Bengaluru [Karnataka], Apr 30 (ANI): A visual of the remains of the compound wall that collapsed near the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital on Wednesday amid heavy rainfall, causing several casualties in Shivajinagar, Bengaluru, on Thursday. (ANI Video Grab) Bengaluru: Nearly a month after the deadly wall collapse on the premises of Bowring and Lady…
There is a calmness to Harmanpreet Singh when he speaks. Not the kind that comes from a lack of pressure, but the kind that develops after living with it for years. Ahead of a packed sporting calendar featuring the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, the Indian men’s hockey team captain sat down with Bangalore…
Table on progress of smart meter rollout across Karnataka Bengaluru: The govt’s move to install smart meters for new electricity connections across the state has snowballed into a major administrative challenge, caught in the fallout of confusion surrounding the Supreme Court’s order on mandatory occupancy certificates (OC).Smart meters are expected to reduce transmission losses, improve…
Bengaluru: With a full-time job and an infant at home, a Bengaluru woman turned to an online domestic-help platform in search of dependable childcare support. But the house help failed to report for duty despite payment, setting off a dispute that ended up in consumer court which ordered the platform to pay over Rs 32,000…
Bengaluru: Commuters travelling through the busy Shivajinagar area will face major traffic diversions for the next two months as authorities have imposed traffic restrictions on Kamaraj Road for the reconstruction of an old stone culvert near Nala Cross.Traffic police said all types of vehicular movement will be prohibited for 60 days from May 24 to…
NCRB Economic offences data for Bengaluru Bengaluru: India’s tech capital witnessed at least one economic offence — including forgery, cheating, fraud, financial scams, and related white-collar crimes — every 2.5 hours over the past three years (2022, 2023 and 2024) for which crime data is available.In all, the city reported 10,580 such cases during these…
Koramangala residents launch community cleanup drive, install dustbins on streets Bengaluru: Frustrated by littering and the absence of public dustbins, residents of Koramangala launched a community-led cleanliness initiative that has transformed parts of the neighbourhood.The drive, involving Siddharth Dialani and other local residents, saw installation of multiple dustbins across four streets, putting up awareness banners…
Bengaluru: Thousands of property owners in Bengaluru have been receiving notices from the city corporations demanding payment of property tax dues, including arrears of penalty, cess, and interest, for five years starting 2020-21. As initial show-cause notices are now being converted into demand notices, citizens have been taken aback by the conditions imposed for filing…
TENDING TO THE EARTH: HSR Citizen Forum collects unused blouse pieces and turns them into cloth bags In Bengaluru’s apartment communities, environmental change rarely arrives in form of grandiose plans and sweeping declarations – it begins quietly, with a handful of residents working hard to find green solutions to practical irritations of community living. In…
BENGALURU: An 18-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide at her home in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, police said on Sunday.The student, identified as Bhagyashree, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home, she was academically bright and had scored 92 per cent in her PUC examinations.Speaking to reporters, her father Rajashekhar said the family…
