How is the Bellandur lake revival going? Bengaluru: Nearly a decade after Bellandur Lake grabbed national attention for spewing toxic foam and catching fire, new research has found that the lake remains ecologically degraded because the Rs 179-crore restoration efforts have largely focused on engineering interventions while not adequately looking into its hydrology and ecological…
Bengaluru: The high court Monday ordered notices to state and central govts in response to a public interest litigation challenging the proposed shifting of Bengaluru Turf Club (BTC) to the sprawling 457-acre Kunigal Stud Farm.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice KS Hemalekha also ordered notices to National Biodiversity Board, Karnataka State…
Bengaluru: A petition has been filed before the high court challenging the constitutional validity of Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, and allied rules.Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), as well as platforms like Eternal Ltd, Zepto, Swiggy, Urban Company and Valmo Transportation, have sought HC’s intervention in the…
Bengaluru: After spending more than two weeks seeking the reinstatement of her suspended class 10 son, a woman allegedly attempted to end her life on the premises of a private school on Bengaluru’s St John’s Road Monday.Sumithra, a homemaker from Ulsoor, allegedly consumed insecticide inside the washroom of the school after weeks of pleading with…
Bengaluru: Many class 12 students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have written to Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) to consider their revaluated marks for calculating Common Entrance Test (CET) ranks.CET ranks are calculated by considering class 12 results and CET scores in a 50-50 ratio. It may be recalled that the CBSE results…
NGOs involved in ABC activities say taking on the additional responsibility of shelter management is not feasible Bengaluru: Even as officials of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) remain confident of beginning the relocation of stray dogs from institutional areas by the end of July, significant hurdles remain. The biggest challenge lies not in relocating the animals,…
– Evelyn Ann AbrahamBengaluru’s cultural calendar has always been packed with performances, but a noticeable shift is unfolding on the city’s dance stages. Across classical sabhas and commercial street dance platforms, performers are stepping away from familiar mythological narratives and viral social media trends. Instead, they are using dance to engage with questions of identity,…
Play name: JhumkewaliGenre: Comedy, Drama and RomanceCast: Harshini Misra and Lauren RobinsonDirector: Nidhi Krishna and MekhalaDuration: 1 hourLanguage: Hindi, English and MarathiRating: 3.5/5Jhumkewali, written by Ami Bhansali, follows Rekha and Bindu, two college girls who had an accidental encounter over a missing jhumka, which blossoms into an endearing romance against the backdrop of the 1970s…
Survey photo for representation Bengaluru: Government school teachers and staff survey the Social and Educational Status Survey at Byrasandra, Jayanagar, in Bengaluru, Saturday, October 04, 2025. (Photo: IANS) Starting Tuesday, The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be carried out in six stages over nearly three months, ending with the publication…
BengaluruJD(S) youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Monday accused the state govt of indulging in “targeted politics” following the arrest of nine persons identified with the JD(S) and BJP in connection with the slipper-hurling incident involving Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar during a Kempegowda Jayanti programme in Chikkaballapur.He demanded that the state govt register an FIR…
