts have mushroomed over the years, but road infrastructure has failed to keep pace. Bengaluru: Thousands of residents living in the city’s rapidly urbanising outskirts could finally see some long-awaited infrastructure improvements, with Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda directing officials…

Last Sunday, at 9.30pm, around 200 people, mostly women, gathered in Koramangala to walk five kilometres to Indiranagar along the Intermediate Ring Road, demanding greater safety for women in public spaces after dark. The route, which included poorly lit stretches and isolated patches, was chosen deliberately to draw attention to the spaces many women hesitate…

Bengaluru: Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the fake medicine racket detected in Tavareke in Bengaluru South district, has arrested another accused, identified as Balasubramanian, following the arrest of alleged kingpin R Prashanth Babu.Assistant commissioner of police Anjan Kumar and his team arrested Balasubramanian in Chennai Tuesday. According to the investigation, Balasubramanian was acting as the…

Only one of 15 BDA apartment complexes surveyed in the city had a community EV-charging facility, despite 61% of residents already owning EVs, highlighting a growing infrastructure gap Bengaluru: With electric vehicle (EV) adoption shifting into the fast lane as more and more households own or shift to them, charging infrastructure is at the centre…

Arshiya Khan, popularly known as Thanu Vitla, is set to portray the revered role of Devi in the Sri Devi Mahatme Yakshagana performance at Kadri Sri Manjunatha Temple on Oct 20 Arshiya Khan, popularly known as Thanu Vitla, is set to portray the revered role of Devi in the Sri Devi Mahatme Yakshagana performance at…

Chief minister DK Shivakumar, also finance minister, has the difficult task of balancing guarantee schemes with drought relief Bengaluru: Prolonged drought-like conditions in most of the state have put chief minister DK Shivakumar in a tight political and financial spot, well ahead of the 2028 assembly polls.The govt has announced input assistance of Rs 2,500…

An 18-year-old diploma student named Johel was found dead in his hostel at the Government Tool Room and Training Centre BENGALURU: An 18-year-old diploma student was found dead at the hostel of the Government Tool Room and Training Centre (GTTC) in Channarayapatna of Devanahalli taluk, 47 km from the city, on Monday morning.The deceased has…

Bengaluru: He walked into a paying guest accommodation carrying a backpack, posing as a prospective tenant. Within an hour, the stranger had allegedly turned into a thief — breaking open a resident’s wardrobe and fleeing with two laptops, two chargers and up to Rs 10,000.According to the complaint filed by Muddada Murali Krishna, 30, a…

Organised by V The Volunteers, the annual elders’ fest will bring together senior citizens from more than 40 old-age homes for a day dedicated to celebration and companionship. (Photo credit: VTVO) BENGALURU: A day of games, music, dance and camaraderie awaits over 800 senior citizens from old-age homes across the city as the sixth edition…

Syed Gulab serves meals to patients & attendants every day at 12.30pm BENGALURU: For nearly 10 years, Syed Gulab has been arriving near Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Disease at 12.30pm every day, carrying a simple meal for at least 250 patients and attendants. What began as a Sunday gesture 10 years ago has become…