Bengaluru: In yet another fatal incident linked to heavy rain, two labourers lost their lives after a 12ft-high warehouse wall collapsed at a construction site in Bommashettyhalli village in Bengaluru North taluk.The deceased are Dyamanna, 50, a native of Yadgir district, and Babulal, 35, who hailed from Bihar. Both were employed at a warehouse construction…
Rain has exposed the extent of damage on Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta Road, where potholes, slush and dust now define daily commute Bengaluru: Bannerghatta Road is not just another city artery; it is the road that houses one of India’s most prestigious management institutes — Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). It is also the gateway to…
Schools reopen across Karnataka Bengaluru: After a long wait, an AI-based facial recognition attendance system has been launched at pre-university colleges.Under the initiative named ‘Nirantara,’ instead of a roll call, lecturers just take a quick group photo of the classroom on their mobile phones to mark attendance. The daily attendance data captured through the system…
Bengaluru: For most students, the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced is a gruelling, high-pressure test. For Bengaluru’s Aryan Ragupathy, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 12 in JEE Advanced 2026 and emerged as the Karnataka topper, it felt more like a sport.“In some aspects, it almost felt like a sport. It was very competitive and…
Bengaluru: In a city increasingly grappling with rising temperatures and urban heat stress, an initiative aimed at making govt healthcare spaces cooler and more comfortable has shown promising results. Two primary health centres (PHCs) in north Bengaluru — Agrahara and Amruthahalli — recorded a drop of more than 3°C in indoor temperatures after reflective “cool…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court refused bail to a 23-year-old engineering student accused of rape and triggered a debate over judicial rhetoric and criminal justice in a constitutional democracy after a judge said “law has lost its teeth” and suggested harsher punishments could deter crime.“Law has lost its teeth because we don’t deal with offenders firmly….
Bengaluru: The jurisdiction of a family court cannot extend to resolve a civil suit, the high court has observed.Extending the family court’s jurisdiction to every title suit involving a challenge to a pedigree would potentially dilute the specialised focus of that forum and overlap with the settled functions of the civil court under the Specific…
Bengaluru: A viral video showing a frustrated motorist sitting on a busy road and confronting traffic police over an alleged prolonged halt for the governor’s convoy has reignited the debate over VIP movement and public inconvenience in Bengaluru.The incident, which occurred on Old Airport Road amid ongoing underpass construction work, triggered outrage on social media…
Air India Express Boeing 737-8 Max Aircraft taking off Bengaluru: After IndiGo and Akasa Air, Air India Express Monday launched a direct flight to Phuket in Thailand from Bengaluru.The Phuket connection will be weekend centric – a Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft will fly out of Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) at 10:35am Mondays and Saturdays, reaching…
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police trapped and arrested a public prosecutor (PP) after she accepted a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a man in her office at the City Civil and Sessions Court Monday afternoon.The accused PP is Savitha Naveen Patil, 55, serving in CCH-54 court.According to Lokayukta officials, a 40-year-old Banashankari resident approached them alleging the…
