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BENGALURU: What could have turned into a major tragedy was narrowly averted in Bengaluru’s Nandini Layout, where around 50 young women escaped a raging fire by jumping from their building to safety.The incident occurred on Sunday night.A major fire broke out in an LED banner godown. The flames quickly started spreading to adjacent buildings, including…

Private company employee, Puja Dutta, was found dead in her Adugodi rented house under disturbing circumstances. BENGALURU: A chilling incident has surfaced in Adugodi, where a 34-year-old private company employee, identified as Puja Dutta, was found dead in a disturbing condition inside her rented house on Monday night.Puja, originally from Hirapur in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, had…

Bengaluru: A committee set up to probe the case of students appearing for the Common Entrance Test (CET) having to remove their janivara (sacred thread) said it seemed the act by the college staff was intentional.The panel, constituted by Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner Jagadeesha G, has also recommended that the college no longer be used…

Bengaluru: In its efforts to improve admission to its schools, the state govt has now promised eight education guarantees.A post shared by chief minister Siddaramaiah and the department of school education Monday lists out the promises that will be rolled out in the next three years.They includes one teacher per class up to class 5…

On any given weekend in Bengaluru, a quiet shift is playing out. At one table, strangers laugh over icebreakers, share a meal, no labels attached. And elsewhere, behind screens, users log into discreet dating platforms, looking for connections they don’t want to name. What ties all of this together is not just curiosity, but a…

Bengaluru: Two employees of a private digital service provider entered M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 24 and disabled more than 240 CCTV cameras. They allegedly damaged network video recorder (NVR) units and optical fibre connections, disrupting surveillance across entry gates, concourses and other key areas.Soon after the disruption was noticed, services were restored and a…

Bengaluru: Rail commuters in the city may face a tough few weeks as yard remodelling work at KSR Bengaluru railway station — approved by the railway board — is set to disrupt train services from mid-June to early Aug. The scheduled work will cause cancellations of regular services, including express, passenger and Memu trains, forcing…

Bengaluru: Traffic-choked Bengaluru is now taking a toll on the hearing health of its residents, with constant exposure to high noise levels increasingly linked to hearing-related ailments.Doctors say daily exposure to traffic noise — often ranging between 70 and 100 decibels (dB) — is contributing to a gradual but significant rise in hearing problems across…

Bengaluru: A property row escalated into alleged vandalism and an attempt by a woman and her family to torch the house of her brother at Byrasandra in south Bengaluru, police said Monday.Ashwini S, 35, a resident of 9th Cross, stated in a complaint to police that she and her husband, Umesh, stay with their children…

Bengaluru: How badly Bengaluru’s once cool climate has been mangled in recent decades is now evident in what scientists describe as the rise of “heat archipelagos” across the city — clusters of extreme heat pockets scattered through the landscape and increasingly merging with each other.Borrowed from geography, where it refers to chains of islands, the…