Bengaluru: A 58-year-old woman lost her life in a tragic accident after falling from the terrace of her house.The deceased, Pramila Bai, 58, a resident of Prakash Nagar in Rajajinagar, on June 18 climbed the building terrace on the second floor to cut the branches of a nearby tree stretching over her house for some…
Bengaluru: Forget the days when malls were simply places to buy clothes, catch a movie, and head home. Across the city, malls are undergoing a dramatic makeover, transforming into vibrant social hubs where visitors can attend coffee raves, train for HYROX fitness competitions, explore immersive art exhibitions, shop at sneaker festivals, learn beauty hacks from…
Bengaluru: What was planned as a noble act to save innocent lives has ended up costing a city-based activist Rs 35 lakh in customs duty.It was on March 5, 2026 that activist Vinay Kumar received a shocking notice from the customs seeking Rs 35 lakh in import duty. The cost was slapped on him almost…
Bengaluru: As a parting gift on handing over the charge to BK Hariprasad as new KPCC president, chief minister DK Shivakumar announced that he is making way for 50,000 more leaders to come through the ranks of Congress by way of creating guarantee implementation committees at panchayat and ward levels.Sources said, however, that they will…
Bengaluru: A routine home-cleaning booking turned into a costly cyber fraud for a city-based doctor, who lost Rs 1.7 lakh after contacting a fake customer care executive.According to the complaint filed by Dr Imtiaz Zafar, a resident of Lakkasandra in Wilson Garden, he had booked a cleaning service through the Urban Company app. The assigned…
Bengaluru: In a country where a serious illness can wipe out years of household savings, Karnataka has quietly emerged as one of India’s better-performing states in protecting families from medical expenses.According to the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates released last week, out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) for 2022-23 accounts for 29.2% of Karnataka’s total health expenditure…
Bengaluru: A routine home-cleaning booking turned into a costly cyber fraud for a city-based doctor, who lost Rs 1.7 lakh after contacting a fake customer care executive.According to the complaint filed by Dr Imtiaz Zafar, a resident of Lakkasandra in Wilson Garden, he had booked a cleaning service through the Urban Company app. The assigned…
Fire at Nagasandra Metro station Bengaluru: Panic gripped commuters at Nagasandra Metro station on the Green Line Sunday after a minor fire was noticed on a signboard near the station’s emergency exit. No casualties were reported.The fire was first noticed around 1.30pm. Metro staff rushed to the spot and attempted to contain it using fire…
Hospital Management System Bengaluru: Patients visiting govt hospitals in Karnataka may soon no longer need to carry previous prescriptions or medical records. The govt is preparing to roll out a statewide digital health record system that will enable doctors at healthcare facilities to access a patient’s medical history electronically. Access to the records will be…
Video grab showing lions, tigers, and leopards interacting with perfume-sprayed cloth pieces as part of an olfactory enrichment experiment at Bannerughatta Biological Park in Bengaluru Bengaluru: What if one of the world’s most effective enrichment tools for big cats wasn’t a specially designed wildlife product, but a commercial men’s perfume available off the shelf? As…
