Karnataka has been hit by drought for 16 monsoon seasons in the past 25 years Bengaluru: Karnataka’s weak southwest monsoon has again raised the spectre of drought, with the state ending July with a 26% rainfall deficit overall and several districts reporting even higher shortfalls.Farmers and the govt have already expressed worry, especially in the…
Bengaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) has announced a full fare refund for passengers who missed the KSR Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat Express Friday after receiving a false SMS stating that the train had been rescheduled. Passengers opting for alternative travel will also be provided reserved tickets on another train.The incident occurred after some passengers received an…
Says end of privy purses doesn’t erase inheritance rulesBengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to strike down a provision of the Hindu Succession Act dealing with inheritance in the families of former princely rulers, holding that it continues to have legal relevance despite the abolition of privy purses more than five decades ago.Justice MGS Kamal…
The prolonged dry spell weakened Bengaluru’s southwest monsoon performance Bengaluru: After entering the southwest monsoon season with a healthy rainfall surplus, buoyed by robust pre-monsoon showers, Bengaluru witnessed a dramatic decline in rainfall during July, recording its second-driest July in 108 years. India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) city observatory recorded just 23mm of rainfall during the…
When the FIFA Club World Cup gave Bengaluru a reason to stay awake until 3:30 am, it also gave the city something to think about. For a few nights, people got a fleeting taste of what an extended nightlife could feel like. The move was temporary, but it has rekindled a much larger question: Is…
Stepping Towards Safety: Residents of Aladka in Panemangaluru and nearby areas along the banks of the Nethravati river evacuate Sunday Mangaluru: As torrential rain continued to lash parts of Dakshina Kannada, Mundaje in Belthangady taluk recorded the district’s highest rainfall of 379mm during the 24 hours ending at 8.45am Sunday. Though the intensity of rain…
Environmentalists, nature lovers, and local residents form a peaceful human chain organized by the Lalbagh Walkers Association at Lalbagh to oppose the proposed tunnel road project to protect the city’s green cover, on Sunday morning in Bengaluru Machinery deployed for the proposed tunnel road project begins work along the Siddapura Road pavement, outside Lalbagh Botanical…
Bengaluru: More than half the city’s residential projects launched over the past five years carry some form of water-related site risk, according to a new study by Propsoch Research, highlighting a concern that often becomes apparent only during monsoon.The study analysed 611 Real Estate Regulatory Authority-approved housing projects across 69 micromarkets, covering areas such as…
The KSRTC bus involved in accident Bengaluru: An 86-year-old man was killed after being knocked down by a KSRTC bus, which was allegedly speeding, in front of the RMC Yard police station on Tumakuru Road Sunday morning.The deceased, Doreswamy of Malleswaram, was crossing the road when the bus (KA-13-F-2362), bound for Hassan district, hit him….
Bengaluru: For an eight-month-old boy, Sunday’s two-hour wait probably felt like forever — his mother sat inside a police constable recruitment exam hall, unwilling to lose an opportunity she had travelled from Shivamogga to pursue. It was three women police personnel who stepped in, borrowing a saree to fashion a cradle, and singing the baby…
