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…
Bengaluru: Reeling under the impact of downpour over the past two days, the city’s crumbling infrastructure came under sharp scrutiny Friday when chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh undertook an extensive tour and pulled up officials over poor quality work.From Silk Board to Panathur, HSR Layout to Iblur Junction, the city’s top bureaucrat inspected bad roads, clogged…
Bengaluru: Two youngsters were arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a 25-year-old food-delivery agent after he arrived late with their order in Byatarayanapura off Mysuru Road, west Bengaluru, Sunday night.The accused, Mubarak Ahmed, 22, and Shahrukh, 23, working as two-wheeler mechanics in Bapujinagar, ordered non-vegetarian food online. Due to heavy rain, delivery agent Chand Pasha reached…
ರಾಮನಗರ (ಸೆ.19): “ನಾನು ಈ ಮಣ್ಣಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಬದುಕಿದ್ದೇನೆ, ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಸಾಯುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಈ ಅಂಶ ನಿಮ್ಮ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ. ಇದು ನಮ್ಮ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ನಾನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವುದು ಏನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಶಕ್ತಿ ನೀಡುವುದೇ ನನ್ನ ಆದ್ಯತೆ,” ಎಂದು ಉಪಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಡಿ.ಕೆ. ಶಿವಕುಮಾರ್ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದರು.ದೇವರಾಜ ಅರಸು ಜನ್ಮದಿನಾಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾಷಣಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ ರಾಮನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಡಿ. ದೇವರಾಜ ಅರಸು ಅವರ ಜನ್ಮದಿನಾಚರಣೆ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು, “ನಾನು ರಿಯಲ್ ಎಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ವ್ಯವಹಾರ…
ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ: ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶೇ.88 ಅಂಕ ಗಳಿಸಿದ್ದರೂ ಹಾಸ್ಟೆಲ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀಟ್ ಸಿಗದೆ ಬೇಸತ್ತ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳು, ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಸಚಿವ ಆರ್.ಬಿ. ತಿಮ್ಮಾಪುರ ಅವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ಹೊರಹಾಕಿದ ಘಟನೆ ಮುಧೋಳ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಸಚಿವರಿಗಾಗಿಯೇ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯ ಈ ನೇರ ವಾಗ್ದಾಳಿ ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಗೊಳಿಸಿದೆ. ಘಟನೆಯ ವಿವರಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯೊಂದು ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ ಸಾಧಕ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಸನ್ಮಾನ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿ ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ತನ್ನ ಅಳಲನ್ನು ತೋಡಿಕೊಂಡಳು. ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಆಕೆ, ಹಾಸ್ಟೆಲ್ ಸೀಟ್ಗಾಗಿ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು…
Bengaluru: A group of four men allegedly assaulted a 24-year-old cab driver near SMVT railway station at Byappanahalli recently after the latter objected to their spitting on his vehicle. Despite intervention by several bystanders, they continued to abuse and physically attack him. The driver lodged a complaint, and a video of the assault has gone…
Bengaluru: The Yeswantpur-Kacheguda Vande Bharat Express, which connects Bengaluru and Hyderabad, will no longer run on Fridays. The South Central Railway (SCR), which operates the service, has shifted the train’s maintenance day from Wednesdays to Fridays.The semi-high speed service, operating six days a week, departs Kacheguda on the outskirts of Hyderabad at 5.45am, arriving at…
NEW DELHI: A Zomato delivery boy was allegedly thrashed by two men in Bapuji Nagar area in Bengaluru on September 14 after the food delivery was delayed.The altercation broke out when the order arrived later than expected, leading the accused to assault the delivery executive. The youth sustained minor injuries in the incident.The police said…
Bengaluru: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Thursday issued an interim stay on the state govt’s recent order promoting two IPS officers to the rank of director general of police (DGP) ahead of their seniors.The stay followed a petition by additional director general of police (ADGP) Alok Kumar, who had moved CAT against disciplinary proceedings initiated…
Bengaluru: From construction sites to city streets, green nets have long served as temporary barricades. But in Bengaluru, they now have a new role — not to shield buildings under construction, but to prevent waste dumping at so-called blackspots. The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) cleared garbage at several sites and installed green net fencing with…
