Bengaluru: “My daughter hasn’t visited me in three years, and now I don’t know when I can see her again.” With her voice trembling, Padma (name changed), a resident of Marathahalli, summed up the despair felt by thousands of Indian parents after Donald Trump’s Sept 19 presidential proclamation that rewrote the rules of the H-1B…
Bengaluru: Prominent Vokkaliga seers and political functionaries Saturday urged the Congress govt to postpone the 15-day socio-educational survey, warning that the short timeframe coinciding with Navaratri festivities would make the exercise impractical.The appeal was made at an awareness meeting on the caste census held at Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Vijayanagar, chaired by pontiff Sri Nirmalanandanatha…
Bengaluru: Karnataka stands at the 17th position in the country for the percentage of women in the police force, said a project done by the researchers of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU).With 9,081 women personnel as of 2023, they constitute only 8.9% of the total force, much lower than the national average…
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 face moderate rainfall today, September 20, 2025, with temperatures between 19.3°C and 25.7°C and humidity at 83%. The city’s air quality remains favorable with yesterday’s AQI-IN at 41, while…
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 face moderate rainfall today, September 20, 2025, with temperatures between 19.3°C and 25.7°C and humidity at 83%. The city’s air quality remains favorable with yesterday’s AQI-IN at 41, while…
Bengaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah’s refusal to defer back-to-back censuses during the peak festival season has come as a rude shock for 1.7 lakh govt schoolteachers and 67,000 anganwadi workers across Karnataka. At Thursday’s cabinet meeting, ministers sparred over the issue, raising hopes of teachers and anganwadi workers that the caste census, which begins Monday, and…
Bengaluru: A blame game between the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) and its contractors has left hundreds of auto tipper drivers and cleaners without salaries for nearly five months.They are continuing to work, but according to sources, a sudden strike looks imminent, which may potentially leave citizens grappling with uncollected garbage.When thousands of pourakarmikas…
Bengaluru: With Dasara around the corner, many Bengaluru homemakers are turning their living rooms into creative workshops, handcrafting dolls that go far beyond the traditional clay figures. From papier-mâché and cotton-stuffed bodies to fibreglass faces and even jute and wood dust innovations, these women are experimenting with materials and themes to keep the centuries-old Golu…
ಹಾವೇರಿ: ಮೈಕ್ರೋ ಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳ ಕಿರುಕುಳ ಮತ್ತು ದಬ್ಬಾಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಬೇಸತ್ತ ನೊಂದ ಜನರು, ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಡಿವಾಣ ಹಾಕುವಂತೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ ಗುರುವಾರ ಸಂಸದ ಬಸವರಾಜ ಬೊಮ್ಮಾಯಿ ಅವರ ಕಚೇರಿ ಎದುರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ಹಾವೇರಿಯ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು ಪಂಚಾಯತ್ ಆವರಣದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಸಂಸದರ ಕಚೇರಿ ಮುಂದೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನಕಾರರು ಜಮಾಯಿಸಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದರು. ಬೀದಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಬಡ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರುಪ್ರತಿಭಟನಕಾರರು ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, “ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಮೈಕ್ರೋ ಫೈನಾನ್ಸ್ ಹಾವಳಿ ವಿಪರೀತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಬಡ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರನ್ನು ಗುರಿಯಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಸಾಲ ನೀಡಿ, ನಂತರ…
Bengaluru: Overnight rain brought the city to a standstill, with several low-lying areas inundated and traffic severely disrupted. In less than 12 hours — from Thursday evening to the early hours of Friday — Bengaluru recorded 7cm (71.2mm) of rainfall, pushing it beyond the average quota for Sept.India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert…
