Bengaluru: While the state is preparing a comprehensive Coastal–Malnad Karnataka Tourism Policy 2026, the Tourism Minister KJ George directed officials to formulate strategy to attract more international cruise liners to port cities in the city. During the review meeting, Friday, George instructed officials to consult major cruise operators on industry requirements.Emphasis was given to tourism…
Chief electoral commissioner, ECI, Anbu Kumar BENGALURU: Chief electoral commissioner, ECI, Anbu Kumar warned district election officer, Bengaluru and chief commissioner, GBA, among other districts’ officials,against lapses in distribution of enumeration forms for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) program in the state.SIR in Karnataka began on June 30 with visits to VIP houses: govt officials, judges,…
National child rights body NCPCR is dispatching a fact-finding team to Bengaluru following disturbing media reports of toddlers allegedly being tortured at a daycare on Capgemini’s campus BENGALURU: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged torture of toddlers at a daycare centre on Capgemini’s Brookefield…
Outrage over Bengaluru daycare abuse fuels reform demands. BENGALURU: The disturbing videos, purportedly showing toddlers being abused inside a daycare centre functioning out of a Bengaluru technology campus, have understandably triggered nationwide outrage. The allegations themselves are shocking enough: caregivers locked kids in bathrooms, put them in a front-loading washing machine, sprayed water into their…
Bengaluru: As Bengaluru’s five city corporations intensify footpath-clearance drives under the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) Safe Footpath initiative, a key question remains unanswered: where will thousands of street vendors displaced from pavements earn their livelihood?While Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda has maintained that vendors are not being evicted but only shifted from arterial roads…
Footpaths in JC Nagar and RT Nagar remain unusable because of garbage and poor upkeep Bengaluru: The city’s Safe Footpaths campaign continued for the second consecutive day Thursday, with GBA carrying out encroachment clearance drives across major roads.Bengaluru Central City Corporation cleared 8.5km of footpaths on 11 roads, including Residency Road, Old Madras Road and…
In an age of instant texts and disappearing messages, here’s an opportunity to slow down and reconnect with the charm of handwritten letters. A 12-day celebration of India’s postal heritage at Bhartiya Mall of Bengaluru, from July 3 to 12, invites visitors to rediscover the art of letter writing, explore the fascinating history of stamps,…
Bengaluru may be known for its breweries and start-up culture, but tucked between them is a thriving contemporary art scene waiting to be explored. Neighbourhoods such as Richmond Town, Lavelle Road, Indiranagar and parts of MG Road are home to several art galleries. With a growing community of artists, collectors and curious visitors, the city…
The episode has intensified calls for companies to re-examine the safety standards governing workplace childcare centres. BENGALURU: Alleged abuse of toddlers at a daycare centre operating from Capgemini’s campus in Bengaluru has shocked the working-parent community and citizens. While pointing to a shocking absence of standards of oversight at these centres, the parents’ key demands…
There was a time when a comedy show needed a mic, a stage and an audience. Today, it apparently also needs a small legal department. The revelation that India’s Got Latent reportedly has a battery of lawyers attached to it has prompted the usual lament: Has comedy become too cautious? Perhaps. But it also reflects…
