Bengaluru: A gang of six, including three juveniles, who allegedly vandalised vehicles parked on the roadside in west Bengaluru by wearing hoodies, and committed multiple robberies, was taken into custody in the early hours of Saturday.Jayanth alias Jayanthi, 19, Likith, 18, both from Byadarahalli, and Gagan alias GB, 23, from Kamakshipalya have been arrested, while…
Bengaluru: When chief minister Siddaramaiah went on a surprise inspection of infrastructure projects Saturday afternoon, he sought answers for two questions: First, why are Bengaluru’s expensive white-topped roads falling apart just months after being laid? Second, how is garbage piling up right outside a waste processing centre that’s supposed to tackle it?Siddaramaiah, flanked by ministers…
Bengaluru: Several pre-schools in the city have been issued notices by the department of school education for not being recognised by the department.It may be recalled that it was made mandatory in May 2025 for new pre-schools to register with the department. Schools were asked to apply and get registered through the newly developed software…
Bengaluru: Marshals in the city are going beyond routine checks to keep neighbourhoods clean. In HRBR Layout and surrounding areas in the eastern part, they are painstakingly tracing garbage dumpers by scanning addresses found on discarded parcel covers. Once tracked, residents are first educated on waste segregation, and repeated offenders are penalised.“It’s not easy—we go…
Bengaluru: Morning joggers and marathon participants who sweat it out while running in and around Cubbon Park in the central part of the city have one question: Why are the roads in a state of despair despite close proximity to the Karnataka high court?In fact, the nearly 100-metre stretch near court gate number 5 and…
Kannada novelist-playwright Vivek Shanbhag is launching a pan-Indian translation initiative, Hyphen, to support translations from regional languages into English and create an ecosystem that will boost this process.Bengaluru-based Shanbhag, who found readership beyond Kannada with English translations of his Ghachar Ghochar and Sakina’s Kiss, has founded Bahuvachana Trust that will launch a literary journal in…
Bengaluru: JD(S) is set to hold a protest at Byramangala village in Bengaluru South Sunday against the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) project near Bidadi.Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, however, claimed farmers haven’t opposed the project and only some persons are trying to politicize the issue.Nikhil Kumaraswamy, state president of JD(S) youth wing, said…
Bengaluru: Two children sustained severe burns while trying to retrieve a kite from a high-tension Bescom cable near Hennur, east Bengaluru. They are Syed Mohiuddin, 9, and Mohammed Tausif, 10.Police said the incident occurred on the evening of Sept 23. With schools on Dasara vacation, the boys were flying kites along with other children when…
ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವಿ (ಹಾವೇರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ): ಕಾಲೇಜು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳನ್ನು ಅಪಹರಿಸಿ, ಕಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಬೆಳೆಸಿ, ಅದರ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಮಾಡಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿಬಿಡುವುದಾಗಿ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ಘಟನೆ ಹಾವೇರಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಶಿಗ್ಗಾಂವಿ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ತಡಸ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಘಟನೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆರೋಪಿಗಳಾದ ಅಭಿಷೇಕ್ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಪ್ಪ ಲಮಾಣಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವೀಣ ಲಮಾಣಿ ಎಂಬ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಎಸ್ಪಿ ಯಶೋಧಾ ಒಂಟಗೋಡಿ ಅವರು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಘಟನೆ ವಿವರಪಟ್ಟಣದ ನರ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ಯಾರಾ ಮೆಡಿಕಲ್ನ ಪ್ರಥಮ…
Bengaluru: After a major overhaul of the city’s civic administration with the creation of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and formation of five new corporations, the govt is now considering a revamp of police administration. For the first time since the establishment of Bengaluru police commissionerate 62 years ago, the govt is thinking of appointing two…
