Bengaluru: Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has announced a revision of SSLC examination fees for academic year 2025–26. As per a govt order, the board is authorised to increase examination fees by 5% annually. Following this directive, the revised fees have now been notified and will apply to all students registering for upcoming…
Bengaluru: With Deepavali just around the corner, Karnataka govt has tightened rules on sale of crackers, directing vendors to stick strictly to eco-friendly fireworks. Forest, environment and ecology minister Eshwar Khandre Monday said cracker traders must give an undertaking to Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) that they will not stock or sell fireworks containing…
Bengaluru: Three persons were killed and 21 sustained injuries when a speeding truck rammed their light commercial vehicle on the newly built Bengaluru-Chennai expressway near Kalkere village in KGF Monday evening.Police are yet to reveal the identity of the victims and the injured. The accident occurred around 7pm; both vehicles were moving in Chennai direction,…
Bengaluru: The South Central Railway reversed its decision to cancel the Yesvantpur–Kacheguda Vande Bharat service on Fridays within a month. According to officials, the constant demand from passengers influenced the zone to reconsider its decision.“As a lot of people are demanding a weekend train, we are making some minor adjustments. It’s a bit difficult, but…
Bengaluru: City’s environment friendly electric buses appear to be not so conductor friendly, with many complaining that stairs at the back are taking a toll on their legs. Seats on the rear end of electric buses are elevated, and BMTC conducts said they climb up and down three steep steps anywhere between 200 and 400…
The data for this weather forecast has been sourced from AQI.in, providing residents with comprehensive information to plan their daily activities and weekly schedules accordingly.Bengaluru residents can expect moderate rain throughout October 6, 2025, with temperatures ranging between 20.3°C and 28.1°C. The city’s air quality index stood at 75 yesterday, falling in the moderate category,…
Bengaluru: A simple measure of installing aerators on taps is helping save thousands of litres of water every day in schools, apartments, and commercial complexes and other buildings in the city. After Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) mandated the installation of aerators on public taps and bulk consumers last year, their adoption has…
Bengaluru: A 59-year-old woman allegedly lost Rs 2.3 crore to a fraudster who befriended her on a matrimonial site and deceived her with the promise of marriage. The east Bengaluru schoolteacher said she paid him money on multiple occasions from Jan 2020 to Nov 2024.She said in her police complaint on Oct 3 that she…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru traffic police (BTP) are set to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital replica of the city’s road network to simulate and predict traffic behaviour, in a bid to ease congestion.The proposed Mobility Digital Twin (MDT) will mirror Bengaluru’s transport ecosystem and allow planners to run virtual experiments before implementing changes on the ground….
Bengaluru: A fire broke out in a scrap dumping yard located behind Akshaya Apartment on Begur Road Sunday morning. No casualties were reported in the incident. Three fire water bowsers were pressed into operation, and the fire was put out by afternoon.Based on a primary investigation, police said a few labourers working in the scrapyard…
