Bengaluru: A 61-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter died after a speeding water tanker rammed the two-wheeler on Doddakannahalli-Carmelaram Road early Monday.The victim, Sudha Devi, 61, was a native of Bihar. Her husband, Kapil Dev Prasad, 65, escaped with minor injuries. The couple had been living with their son, a software engineer, in Halanayakanahalli,…
Police said that the vehicles seen in the video have been identified, and one of the alleged bikers has been detained. BENGALURU: A man has been detained after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing a group of bikers performing wheelies and blocking the path of an ambulance in Bengaluru, police said on Monday.The…
Houses on the coast face the threat of soil erosion at Harwad village, Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district Karwar: Rough seas and relentless rain are taking a toll on coastal life in Harwad village of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district, where rising waves and shoreline erosion are threatening homes.Residents say the sea has…
Chintamani: A 30-year-old man allegedly hacked his estranged wife and her younger sister to death while they were asleep at their home at JJ Colony in Chintamani, 85km from Bengaluru, early Monday and surrendered before police.The accused, Ejaz, a resident of Gulpet in Kolar, allegedly travelled to Chintamani on his motorcycle in the early hours…
Bengaluru: At least five students from Bengaluru schools secured 45/45, the maximum score in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), whose results were announced Monday.Amisha Sharma and Varun Vasudevan Iyer from Greenwood High as well as Aarushi Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy and Rishika Aggarwal from The International School Bangalore secured the feat. All the students secured admissions…
Dr. Azad Moopen, executive chairman, Aster DM Healthcare Bengaluru: Aster DM Quality Care has commenced operations following the completion of the merger between Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India Ltd (QCIL), creating one of India’s largest hospital networks with 39 hospitals, over 10,600 beds and a presence across 28 cities.The merged entity brings together…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have booked the driver and owner of a massive trailer truck for disrupting traffic for over an hour on NH-66.Police said the trailer, arriving from the Panambur Beach direction, was driven by Vinod Kumar Singh in a negligent manner, endangering human life Sunday. The vehicle collided with a roadside electric pole,…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara on Monday said the state govt will soon submit a report to the Centre seeking advance release of funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as it prepares to tackle a possible drought.He told the media that he was prepared to meet Union home minister Amit Shah personally…
Bengaluru: Union ministers and BJP-JDS leaders from Karnataka met Chief Electoral Officer Anbu Kumar on Monday, demanding legal action against officials and political functionaries allegedly responsible for irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The NDA delegation alleged that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were not conducting the mandatory door-to-door verification prescribed under…
Kota Srinivas Poojary, MP, Udupi-Chikmagalur Udupi: Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Kota Srinivas Poojary said it was “heartening” to see Congress leaders, including KPCC president BK Hariprasad, “overflowing with devotion for Lord Rama”, a sentiment he said was absent during the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.“It is a positive development that the Congress party, which has…
