Bengaluru: To scientifically assess crop loss and speed up compensation to farmers while reducing human intervention, the govt has announced adoption of a drone survey system. Revenue minister Krishna Byre Gowda, following a recent meeting with officials, said he has directed them to begin drone surveys on a pilot basis in select areas. The initiative…
Bengaluru: A 37-year-old auditor was tortured by a stranger, who he gave him a lift on his electric scooter, and was robbed of his mobile phone and Rs 67,000.The auditor jumped into a lake twice at midnight to save himself from the stranger and his two associates. Police have registered a case against three unknown…
BENGALURU: Noted novelist and philosopher SL Bhyrappa died on Wednesday after suffering cardiac arrest at a hospital in Bengaluru. He was 94-years-old.Bhyrappa was admitted at Rashtrotthana Hospital in the city.As per a hospital release, Bhyrappa suffered cardiac arrest at around 2.38pm.Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, popularly known as SL Bhyrappa was a famous Kannada novelist, philosopher and…
The data presented in this weather report is sourced from AQI.in, providing comprehensive information about Bengaluru’s atmospheric conditions and forecasts.Bengaluru’s weather forecast for September 24, 2025, indicates a mild day with patchy rain, temperatures ranging between 19.8°C and 26.3°C, and continuing good air quality following yesterday’s AQI-IN of 45. The city will experience overcast skies,…
Bengaluru: There will be disruption in power supply Wednesday and Thursday because of maintenance works.Wednesday (10am to 5pm)Around Richmond Circle: Wilson Garden, Hombegowdanagar, Sampagiramanagar, JC Road, Shanthinagar, BTS Road, Residency Road, Sudhamanagar, KH Road, Subbaiah Circle, Siddaiah Road, Lalbagh Road. Around Kumaraswamy Layout: Gubbalala, parts of Uttarahalli, Adarsha Apartments I & II, Mantri Tranquil apartments,…
Police said the accused Lohithashwa is a resident of Sunkadakatte and native of Sira in Tumakuru district BENGALURU: Hours after stabbing his 32-year-old telecaller wife to death near Sunkadakatte bus stand on Magadi Road Monday, the 43-year-old man surrendered before Kamakshipalya police.Police said the accused Lohithashwa, a resident of Sunkadakatte and native of Sira in…
Bengaluru: On a day of much drama, Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Tuesday clarified that all Dalit Christian castes have been removed in the final list of castes to be enumerated as part of the socio-economic-educational-political survey, widely known as the caste census.Commission chairman Madhusudan Naik told TOI that the 14 castes were initially…
Bengaluru: Speaker UT Khader Tuesday established two committees to scrutinise bills introduced during the recent monsoon session of the legislature, setting a three-month deadline for them to submit reports. While home minister G Parameshwara will chair the committee which will examine the Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Place of Gathering) Bill, 2025,…
In an elephantine row, Udupi’s Sri Krishna Mutt and Davanagere’s Veerashaiva-Lingayat Mutt have locked horns over the ownership of a female elephant, and both monasteries have moved Karnataka high court seeking its custody.In the eye of the storm is the 33-year-old elephant Subhadra, who was with the Udupi mutt from 1993 till 2015 when she…
Bengaluru: Police caught a 25-year-old rowdy-sheeter using a fake registration number on a vehicle at Somasandrapalya in HSR Layout last week. Police seized the vehicle and arrested the habitual criminal.The rowdy-sheeter, identified as Likith alias Gunda, was one of the accused in the abduction of politician Varthur R Prakash in 2020. Likith, who was a…
