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Bengaluru: Contrary to the popular narrative that A/C coaches are safer, thieves have started targeting passengers on premium coaches as well.Earlier this month, Railway Protection Force’s Bengaluru division and Govt Railway Police apprehended a group of thieves who specifically targeted AC coaches, especially on Vande Bharat trains.Following repeated complaints by passengers who lost their electronic…

Bengaluru: A social media post alleging that a GBA official sought a bribe to issue a death certificate has triggered outrage online, with several citizens sharing similar experiences of facing corruption while accessing basic civic services.The incident was reported from the birth and death certificate office in Jayanagar 4th Block. A man — who uses…

Consumer-airline Consumer-airline Bengaluru: What began as a routine trip to Chicago soon spiralled into an overnight nightmare for Jayanagar residents, eventually leading to a legal battle.The episode dates back to Jan 4, 2024, when 68-year-old Satish Nagarajan Iyengar and his 38-year-old son, Rupesh, booked Air India round-trip tickets between Bengaluru and Chicago for Rs 2.9…

BENGALURU: Cutouts of deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar as the next Karnataka chief minister were put up outside the Congress office in Bengaluru on Wednesday. DK Shivakumar on Sunday categorically refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s accusation that the chief minister’s chair was wobbling in the state.Speaking to reporters at Lingasagur in Raichur district, Shivakumar said,…

Bengaluru: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Tuesday said it has deepened its partnership with American laboratory technology giant Agilent Technologies, giving a far wider range of Indian researchers access to some of the most sophisticated drug-testing equipment in the world, without having to buy it themselves.Think of it as a library, but…

Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Tuesday approved a 12.5% salary hike for employees of the state’s four road transport corporations, benefiting more than one lakh workers. The move will increase the monthly salary burden on the corporations by Rs 72.8 crore, translating into an annual outgo of Rs 873.6 crore. The announcement comes a day after the…

Times News NetworkBengaluru:A 65-year-old auto driver died after the battery of an electric scooter exploded inside his house in Murphy Town, Ulsoor, early Tuesday morning. Lourd Nathan was sleeping near the Okinawa electric scooter after plugging it in for charging. The scooter belonged to his elder son, Frank Anthony. Due to health issues, Nathan had…

Bengaluru: A govt-appointed inquiry committee has identified construction debris, piled-up soil and a nearby cricket practice facility as the reasons behind the collapse of the Bowring Hospital compound wall that killed seven people during heavy rain and strong winds in the city on April 29. The inquiry committee was led by Bengaluru Urban district deputy…

Bengaluru: The gelatin scare on PM Narendra Modi’s route to the Art of Living Foundation took a serious turn with the suspicious carton box — seized on Sunday with gelatin sticks, matchsticks, and camphor — also containing batteries, wires, a real-time clock and an LCD display.On Sunday and Monday, police maintained the box had only…

Shortage of Auto LPG and CNG has left thousands of Auto richshaw drivers stranded causing transport disruption several parts of the city as several LPG gas stations in Bangalore on Thursday. Bengaluru: Autorickshaw and taxi operators across Karnataka have urged both the state and Union govts to provide immediate financial assistance and policy support in…