To be taken with file pic of crowded station. Retain last paraBengaluru: Namma Metro saw its highest ridership Monday (Aug 10), with close to 11.2 lakh passengers travelling on the three operational lines in a single day. The previous highest ridership was recorded on Aug 14, 2025, when 10.8 lakh passengers travelled on Metro.Officials attributed…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have successfully arrested key suspects involved in two separate property theft cases reported under their jurisdiction.In connection with a chain snatching incident reported near the Suterpet village accountant office on June 14, where a motorcycle-borne offender snatched a gold chain from a woman, police carried out an operation to arrest the…
Bengaluru: Fr Joseph CC, vice-chancellor of Christ (deemed-to-be) University, was conferred the honorary rank of colonel of National Cadet Corps (NCC) at a pipping ceremony on the university’s central campus. He is one of two candidates from Karnataka to receive the honorary rank.The appointment comes amid Christ’s 57-year association with NCC, with its 2/9 Coy…
Over 50 projects were submitted Bengaluru: From a laser that can kill weeds to a low-cost, portable vaccine storage system, 10 projects by postgraduate students of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) have been selected for financial assistance by Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) and Visvesvaraya Research and Innovation Foundation (VRIF).This is under the New Age…
Bengaluru: The next time you attend a wedding or social event in the state with a lavish spread, you may find a calorie chart at the entrance. The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to issue an advisory soon, asking caterers to display the calorific content of food items served at events attended…
Bengaluru/New Delhi: Karnataka is under renewed pressure to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) on Tuesday directing it to release 12,000 cusecs daily for 15 days from Aug 12, despite weakening rainfall and falling reservoir levels.The directive sparked protests across the Cauvery basin, with farmers planning a major…
Bengaluru: An inquiry under a UDR (unnatural death report) is intended to ascertain the circumstances surrounding an unnatural death. It is not a licence for an unrestricted fishing expedition, nor does it give the investigating agency unfettered authority to summon every individual remotely associated with the treatment or repeatedly interfere with a hospital’s functioning, the…
State Challenges HC Order, Places Arguments Before Supreme Court bike taxi Bengaluru: While commuter frustration mounts over overcrowded public transport and exorbitant fares, Karnataka govt has told Supreme Court that it cannot give permit bike taxis to operate in Bengaluru and other cities.Challenging the Karnataka high court order directing authorities to consider applications for contract-carriage…
Srinivas K, commissioner, food safety and drug administration Bengaluru: After years of focusing largely on roadside eateries and darshinis, Karnataka’s food safety department is widening its watch to star hotels and other large establishments. Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Srinivas K tells TOI about the gaps uncovered during inspections, the challenges before the…
Accused Imran wrote a two-page death note in Zehera’s school notebook Bengaluru: Investigation into the murders reported at a star hotel near Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) revealed the accused, who smothered his two minor daughters to death before attempting to take his life, was highly suspicious of his wife.Sources said the couple’s relationship had strained…
