In Bengaluru, local merchants are rallying against a suggested MDR affecting UPI payments above Rs 2,000 (Representative image) BENGALURU: The proposed merchant discount rate (MDR) on certain UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 has drawn opposition from fuel dealers, pharmacies, restaurants and wholesale traders in Bengaluru.They fear the additional cost could squeeze already thin margins and…
Bengaluru: Heavy rain brought relief from Bengaluru’s dry spell Tuesday, but waterlogging disrupted normal life in several parts of the city through the night and into Wednesday.Barely 200 metres from Commercial Street in Shivajinagar, residents and traders were inconvenienced after a stretch of Kamaraj Road, between Veera Pillai Street and Nala Road, was flooded.Traders said…
Bengaluru: A 53-year-old man who applied online for a private bank credit card was duped of Rs 81,769 after receiving a call from a person claiming to be a bank representative on Sept 12.According to the complaint filed by Mohammed Ashraf Ali, a resident of K Narayanapura in east Bengaluru, he applied for a credit…
Bengaluru: Voters going through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have until Sept 23 to file claims and objections, but the process does not end on that date. Notices can be issued until Oct 12 and hearings can continue until Oct 22, giving voters who receive notices later more time to respond.The Sept…
Bengaluru/Tumakuru: A newlywed couple, Darshan, 25, and Usharani, 21, died in a road accident at Sira in Tumakuru late Tuesday night.The couple, residents of Hunasekatte village, had married in mid-July. They were travelling on a motorcycle across Dwaralu bridge when an unidentified vehicle rammed into them.Darshan, who worked for a private company, died at the…
Bengaluru: The proposal to scale down the double-decker flyover from 37km to 11km will shortly be placed before the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) Board for a final decision, potentially bringing an end to the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the ambitious road-and-Metro project.Sources said that BMRCL has managed to convince the state govt to reconsider…
After two decades away from the footlights, Kannada film and television actor Rajesh Nataranga is returning to the stage — not merely to revisit an old love, but to rediscover himself as a performer. Years spent in the world of cinema and television had gradually settled into a familiar rhythm, and with familiarity came a…
Play name: Witness for the ProsecutionGenre: Classic, Drama and SuspenseCast: Bhaskar Gauribidanur, Vinayashree Jagadeesh, Abhinav Narayanan, Dr Radhakrishnan, Nitin Vijayanan and moreDirector: Bhaskar GauribidanurDuration: 2 hoursLanguage: EnglishRating: 3 out of 5Witness for the Prosecution, one of Agatha Christie’s celebrated courtroom thrillers, brings a familiar intrigue of mystery to the stage under the direction of Bhaskar…
The car damaged in the incident Bengaluru: High drama unfolded on Magadi Road Wednesday night after a group of locals allegedly thrashed several men and damaged their car, suspecting they were trying to kidnap a young woman. Six persons, including a nine-year-old girl, sustained injuries in the commotion.However, the alleged kidnapping took a dramatic turn…
Bengaluru: The state govt’s proposed 250-metre-high skydeck is being envisioned as much more than a towering viewing structure, with govt now exploring a broader mix of tourism, entertainment, leisure and commercial attractions. But even as the project gathers fresh momentum, questions over its execution, financial structure and the eventual form of the ambitious landmark remain.The…
