Bengaluru: The political battle between former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda‘s family and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar over the proposed Bidadi township project has reopened old fault lines surrounding land, infrastructure and real estate politics in the Bengaluru-Ramanagara corridor. The Rs 18,000 crore project, spread across nearly 7,500 acres, is the latest flashpoint and…
A tree uprooted blocking road at 5th block Rajajinagar due to Thursday evening rain in Bengaluru . Bengaluru: A day after intense thunderstorms and rain battered the city, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) reported widespread damage caused by fallen trees and branches. Officials said 157 trees and 228 branches had fallen till Friday evening, disrupting traffic…
Honeybee Honeybees at one of the many flowering trees at Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Bengaluru: Ending a six-year wait since experts first recommended the move, Karnataka govt Friday announced it will soon officially declare the honeybee species Tudave Jenu (Apis cerana) as the state insect and the Malabar tree toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) as the state…
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old woman, who was evading court hearings for eight years after allegedly stealing luxury items at Kempegowda International Airport, has been arrested.Mun Mun Husen, a resident of Indiranagar, was apprehended following a routine patrol operation.In 2018, Mun Mun was allegedly caught stealing a Fossil wristwatch, worth over Rs 21,000, and a portable power…
For someone who has lived in Bengaluru all their life, the city’s rains never meant what they do today. There was a time when an evening shower was romanticised — long walks under cloudy skies, piping hot chaat by the roadside, the unmistakable smell of masala puri and roasted corn filling the air. Rain was…
Jayanagar bus shelter removed earlier in 2026 Bengaluru: For decades, commuters at Pump House bus stop near Jayanagar 9th Block relied on a familiar bus shelter to escape the scorching sun and sudden rains. But over the past three months, residents say the shelter has mysteriously vanished, leaving daily bus users, including senior citizens and…
Members of Karnataka Gruha Karmika Vedike and Karnataka Domestic Workers protest, demanding comprehensive legislation for domestic workers at Freedom Park in Bengaluru Bengaluru: The revised Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, has removed criminal provisions that were part of the earlier draft legislation.The updated bill, which was placed before the cabinet Thursday,…
Bengaluru: Here’s a quicker lesson for quick-commerce gurus. Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), which governs more than 200 engineering colleges in Karnataka, created history on Friday by announcing final-semester engineering exam results in just 10 minutes after the exam ended.A total of 56,192 students appeared for BE and BTech final-semester exams. The exam ended at 5.30pm…
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru court on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old techie to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of his woman friend and imposed a Rs 10,000 fine. The prosecution relied largely on the “last seen” theory to secure conviction.Sukhbir Singh was found guilty of murdering Kusum Rani Singla, 31, an IBM techie who lived in…
Bengaluru: A war of words broke out between Congress and BJP Friday, a day after the state govt decided to withdraw criminal cases linked to the 2022 communal riots in Aland of Kalaburagi district. A total of 52 cases, including seven linked to the Aland riots, have been withdrawn.While BJP alleged minority appeasement, Congress defended…
