In ‘What She Said’, Gowri Ramnarayan retells the Ramayana through the eyes of six women —Urmila, Manthara, Shurpanakha, Mandodari, Tara and Shanta — offering insights into how forgotten female characters dealt with their victimhood. The play features six epic women enacted by three actors. Gowri lends voices to the women who were silenced, overlooked and…
Bengaluru: Traffic-choked Bengaluru is now taking a toll on the hearing health of its residents, with constant exposure to high noise levels increasingly linked to hearing-related ailments.Doctors say daily exposure to traffic noise — often ranging between 70 and 100 decibels (dB) — is contributing to a gradual but significant rise in hearing problems across…
HANDS-ON TRAINING-Women learning how to ride a motorcycle at a two-day workshop in Tumakuru Ranjitha Prabhakar decided to change gears after turning 40, moving from the pillion seat to riding a rugged adventure motorcycle. Her journey underlines a larger movement playing out on Bengaluru’s roads. Heavy bobbers, tourers and cruisers, weighing anywhere between 175 and…
BENGALURU: A 15-year-old girl from Bengaluru has survived a life-threatening vascular emergency after undergoing a rare and complex surgery for a rupturing aortic aneurysm caused by Behçet’s Disease. The teenager, who had been living with the chronic inflammatory condition since 2018, developed a rapidly expanding 5 cm aneurysm in the abdominal aorta—the main artery supplying…
Bengaluru: When Dr Prabha S Chandra took over as director of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) a few weeks ago, she stepped into a system grappling with a stark imbalance: a rapidly rising burden of mental health patients and an overstretched care infrastructure. In a conversation with TOI, Dr Chandra spoke of…
Bengaluru: Six young men from Tamil Nadu have been arrested by Konanakunte police on charges of dacoity on April 17 at a house where a few students from Kerala lived.The arrested men — Abhinesh, Kalaivendan, Prem Kumar, Kumaran, Naveen Kumar, and Vimal Raj — had barged into the house claiming the students possessed ganja. According…
Bengaluru: On a warm Sunday morning, more than 33,000 running enthusiasts took to the streets at the TCS World 10K Bengaluru run. It was not just a test of endurance or a celebration of fitness; it became a vibrant display of resilience, inclusion, and human spirit. Senior citizens, children, people with disabilities, professional athletes, and…
Bengaluru: After days of intense summer heat, the city may get some respite, with light to moderate showers likely after two days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).The city recorded a maximum temperature of 36°C Sunday, while the minimum stood at 23.1°C. According to the forecast, the city is expected to see mainly clear skies…
2 firm staff sabotage 240+ CCTVs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium (File Photo) BENGALURU: In a strange case, two employees of a digital service–providing private firm entered M Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 24 and disabled around 240 CCTV cameras. They reportedly damaged NVR units and optical fiber connections, disrupting surveillance across entry gates, concourses, and other…
Bengaluru: Dug-up roads across Banashankari 1st Stage, including in Srinivasa Nagar, Ashokanagar, Vidyapeetha and Hanumanthanagar, have disrupted traffic and left residents coping with dust, even as civic agencies say the works are necessary and nearing completion.The affected stretches, under Bengaluru West City Corporation, are seeing multiple infrastructure works carried out at once. While Gas Authority…
