One of Kannada stand-up comedy’s most recognisable voices, Sonu Venugopal has built her career by telling deeply personal stories rooted in everyday life, language and culture. From leaving behind a career in radio to finding her place on stage, she has carved out a niche that is both distinctly regional and universally relatable. In a…
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old car wash service centre owner was assaulted twice by a gang after he raised objections to them smoking in a public place near his shop in Andrahalli, west Bengaluru.Prashanth HB told police the incident happened at 8.45am on July 14 when he visited a condiments shop in Kalikanagar, adjacent to his service…
Hoax call to Indigo flight at KIA Bengaluru: A handwritten note found tucked inside an aircraft’s lavatory triggered a major security scare and a five-hour delay for passengers aboard an Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo flight at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Thursday night.The incident unfolded aboard flight 6E-6423, which was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad at 8pm….
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt will begin issuing Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) at nearly 7,000 centres, including Atalji Janasnehi Kendras and Bapuji Kendras, from July 21 (Tuesday).While it remains unclear whether PRC alone will be sufficient for enrolment in the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), senior Election Commission of India (ECI) officials told TOI…
Bengaluru: There will be no power supply in several areas of the city this weekend.Saturday, 10am to 5pm (ITI East Bengaluru)Jai Bhuvaneshwari Layout, KR Pura Main Road, Vinayaka Layout, Ajith Layout, TC Palya, Bhattarahalli, Chikkabasavanapura, Alpha Garden Layout, Rajarajeshwari Layout, Muneshwara Layout, Brundavana Layout, Cambridge Layout, Cambridge Garden Layout, Manyata Tech Park, Manyata Embassy Business…
Bengaluru: A fake parcel delivery message turned into a cyber harassment nightmare for an 18-year-old girl, after an unidentified man allegedly sent her an explicit image and abusive voice messages on WhatsApp when she refused to engage with him.According to the complaint filed by Divya (name changed), a resident of Gavipuram in south Bengaluru, she…
Bengaluru: Classes were disrupted as students of University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), GKVK, launched a protest alleging that govt illegally expanded eligibility criteria for recruitment to the posts of agricultural officer (AO) and assistant agricultural officer (AAO).They maintained that AO and AAO are specialised technical posts responsible for providing scientific advice to farmers on crop…
Robotic Surgery System launched at SGITO Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Friday launched a robotic surgery system at Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics (SGITO), making it the first govt hospital in the state to introduce robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery.The Rs 3-crore robotic system was inaugurated by medical education and skill development minister Sharan Prakash Patil….
The century-old well, believed to have been constructed during the 1920s under the British administration, was rejuvenated over the past one-and-a-half months Bengaluru: What was once a neglected, silt-filled well hidden inside NC Colony in Cox Town is now full of clean water again, thanks to the efforts of nearly 50-60 residents who came together…
Police arrested five rowdy sheeters for extorting a gym trainer by posing as CCB police officers BENGALURU: Sleuths from Central Crime Branch arrested five rowdy sheeters on charges of extorting Rs 40,000 from a gym trainer, by posing as CCB cops and threatening the trainer to fix in a drug case.The trainer had lodged a…
