Bengaluru: A week after seven people were killed when a portion of the boundary wall of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed, the remaining wall still stands untouched. Even traffic has been allowed to ply along it, while debris of the fallen portion still lies where it fell. Bags of sand have been placed at…
Bengaluru: A shopping trip allegedly turned traumatic for an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and his wife who claimed they were assaulted by an auto driver, his passenger, and a group of men in a road rage incident near Jalahalli Cross.The officer told police that he and his wife had gone to purchase a microwave…
Bengaluru: The cabinet Thursday decided to approach the Supreme Court seeking permission to continue implementation of schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) and to prepare an action plan for the current fiscal. The govt had earmarked Rs 2,475 crore for the programme, even as it flagged the absence of…
Bengaluru: Film star-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay is on the cusp of creating history in Tamil Nadu, with his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) emerging as a major force and unsettling the state’s established political order. Vijay’s rapid rise has drawn comparisons with matinee idol MG Ramachandran, who split from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and became chief…
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old woman’s cryptocurrency savings vanished overnight after hackers allegedly breached her MetaMask wallet and siphoned off digital assets worth over $21,377 (around Rs 20 lakh) within hours.According to the complaint filed by a Rikisha (name changed), a resident of Electronics City, she previously worked with a blockchain company till 2024. A part of…
Bengaluru: What began as delays in arrival of garbage collection vehicles has now escalated into prolonged waits, with many city areas reporting no door-to-door collection for two to three days at a stretch.One reason for the missing vehicles is that contractors are unhappy with the proposed “packages” of Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML), sources…
Bengaluru: The high court set aside a family court order dismissing a wife’s petition seeking Rs 50,000 per month as interim maintenance and Rs 1 lakh towards litigation costs under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act. The high court observed that even if the family court believes the applicant may not ultimately succeed in the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Coir Development Corporation Ltd (KSCDCL) will open its first showroom outside the state in Jaipur Saturday, marking a key step in its plans to expand and promote eco-friendly coir products, including Dutch mats. The outlet, set up in collaboration with a regional distributor, will stock around 6,000 Dutch mats besides other products,…
Nearly four years after it opened amid fanfare, Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) at Byappanahalli is confronting an uncomfortable question: Has the city’s most modern railway station managed to sustain the standards it promised?When the terminal was inaugurated, social media users compared it to an airport. The glass facade, sprawling concourse, escalators, digital displays and…
Bengaluru: A visit to a private hospital for surgery ended in distress for a couple after their gold and silver ornaments, estimated to be worth Rs 9.7 lakh, were stolen from the hospital ward last week. Acting swiftly on the complaint, Hennur police have arrested a hospital staff member and are making efforts to recover…
