Kosuke Kiryu’s children Kanato and Rina go to the Canadian International School where they are immersed in a global curriculum. On Saturdays, they attend JSS, which serves around 130 Japanese students. JSS helps Japanese parents and their children stay connected to their roots. Kosuke’s wife Ayake has made a lot of friends at JSS. Many…
5 dead after cruiser-lorry collision KALABURAGI: At least five people lost their lives after a Cruiser vehicle collided with a lorry near Ladlapur in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on Saturday, police said. Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police A. Srinivasulu visited the accident site and carried out an inspection to understand the circumstances surrounding the crash. Officials are…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has reduced a one-year jail term of a driver to one day of simple imprisonment in an accident case, considering he had shifted the victim to a hospital immediately after the incident.In its April 28 order, the high court, however, directed Riyaz Ahmed to pay Rs 1 lakh in enhanced…
BENGALURU: A simple cab booking confusion in Delhi turned into a costly affair after a 49-year-old homemaker from Bengaluru was duped of Rs 1.4 lakh by fraudsters posing as Rapido customer care executives.The victim, Shuchi Agarwal, a resident of BTM 4th Stage, travelled to Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) from Gurugram by booking a Rapido…
Bengaluru: The political battle between former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda‘s family and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar over the proposed Bidadi township project has reopened old fault lines surrounding land, infrastructure and real estate politics in the Bengaluru-Ramanagara corridor. The Rs 18,000 crore project, spread across nearly 7,500 acres, is the latest flashpoint and…
A tree uprooted blocking road at 5th block Rajajinagar due to Thursday evening rain in Bengaluru . Bengaluru: A day after intense thunderstorms and rain battered the city, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) reported widespread damage caused by fallen trees and branches. Officials said 157 trees and 228 branches had fallen till Friday evening, disrupting traffic…
Honeybee Honeybees at one of the many flowering trees at Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Bengaluru: Ending a six-year wait since experts first recommended the move, Karnataka govt Friday announced it will soon officially declare the honeybee species Tudave Jenu (Apis cerana) as the state insect and the Malabar tree toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) as the state…
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old woman, who was evading court hearings for eight years after allegedly stealing luxury items at Kempegowda International Airport, has been arrested.Mun Mun Husen, a resident of Indiranagar, was apprehended following a routine patrol operation.In 2018, Mun Mun was allegedly caught stealing a Fossil wristwatch, worth over Rs 21,000, and a portable power…
For someone who has lived in Bengaluru all their life, the city’s rains never meant what they do today. There was a time when an evening shower was romanticised — long walks under cloudy skies, piping hot chaat by the roadside, the unmistakable smell of masala puri and roasted corn filling the air. Rain was…
Jayanagar bus shelter removed earlier in 2026 Bengaluru: For decades, commuters at Pump House bus stop near Jayanagar 9th Block relied on a familiar bus shelter to escape the scorching sun and sudden rains. But over the past three months, residents say the shelter has mysteriously vanished, leaving daily bus users, including senior citizens and…
