Bengaluru: Nearly seven years after its construction began, the 10-storey ‘Q-block’ of the state-run Victoria Hospital will be inaugurated on May 2. The facility will add 629 beds to the hospital’s current capacity of 1,000.Victoria Hospital is one of the most visited public health facilities in Karnataka, with an outpatient department (OPD) footfall of 700-1,000…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has threatened to cut off power supply to an apartment complex in Jayamahal after a flat owner complained to the authorities against the relocation of transformers within the complex to a space that was previously used as a children’s play area.In Oct last year, Bescom relocated two electrical transformers…
Bengaluru: Mangoes appear to be becoming less sweet, for both buyers and growers. Year after year, recurring issues have sharply reduced production in Karnataka, pushing up prices. With a dip in production of nearly 5 lakh tonnes expected this year, mango prices are likely to rise to Rs 150-200 a kg.In a good year, mangoes…
As India’s LPG crisis intensifies, domestic cylinder deliveries have been significantly delayed across major cities including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Gurugram and Kolkata. What was once a 1–3 day turnaround has now stretched into weeks, leaving households scrambling to manage daily cooking needs.Consumers across the country report waiting anywhere between 10 and over 30 days for…
Bengaluru: A city vaastu expert was booked for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting a woman who had approached him for professional consultation. However, the guru later filed a counter-complaint, accusing her and her two male associates of trying to blackmail him.The cases are registered at Govindarajanagar police station in west Bengaluru. According to the woman,…
Bengaluru: State govt has filed a review petition before Karnataka high court over its April 15 order which said evaluation of the SSLC exam for third language should be done as per existing rules, i.e., with marks, and not under a grading system.The review petition is likely to come up for hearing on Tuesday.State govt…
Bengaluru: Holding that anticipatory bail cannot be rendered meaningless by the subsequent addition of offences, the Karnataka high court has quashed a police custody order passed against a city-based builder.Justice M Nagaprasanna said in his recent ruling that the 14-day custody order passed by the principal city civil and sessions judge on April 9 against…
A Fly91 flight operating from Hyderabad to Hubballi was diverted to Bengaluru on Sunday after adverse weather conditions prevented it from landing, airport officials said. HYDERABAD: A Fly91 flight operating from Hyderabad to Hubballi was diverted to Bengaluru on Sunday after adverse weather conditions prevented it from landing, airport officials said. All 22 passengers on…
BENGALURU: Six people, including two minors, drowned in the Cauvery River in Mysuru district, while two others are in critical condition, police said on Monday.The incident occurred near the Arkeshwara Swamy Temple close to K R Nagar on Sunday, when a group that had come to attend the Hazrat Khadar Lingavalli Urs went for a…
BENGALURU: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided premises linked to the two sons of Karnataka Congress MLA NA Harris and others in connection with a cryptocurrency-linked money laundering case, officials said.About a dozen premises in the city are being searched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These include locations linked to Mohammed Haris…
