Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt, facing legal and forest hurdles in its ambitious plan to convert the iconic Roerich & Devika Rani Roerich estate at Tataguni into a cultural hub with central assistance, decided to scale down its proposal. Thursday, the state cabinet gave its nod to only part of the project, covering the house of…
Following reports of child deaths linked to adulterated Coldrif syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Karnataka has conducted random checks on cough syrups. “Almost 300-400 samples have been drawn across the state. None of them has come as NSQ (not of standard quality),” health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao told TOI Thursday. He also said the…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government has become the first state in India to approve 12 menstrual leave for women in a year.The state govt announced that women working in state government offices, garment factories, multinational companies, IT firms, and other private-sector organisations will now be entitled to one paid menstrual leave per month. Officials stated…
DK Shivakumar (File Photo) BENGALURU: Why does Bengaluru’s traffic grab headlines while equally horrible congestion in Delhi or London barely raises eyebrows?This was the poser from DCM DK Shivakumar at a governance conference here on Wednesday. “In London, people spend three hours in traffic. In Delhi, it takes one-and-a-half hours to travel from the airport…
Bengaluru residents experienced heavy rainfall on Wednesday, October 9, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 21°C and 27°C. The city’s air quality remained moderate with an AQI of 94, primarily due to elevated PM2.5 levels, while weather forecasts predict continued precipitation throughout the day with a 91% chance of rain.The day’s weather forecast indicates total precipitation…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂಗಾರು ಹಂಗಾಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಅತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವಾಹದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾದ ಭಾರಿ ಬೆಳೆ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ಮಹತ್ವದ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ 12.54 ಲಕ್ಷ ಹೆಕ್ಟೇರ್‌ಗೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಕೃಷಿ ಮತ್ತು ತೋಟಗಾರಿಕೆ ಬೆಳೆ ಹಾನಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ನಷ್ಟ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ರೈತರಿಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರದ ಹಣವನ್ನು ಮುಂದಿನ 10 ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಖಾತೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಜಮಾ ಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಆರಂಭಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕಂದಾಯ ಸಚಿವ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಬೈರೇಗೌಡ ಅವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 2,000 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂ. ಪರಿಹಾರ…
Bengaluru: The Vidhana Soudha police have registered an FIR against an advocate from Delhi who tried to hurl a shoe at the Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai recently. A senior officer said that they registered a zero FIR as the incident occurred in the courtroom of the Supreme Court (SC) on October 6.An…
Bengaluru: If your child is doing homework on tablets, playing games on computers, and scrolling on mobile phones, take immediate measures to reduce their screen time, say ophthalmologists in Bengaluru. Cases of myopia (nearsightedness) and dry eye syndrome are steadily rising among children.Myopia is now being considered a global epidemic. According to doctors, the excessive…
Bengaluru: A miscreant was arrested by Pulakeshinagar police within 12 hours of robbing a car from a taxi driver on Banasawadi Main Road in Frazer Town on Tuesday.The miscreant, 42-year-old Mansoor Ahmed, is a rowdy-sheeter at Shivajinagar police station and is involved in more than 14 cases, including murder, attempted murder, robbery, and cheating, registered…
Bengaluru: A joint survey by multiple departments has revealed that heavy rain in the state damaged crops across 5.3 lakh hectares during the first week of Sept, besides an estimated 7.2 lakh hectares in four districts — Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Bidar and Vijayapura — in the last week of the month. As a result, the state…
