BENGALURU: A couple living together in a rented house reportedly died by suicide inside their Kallabalu residence in Anekal, Bengaluru Urban District. The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when a few neighbours, growing suspicious after there was no response from the locked door, alerted the house owner. The owner peeped through the ventilator…
BENGALURU: After weeks of public exchanges over Bengaluru’s ‘deteriorating’ infrastructure, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Tuesday met deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar at his residence.Shivakumar took to X to share the meeting, writing: “It was a pleasure to meet Ms. @kiranshaw, entrepreneur and Founder of Biocon, at my residence today. We had an engaging…
BENGALURU: Two BJP MPs from Karnataka on Monday accused the ruling Congress leaders of being involved in ‘fundraising’ for Bihar elections, claiming it has led to corruption, with CM and his deputy hitting back at the saffron party. BJP MPs Jagadish Shettar and B Y Raghavendra made the allegations.While CM Siddaramaiah outright denied the accusation,…
Prof Shanmuga S Balasubramanyam’s body being retrieved from Matheran valley near Mumbai Sunday BENGALURU: Bengaluru motivational speaker Prof Shanmuga S Balasubramanyam,58, whose decomposed body was recovered from a 1,200-ft valley in Matheran near Mumbai Sunday, fell to his death from the cliff after likely suffering a stroke, said police.Matheran police SI Ganesh Giri said, “He…
Bengaluru: At least 12 people, including seven children, sustained eye injuries caused by firecrackers during Deepavali celebrations on Sunday and Monday in the city.Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, the govt-run eye hospital, reported four cases over the two days. On Sunday, two boys aged 12 and 14 suffered simple eye injuries caused by rocket and pistol firecrackers….
BENGALURU: The city’s infrastructure has come under sharp political and corporate scrutiny of late. Now, population projections for Bengaluru also echo concerns, with state data revealing a steep rise and projecting a more than 20% increase by 2031.According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), the city’s total population is expected to rise from…
ವಿಷೇಶ ವರದಿ: ನಾಗರಾಜ ಮಧುಭಾವಿ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಹಬ್ಬ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ: ಐದು ದಿನಗಳ ಸಡಗರದ ಸಂಭ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ‘ಹಸಿರು’ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯ ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ! ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಬ್ಬಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಕೇವಲ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲ, ಅವು ನಮ್ಮ ಸನಾತನ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಗಳ ಜೀವಂತ ಪ್ರತೀಕ. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ, ‘ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಹಬ್ಬ’ ಎಂದೇ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತವಾದ ದೀಪಾವಳಿಯು ಐದು ದಿನಗಳ ಕಾಲ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಚೈತನ್ಯ, ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸುಭದ್ರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಬಂಧಗಳ ಬೆಸುಗೆಯನ್ನು ತರುವ ವಿಶೇಷ ಹಬ್ಬವಾಗಿದೆ. ಮಿಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲಾ ಹಬ್ಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಡಿ-ಹುಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಆಚಾರ-ವಿಚಾರಗಳಿಗೆ…
Bengaluru: Riding on the success of the electric two- and three-wheeler revolution, Karnataka is now accelerating efforts to electrify heavy vehicles, particularly buses and trucks. The govt is preparing to submit a detailed proposal under the Centre’s PM E-Drive scheme to establish 1,500 high-capacity EV charging stations across the state, each supporting fast charging in…
Bengaluru: A CCTV camera meant to enhance security ended up becoming a consumer’s nightmare after it failed to detect human images. The Bengaluru district consumer commission has pulled up IM Technologies for selling a faulty Godrej camera to Gireesh B Tophakhane and ordered it to refund his money, holding the dealer guilty of deficiency in…
The govt’s decision to replace 5kg of rice with Indira food kits of lentils, oil, sugar and salt under its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme — one of its five gaurantees — has drawn concerns over procurement, potential price rise and quality issues. Sources told TOI that the finance department in an “opinion” to the govt…
