Bengaluru: Construction sites on the city’s periphery have a new-found problem: Scrap thieves. The miscreants are not the usual fly-by-night thieves, but a well-organised gang that uses elderly men as scouts to pull off daring and early-morning heists.The operation of the gang is simple: An elderly man will casually survey sites with little or no…
Bengaluru: A day before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, security has been tightened in the city, turning it into a fortress. More than 50 checkpoints were installed at different places across the city Saturday, particularly near Jayanagar and JP Nagar, where Modi will inaugurate the Yellow Line at Ragigudda Metro station Sunday. “Precautionary…
Bengaluru: For decades, a 75-year-old former CISF officer took pride in living by the rulebook. Having spent his career issuing show-cause notices to errant personnel, he never imagined he would one day receive one himself, and that too from BBMP over a measly car parking area.“I never defaulted in my life,” Ramesh R said, his…
Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will make yoga mandatory for all colleges under its ambit from this academic year, including medical colleges. The move is part of the university’s effort to counter drug, alcohol, and tobacco abuse among students and to help them battle stress.“We reviewed the data available nationally and internationally and…
Bengaluru: Transport minister Ramalinga Reddy has accused the BJP of claiming credit for Namma Metro projects.Addressing mediapersons Saturday, a day before the Yellow Line inauguration, Reddy alleged BJP state president BY Vijayendra and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, among others, have taken credit for all Metro projects. The minister said the state govt is not…
Mysuru: Anita Prasad, a resident of Bogadi, became Karnataka’s first transgender woman to secure a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driving licence from the transport department. She transitioned into a trans woman in 2021.Anita Prasad, 52, founder of Anita Humanitarian Foundation and co-founder of Vistarik Robotics & Shrijan, has got a flying licence in Germany. “I…
Bengaluru: Law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil on Saturday urged the Election Commission (EC) of India to address the allegations of voter list manipulation instead of offering excuses.He asserted that Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s claims, supported by documents and scientific analysis, should be treated as a suo motu complaint.Patil emphasised that as…
Bengaluru: Fifteen years after a murder in 2011, the Karnataka high court has ruled that the prime accused, who spent 13 years in prison, was a juvenile at the time and should never have been tried as an adult.The court observation comes as a relief for Channappa, who was convicted in 2018 for killing his…
Usha Rajagopalan and other volunteers of PNLIT at Puttenahalli lakeside Pic:Syed Asif Local citizen bodies maintaining lakes for years say they should be allowed to continue doing so; BBMP’s looking for more formal structures like NGOs & corporates Puttenahalli Puttakere Lake, once a wasteland, is now a haven for birds and insects. Butterflies migrating from…
Comedy thrives on uncomfortable truths — those moments that make us squirm, think, and sometimes confront societal taboos, states Singaporean- based Indian stand-up comic Sharul Channa, who embraces this head-on in her act. “I don’t shy away from uncomfortable truths,” says the comic, who was recently in Bengaluru for a show. “However, there was a…
