Bengaluru: Just a few hours of managing Bengaluru’s busy junctions was enough to leave many volunteers with a reality check of the city’s traffic problem.What began as a civic effort to bring citizens closer to the ground realities of traffic management has steadily drawn strong participation. Since its inception in Oct 2025, 1,864 people have…
Bengaluru: A 54-year-old school teacher riding pillion on a bike-taxi operated by Rapido died after she accidentally fell from the two-wheeler in JP Nagar late Sunday night. The victim is S Radha, teacher with Delhi Public School (South) and a resident of Arakere.Police said Radha visited her friends and relatives in Nagarabhavi and was riding…
Bengaluru: Expatriates living and working in Bengaluru see the city evolving into one of the world’s leading technology and business hubs over the next decade, citing its cosmopolitan culture, economic strength, and thriving startup ecosystem.Speaking at the Expat Business Council’s (EBC) June networking event last weekend, they shared their outlook on the city, identifying AI,…
State of major stretch in Bengaluru Bengaluru: For several commuters entering and leaving Yelahanka every day, the stretch of State Highway 9 (Doddaballapur Road) has become an obstacle course. Dug-up sections, loose gravel, dust clouds, and widening potholes have turned what was once a busy arterial road into a daily test of patience for motorists,…
SLUG: PILGRIM INFLUXBengaluru: Cows scavenging through garbage are a common sight in cities, but on Monday a far more alarming scene unfolded at Male Mahadeshwara Hills when an elephant was spotted rummaging through a mound of plastic-laden waste in search of food.The disturbing sight came amid a massive influx of devotees to Karnataka’s second-richest temple…
Udupi: Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation has initiated efforts to transliterate ayurveda manuscripts written in Tigalari and Modi Kannada scripts found in coastal Karnataka.Ayurveda-related manuscripts from the coastal region will be selected for transliteration as part of the project. Under the framework of India’s Gyan Bharatam Mission, about one crore manuscripts across the country have already…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has dismissed a PIL plea challenging the state govt’s decision to transfer seven acres of land belonging to Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU) in Hebbal for judges’ quarters and a super-specialty hospital.The petition questioned a Jan 8, 2026 govt order directing the transfer of four acres of land…
(Photos available)Bengaluru: Having lost nearly Rs 8 lakh in online betting, a 38-year-old autorickshaw driver repeatedly stabbed his wife, a home guard with Mahadevapura police station, to death as their two young children watched in shock and horror on Sunday evening.On the pretext of reconciling with his wife Manjula with whom he had a running…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on the execution of a circular issued by the education department extending the benefits of the Right to Education Act to classes 9 and 10 for students belonging to SC/ST category.Justice Ashok S Kinagi passed the order Friday, after hearing a petition filed by Associated…
4-year-old girl suffered severe injuries after a pack of six stray dogs attacked her BENGALURU: A four-year-old girl was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of six stray dogs near the indoor stadium in CQAL Layout, Sahakara Nagar, on Sunday evening.The victim, identified as Sangeetha, 4, belongs to a family of construction workers…
