Every time I go out to a restaurant or cafe with my male friend(s), I wonder if I am invisible. It has happened so often that I have started noticing a very significant pattern before we have even placed our order. It goes on like this – We enter a restaurant, and the waiter cheerfully…
Bengaluru: After granting Karnataka relief twice in recent weeks, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee Tuesday directed the state to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day for the next 15 days, totalling nearly 4 tmcft.The directive comes at a time when Karnataka is grappling with drought-like conditions, a faltering southwest monsoon and…
Mysuru: There was a time when she watched other children run and play while her father carried her in his arms. It wasn’t out of affection alone. After losing her left leg in a road accident, her family could neither afford treatment nor even a wheelchair for little Shilpa K S.Thirty-two years later, the girl…
Bengaluru: Losing a mobile phone to a thief turned out to be far worse for a rail passenger who lost Rs 67,000 from her bank account earlier this month.The woman Krishna Veni (name changed) had boarded Train No. 12577 Bhagmati Express from Katpadi railway station to Mysuru on July 16 on a sleeper class coach.By…
Around 6 lakh people viewed RGUHS convocation on social media platforms: RGUHS Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will create a network of student “social media warriors” across Karnataka to spread awareness about drug abuse and promote healthy lifestyles among school and college students. Additionally, it asked all its affiliated colleges, numbering around…
Bagalkot: A man who filmed his wife’s act of alleged suicide in Galagali village of Bilagi taluk in Bagalkot, was arrested Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Bhagyashree Jigallur. Police said her husband, Praveen, who was present at the time of the incident, allegedly recorded a video of the act and shared it with…
Bengaluru: In the wake of the recent tilted apartment tower incident that exposed flaws in a geotechnical investigation report, the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (Credai)-Karnataka chapter has decided to include double verification of soil investigation reports as a suggested best practice in its developers’ handbook.The recommendation is advisory and not mandatory,…
C Vijayakumar, CEO, HCLTech Bengaluru: A video clip from HCLTech’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Chennai has triggered a wider conversation on salaries and compensation in India’s IT sector. The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar taking the stage to address employees.As Vijayakumar greeted the audience with “Vanakkam, Chennai”,…
Bengaluru/Mandya: What initially appeared to be a mysterious murder with few clues was cracked after a police dog named Simbha helped investigators unravel the killing of a young carpenter at KRS bus stand in Srirangapatna.Rakesh, a man in his mid-20s from KR Pet, was found bludgeoned to death on June 6. His motorcycle was discovered…
Verification of suspected illegal immigrants and other disputed entries begins only after the draft electoral rolls are published. “It is only after the draft list is published Bengaluru: Even illegal immigrants whose names appear in 2025 electoral rolls will receive enumeration forms during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as booth-level officers (BLOs) say they cannot deny…
