Bengaluru: When world-renowned violinist Philippe Quint accidentally left a 300-year-old, multi-million-dollar Stradivarius at the back of a New York City cab, the driver thought it was a forgotten gym bag. But Bengaluru’s AI-equipped traffic cameras have taken confusion over an inanimate object to a whole new level, with something as harmless as a guitar landing…
DKCC president Padmaraj R Poojary (right) addressing the media in Mangaluru Saturday Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DKCC) will hold a protest rally in the city Monday against “partisan conduct” of the Election Commission of India (ECI), DKCC president Padmaraj R Poojary said Saturday.Addressing a press conference, Poojary alleged that chief election commissioner Gyanesh…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association will hold a protest march and sit-in on Monday, demanding timely honorarium payments, better working conditions, and improved welfare measures for frontline staff.Association president Tara Ballal and general secretary Ashalatha MV said on Saturday that Anganwadi workers receive a monthly honorarium of Rs 12,000 and helpers…
GBA chief’s inspection on Saturday Bengaluru: Responding to growing public outrage over traffic congestion and deteriorating road conditions on the Varthur-Gunjur stretch (SH-35), Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) chief commissioner Maheshwar Rao conducted an early-morning inspection of the corridor Saturday and directed officials to constitute a multi-agency task force to accelerate pending works.This comes in the…
Bengaluru: A demand for a steep hike in milk prices will now go before the state cabinet, possibly next week, with chief minister DK Shivakumar putting off an immediate decision even as thousands of farmers gathered in the city to press for relief.Representatives of milk unions met CM Saturday, seeking a hike of Rs 8-10…
Bengaluru: While residents slept through the night, a thief allegedly broke into a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Chikkabegur and fled with 12 mobile phones and seven laptops, leaving 11 inmates to discover the theft only the next morning.The intruder reportedly took advantage of several unlocked room doors in the multi-storey building before escaping with…
The murder came to light when skeletal remains were found during a cleanliness drive at the vacant site. BENGALURU: A 32-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death following a quarrel and spent three days in their house with her body before dumping it at a vacant site in north Bengaluru, police said.Sagar Chandra Ravath…
Khalin Joshi achieved a significant victory at the Bengaluru Open, marking his first title on home turf. BENGALURU: For years, the Karnataka Golf Association had been a stage where Khalin Joshi had watched others have their moment. On Friday, finally, it was his turn.The 34-year-old Bengaluru golfer completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Bengaluru Open,…
Bengaluru: The ‘Freedom from Waste’ drive, launched by Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda to get property owners to clean up vacant sites, has had an unintended consequence: It led to the discovery of a woman’s skeletal remains in Sampigehalli, north Bengaluru, and unravelling of a murder mystery.The drama started when the owner of a…
BK Hariprasad had accused Abhay Patil of BJP of asking EC to delete voters from the rolls because they were from ‘Pakistan’ Bengaluru: A day after Congress state president BK Hariprasad accused him of demanding deletion of 2,500 minority voters from Belagavi South, BJP MLA Abhay Patil hit back saying he had written to the…
