A file photo of a parched lake on the eastern outskirts of Bengaluru. Bengaluru: The city’s lakes may be at their lowest ebb after weeks of prolonged dry weather, but the worsening water stress has also opened a narrow window to prepare them before the rains return. With hundreds of water bodies across Karnataka running…
Commotion after a section of participants object to the presence of students at the venue of public hearing conducted by the forest department on Tuesday, to facilitate the felling of more than 80 trees for the proposed Kudmul Ranga Rao memorial project in Mangaluru Commotion after a section of participants objected to the presence of students…
Sarjapur Shame: Brisk Walkers Ot A grade 7 student’s drawing of daily commute– girdlock, honking, missed meals, anand unwell child Bengaluru: Traffic mess on Whitefield Sarjapur road — the city’s showcase corridor hosts marque tech companies — has slowed 10km school commute time from 92 minutes in 2024-25 to 112 minutes in 2026-27. Which means…
Mangaluru: Experts at the World Alzheimer’s Day programme on Tuesday stressed the need to make the city dementia-friendly through early diagnosis, caregiver support and greater public awareness about memory loss.The programme, organised by the People’s Association for Geriatric Empowerment (PAGE), in association with MRPL, Lions International, Rotary International District 3181 and Rohan Corporation, was held…
Bengaluru: In a setback for a retired executive engineer, Karnataka high court has dismissed his revision petitions challenging a trial court’s refusal to discharge him from three corruption cases relating to the alleged multi-crore bogus bill scam of 2011, registered by Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF).BG Prakash Kumar, 72, is facing the cases pertaining to…
Karnataka government earlier suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar due to KPSC recruitment irregularities. BENGALURU: A special court in Bengaluru on Monday remanded suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar to six days of Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment.The 21st additional…
CCTV footage showed the monkey attacking the elderly woman. KARNATAKA: A 91-year-old woman died on Monday after allegedly being attacked and pushed by a monkey in BT Patil Nagar in Karnataka’s Koppal district.The deceased was identified as Najamunisa Begum.The incident occurred when she was standing outside her house, where the monkey reportedly attacked and pushed…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: The question emerging from chief minister DK Shivakumar’s pattern of touring regions, addressing local issues and holding cabinet meetings across the state is whether it can help him build a pan-Karnataka presence.The strategy has gained significance in recent weeks, with Shivakumar touring north Karnataka amid drought concerns and visiting Kalaburagi…
Bengaluru: The promise of lucrative profits and IPO allotments came with a costly catch for a 55-year-old employee of a private firm, who ended up losing almost Rs 1.3 crore to cybercrooks.The victim, Suresh (name changed), told police the fraud took place between July 7 and Sept 4. The fraudsters contacted him through WhatsApp, introducing…
