Bengaluru: By its traditional weather calendar, Bengaluru should now be basking in one of the southwest monsoon’s wettest phases. Instead, temperatures in Bengaluru are hovering between 30°C and 32°C for the past few days, pushing the city perilously close to a 75-year Sept heat record.According to India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru touched 32.2°C on Sunday, followed…
Cricketer Venkatesh Iyer returned to Bengaluru over the weekend, after his team won the recently concluded league. This time, it was for a new sport — chess. In an interview with Bangalore Times, the cricketer talks about the lessons he has learnt from Virat Kohli, the love he has received from fans in Bengaluru, and…
Bengaluru: In an attempt to ensure that only medically fit pilgrims undertake the Haj pilgrimage, the health department has made a two-stage medical screening and fitness certification mandatory for all provisionally selected Haj 2027 aspirants from the state.In Bengaluru, the screening will also be conducted at Victoria Hospital, Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, KC General…
Bengaluru: A socio-political citizens’ collective Monday urged the Karnataka chief electoral officer to grant permission for family members to attend hearings on behalf of voters or allow video hearings in such cases, pointing out that several voters are abroad for employment.Jagrutha Karnataka sent a letter to CEO Anbu Kumar, saying the state has 951 NRI…
KJ George, minister for tourism visits Padubidri Beach Monday Udupi: Tourism minister KJ George Monday announced the immediate release of Rs 50 lakh to install insulated cables along the Padubidri Beach road to tackle frequent power disruptions caused by corrosion and snapping of electrical wires due to high salt content in coastal air.Inspecting the beach,…
Prasad Bidappa, city-based fashion stylist, choreographer and image consultant Prasad Bidappa, city-based fashion stylist, choreographer and image consultant who has shaped India’s fashion industry for over four decades, opens to TOI on his bests of Bengaluru. Bidapa, an NID alumnus who champions traditional Indian textile revival, has discovered and mentored some of India’s leading models…
A ready-to-eat protein bar, developed by Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre using Kalaburagi’s GI-tagged tur dal, as part of the Kalyana Karnataka Bio-Economy Mission. Bengaluru: From the humble dal bowl to the gym bag, Karnataka’s iconic tur dal is making an unlikely transition. Kalaburagi’s GI-tagged dal, traditionally cooked as dal and sambar, is now being reinvented as…
Ayu Lodha started rescuing injured dogs and cats when she was barely 16. Later, she started caring for birds too, and took in an exotic bird, a cockatiel, after a rescue but it didn’t survive. “I had little experience in avian care then. It made me realise how vulnerable exotic bird species are, and yet…
Bengaluru: A class 10 student from Dakshina Kannada was diagnosed with severe thalassemia when he was just five months old. Years of regular transfusions eventually caused severe iron overload, affecting his heart and liver, making a transplant particularly high risk.His younger sister was found to be a matched donor, and after intensive preparation and counselling…
Four family members died instantly when their car hit a stone culvert near Doddakari village BENGALURU: Four members of a family were killed and three others injured after the Innova car they were travelling in rammed into a stone culvert near Doddakari village, under Bethamangala police limits in KGF taluk, on Monday morning.The accident took…
