Bengaluru: Even as the state govt claims to have filled the majority of potholes across the city, more than 1,200 craters continue to persist, highlighting gaps in execution, inter-agency coordination, and long-term road maintenance.According to official data, out of 41,150 potholes identified across Bengaluru till March 2026, nearly 39,887 have been repaired, leaving 1,263 still…
Bengaluru: Amid intensifying pre-monsoon activity across Karnataka, lightning is emerging as the state’s deadliest natural hazard, claiming more lives than many other disasters combined and raising fresh concerns as the peak lightning season sets in this May. Govt data shows that despite early warning systems and awareness measures, lightning has consistently accounted for a disproportionately…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old student of a private nursing college has accused the college chairman of sexual harassment. She alleged that the chairman made derogatory personal remarks by comparing her to his former girlfriend and threatened to fail her if she did not comply with his demands. The student, who filed a complaint with Bagalagunte police…
Bengaluru: Grappling with a sharp escalation in water scarcity across several neighbourhoods as borewells run dry, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has witnessed a steep rise in demand for its ‘Sanchari Cauvery’ tanker service.The initiative, originally launched to curb the influence of private tanker operators, is now emerging as a critical lifeline for…
Bengaluru: From raising funds to support the likes of Bangalore Kidney Foundation (BKF), Neonates Foundation of India (NFI) and Charlie Animal Rescue Centre (CARE), this year’s TCS World 10K has already raised over Rs 5 crore that will support close to 100 NGOs. The marathon will be held on April 26 this year.GoSports Foundation (Sports)…
Bengaluru: The interception of a consignment declared as a ‘grey stone stele of Padmapani’ by the Air Cargo Commissionerate at Bengaluru airport five months ago has now taken a dramatic turn, with investigations revealing that the idol is in fact a ninth-century antiquity stolen from Nepal.The case began last Nov when a 32-year-old traveller arriving…
A Bengaluru woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her boyfriend during a BDSM role-play. BENGALURU: In a chilling twist to an alleged BDSM role play, a 27-year-old woman has been arrested for murdering her boyfriend after tying him up, blindfolding him and setting him ablaze at her residence in northwest Bengaluru on Tuesday. Investigators…
Belagavi: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) plans to build a Sri Venkateshwara temple on a seven-acre site near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi to cater to devotees from North Karnataka, Goa and south Maharashtra. Construction is set to begin within a month and is expected to be completed in two years.Addressing a press conference, TTD governing…
Bengaluru: A special NIA court Tuesday sentenced seven accused, including prime accused T Nazeer, to seven years in prison in a 2023 Bengaluru grenade and ammunition recovery case. The court imposed a fine of Rs 48,000 on each of the convicted accused.In 2023, Bengaluru City police had recovered four live grenades, a pistol and ammunition…
BENGALURU: In a fatal and gory turn to a BDSM session, a woman allegedly tied up her boyfriend, doused him in inflammable liquid and set him on fire at her residence in northwest Bengaluru Tuesday afternoon. She has since been arrested on murder charges.Prema and Kiran, both 27, were colleagues at a mobile service provider…
