Bengaluru: In tandem with Telangana’s crackdown on chemically ripened mangoes, Karnataka authorities have also stepped up surveillance. Health department officials said mango samples from Kolar, the state’s largest supply hub, are being tested for chemical residue. “Tests for chemical traces are also being conducted on fruits from other regions sold in Bengaluru markets,” an official…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt has made it mandatory for students who failed in SSLC examination-1 to register for the upcoming examination-2.Issuing instructions to deputy directors across the state, school education and literacy minister S Madhu Bangarappa Monday said steps must be taken to ensure 45,415 students who did not clear the first exam are registered and…
Bengaluru: The shocking news of a family of four dying of suspected food poisoning in Mumbai has made food safety a hot topic of discussion. In Bengaluru, where temperatures continue to climb, experts are urging people to prioritise hygienic preparation, storage and consumption to reduce the risk of spoilage and infection.“Warm temperatures and humidity create…
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old man claimed to have found a lizard in the paneer tikka roll he got at a bakery near Housing Board on Magadi Main Road. He later fell sick and had to be hospitalised.According to the complaint filed by Deepu NK, a resident of Agrahara Dasarahalli and a cab driver, he skipped lunch…
Bengaluru: As the scorching sun tightens its grip on the city, many residents seek refuge indoors. But for those at the bottom of the urban workforce, there is no escape. Delivery agents, Accredited Social Health Activists, and waste collectors continue their daily routines under punishing heat, navigating long hours without access to drinking water, toilets…
Bengaluru: Anand P Naidu, a district Congress committee member, was arrested on charges of molesting a 16-year-old girl at her house in west Bengaluru.Booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, Naidu was remanded in judicial custody and sent to Bengaluru Central Prison.Based on the complaint filed by the girl’s father, a 40-year-old…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) faces the prospect of being hit with more compensation claims after a few Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) allottees successfully fought their case before the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) and got favourable orders.As of April, site owners have filed 38 complaints against BDA, and the real estate regulator has disposed…
Bengaluru: A major tragedy was narrowly averted in Bengaluru’s Nandini Layout when around 50 young women escaped a raging fire by jumping from their PG accommodation building to safety.The fire broke out in Blue Leaf Signages godown in Annamma Circle, opposite Kanteerava Studio around 12.20am Sunday midnight.LED boards and materials stored in the godown were…
Bengaluru: An RTI reply has pointed to a Rs 1.7 crore difference in expenditure figures for the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference hosted by the Karnataka legislature in Sept last year, with some details not reflected in official budget documents.Participants included Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, presiding officers…
New to Bengaluru, Kasturee Chakravarty from Guwahati hoped to meet people with similar interests by attending events and joining clubs. That search led her to Cinema Next Door this January. She discovered it through an Instagram post about the screening of ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ — a film that was on her watchlist for years — and…
