Bengaluru: Eating out is set to become costlier, with the Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas raising commercial LPG prices by a steep Rs 991 from Friday.A 19 kg commercial cylinder will now cost Rs 3,153 in Bengaluru — up by Rs 993.Speaking to TOI, Bengaluru Hoteliers’ Association president P C Rao said restaurant…
Bengaluru: What was initially feared to be a fallout of searing summer heat has taken a more serious turn, with laboratory reports confirming that the deaths of 44 peacocks in Tumakuru were caused by H5N1 strain of avian influenza. The deaths were reported between April 16 and April 24 in Bommanahalli and Machenahalli villages of…
Bengaluru: As digital fatigue increasingly impacts daily life across age groups, The Times of India’s Let’s D-Stress initiative expands beyond campuses into residential communities with its Let’s D-Stress: Community Conversations.The first edition will be held Saturday at Prestige Jindal City, Bagalagunte, marking the beginning of a citywide effort to bring conversations on mindful technology use…
Bengaluru: Motorists can now use the double-decker flyover between Central Silk Board and Ragigudda Metro station after deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar inaugurated the elevated corridor Friday. The flyover was opened to traffic around 4pm.The project, executed by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) at a cost of Rs 500 crore as part of Namma…
Bengaluru: In a daring overnight burglary straight out of a crime thriller, burglars recently broke into a jewellery shop by drilling a hole in a rear wall and made away with a haul of silver worth nearly Rs 1.2 crore.The burglary at MB Jewellers, located in RSK Complex, Havanur Extension, Hesaraghatta Main Road, came to…
Bengaluru: The first batch of 15 artisans from Belagavi will begin training at Karnataka Institute of Leather Technology and Fashion (KILT) in July under the Prada-Dr Babu Jagjivan Ram Leather Industries Development Corporation Ltd (Lidkar) collaboration, marking the start of a three-year programme to skill 90 artisans in the state.The initiative follows criticism faced by…
Mangaluru: Revaluation of answer scripts in Karnataka’s II PU Examination-1 has led to a sharp jump in scores for many students, raising fresh concerns about the reliability of the initial assessment by Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board.Official data show that while most students recorded changes within a narrow band of one to five marks,…
Bengaluru: After more than two decades of legal limbo, a decisive green signal from the Supreme Court has unlocked what could become one of the most transformative agricultural marketing infrastructure projects in the city. By clearing the way for the proposed mega agriculture market on 272.3 acres on Magadi Main Road in west Bengaluru, the…
Bengaluru: The state govt has constituted two committees to investigate the collapse of a compound wall at the govt-run Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital following heavy rain that left seven people dead. Both panels have been asked to submit reports within a week.Chief minister Siddaramaiah had earlier ordered a probe and suspended an executive engineer…
Bengaluru: Home minister G Parameshwara said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has effectively put a “full stop” to speculation over a change in chief minister in the state, asserting that the issue stands closed “for now”. Welcoming Kharge’s statement that Siddaramaiah will continue as CM, Parameshwara said Friday it “carried weight”. “He has expressed an opinion…
