An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 27, 2026, shows a mudslide-hit area in Nepal Bengaluru: At least 13 Karnataka residents, including 11 from Bengaluru Urban district, are stranded in Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region following flash floods, while four Bengaluru-origin Kannadigas living in the US and travelling on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra remain untraceable, the…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will take up road improvement works covering around 2,500km at an estimated cost of Rs 8,000 crore over the next six months, city development minister Krishna Byre Gowda said Thursday.The works will include asphalt resurfacing and white-topping, with around 250km already completed. The minister said tenders for white-topping should be…
Bengaluru: The tombstone of Gustav Krumbiegel, the legendary landscape architect credited with shaping parts of Lalbagh Botanical Garden, has been found severely damaged at Hosur Road cemetery. Heritage activists have demanded an investigation and immediate restoration.Heritage Beku said the damaged headstone, located at gate 1, plot 6, row 7, grave 6 of the cemetery, represents…
While the Rattihalli families have found relief, uncertainty continues for the family of Rakesh Naik, a 45-year-old software engineer from Dharwad who has been out of contact since the evening of Aug 25 For Shivanagouda Chillur and his family from north Karnataka, the six-hour drive from Pokhara to Muktinath temple on Aug 25 was smooth…
Bengaluru: Two women posing as customers visited a Malabar Gold and Diamonds jewellery showroom on MG Road and stole four gold bangles worth Rs 12 lakh. The theft was discovered during stock check at the end of the day.The showroom manager told police the two unidentified “customers” were being assisted by a saleswoman, who was…
Voter notice lists will be displayed at polling booths by Friday BENGALURU: The list of voters who will be served notices is likely to be displayed at polling booths by Friday, as chief electoral officer (CEO) Anbu Kumar confirmed that the gazette notification (empowering AEROs) was issued on Thursday.These lists at the booths are the…
2 Karnataka govt teachers suspended over participation in RSS Patha Sanchalana (Representative image) YADGIR: Two government school teachers in Karnataka’s Yadgir district have been suspended pending departmental inquiry for participating in RSS Patha Sanchalana (route marches), with the education department holding that their participation prima facie violated provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,…
Bengaluru: A family was left stunned after their domestic help vanished with 1.5 kg of gold jewellery worth over Rs 2 crore and Rs 25,000 in cash during their brief outing recently. The Nepalese woman, identified as Tulsi, had worked for the family for nearly three years and was staying with them.According to a complaint…
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old social activist who had sought euthanasia after there was a delay in handing over a free house promised by then CM Siddaramaiah was found dead with her two children inside the residence she was granted in Sira, Tumakuru district.The deceased are Rabiya Pasha and her children, Tammanna (9) and Simran (5). Police…
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Public Service Commission chairperson Shivashankarappa Sahukar, placed under suspension over alleged irregularities and corruption charges, appeared before Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Thursday.CID is probing the alleged cash-for-jobs racket connected to recruitment of 400 veterinary officers by KPSC. The agency had issued notices to Sahukar and 329 candidates, directing them to appear and…
