No Rain Check For Exams: As exams draw closer, many schools are holding extra classes to cover portions disrupted by rain holidays Mangaluru: Repeated rain holidays in Dakshina Kannada have left schools struggling to complete the syllabus ahead of first-term examinations, prompting institutions to hold extra classes, trim non-core periods and press for full-day Saturdays.While…
NHAI clearing encroachment at Kallapu near Mangaluru Mangaluru: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a clearance drive to remove encroachments along the Mangaluru–Talapady national highway stretch.The operation targets roadside vendors, particularly those selling fish, fruits and other goods near Kallapu and surrounding localities, whose stalls have posed safety hazards and disrupted traffic…
Two dead as Kerala govt bus topples Bengaluru: A driver and conductor attached to Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) died and 24 passengers sustained injuries when their bus toppled on Bengaluru-Mysuru access-controlled highway near Bidadi early Saturday morning.The deceased are driver Mithilesh, 35, and conductor Arun Kumar, 40. The bus was heading to the…
Bescom personnel and GBA workers clear obstructions around electrical installations on a Bengaluru footpath to improve pedestrian access. Bengaluru: The city’s footpath cleanup drive, ‘Clean Up Bengaluru’, has moved beyond conventional encroachments, with Bescom joining GBA campaign to tackle electrical poles, transformer centres and other infrastructure obstructing pedestrian movement.Bescom has intensified efforts to remove, relocate…
A file photo of State-owned KSRTC bus fleet Bengaluru: Ahead of Onam festival on Aug 26, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will operate 90 additional buses from Bengaluru to various destinations across Kerala to meet the expected surge in passenger demand. The special bus services will operate from Aug 21 to 25, according to…
FDA officials conducted raids on food storage facilities on Saturday Bengaluru: A day after the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) uncovered large quantities of expired meat, milk and vegetables at the kitchens of several star hotels in the city, officials turned their attention to food storage and distribution centres supplying to big hotels and…
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old interior designer, bedridden for nearly two months after a severe bike taxi crash, has issued a legal notice to mobility aggregator Rapido, demanding complete accountability and full reimbursement of her medical expenses.Sani Krishna was injured on June 17 while commuting to work from Byrasandra to Domlur. The bike-taxi rider was allegedly riding…
Chintamani: Forest officials rescued two blackbucks (Indian antelopes) after they accidentally fell into a nearly 60- to 70-foot-deep open well in an agricultural field at Jagatanahalli village in Chintamani taluk of Chikkaballapur district.Landowner Bhimaraddi noticed the animals trapped inside the well and alerted the forest department. Forest officials, with the assistance of local villagers, immediately…
Bengaluru: City police have recovered the skeletal remains of a 57-year-old woman, suspected to have died around 18 months ago, from the bathroom of her residence in Havanur Layout, Bagalakunte, in northwest Bengaluru.The deceased, U Dakshayini, wife of Umesh Y, hailed from Belagavi. The family had lived in the duplex house for around 15 years,…
Bengaluru: For the first time, Bengaluru will have a city-wide system to track the generation, collection and processing of animal waste. Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) have mandated licensed meat, poultry, fish and pork shops to hand over their waste only to authorised agencies.Indian Bone Meal Industries will collect…
