Bengaluru: For 72-year-old Rekha R, health insurance was a heavy expense. A Rs 10 lakh cover meant an annual premium of Rs 1 lakh with the GST component alone being a staggering Rs 18,000. Bengaluru resident Geetanjali Kapoor faced a similar pinch while insuring her 87-year-old mother, paying nearly Rs 80,000 in premium, of which…
Bengaluru: The power to order a reinvestigation or transfer of an investigation to another agency lies exclusively with constitutional courts – high court and the Supreme Court, the Karnataka high court clarified while quashing an order passed by a Bengaluru court.The cases with complaints registered before July 1, 2024, prior to the implementation of the…
Bengaluru: A recent flare-up of skin infections among children living in govt-run residential schools has prompted Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) to amp up hygiene practices and medical check-ups in its schools.KREIS operates 821 schools across the state, primarily serving students from disadvantaged backgrounds. It provides free residential education for students from class 6…
Bengaluru: The latest GST reforms for the garment sector in Karnataka — Bengaluru alone is home to close to 6 lakh workers — have been bittersweet. While the industry has welcomed rationalisation of rates and removal of the inverted duty structure, many players say they had hoped for a uniform tax bracket covering the entire…
Bengaluru: The free ride on the 71-km Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway, within Karnataka, has officially come to an end. Starting Thursday (Sept 4), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began collecting toll fees for the stretch between Hoskote and Kolar Gold Fields (KGF).For car owners, travelling from Hedigenabele (near Hoskote) to Sundarapalya (near KGF) now costs…
Bengaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) custody of Chitradurga MLA KC Veerendra Puppy was on Thursday extended by four more days. ED officials will produce the legislator in court again on Sept 8.During the hearing at the special court for people’s representatives, counsel representing the MLA objected to the ED request to extend his custody,…
By Sravasti DattaWe’ve all faced moments when we feel wronged, and wondered whether to seek revenge or offer forgiveness. This tension is at the heart of Ashiqa Salvan’s latest solo performance, Aunty Moxie is Delulu. “The play follows Aunty Moxie, a 60-year-old woman navigating these dilemmas, set against the contrasting ideas of Ganga, the goddess…
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 is experiencing patchy rain and mild temperatures on September 4, 2025, with a forecast high of 26.3°C and low of 19.2°C. The day brings an 88% chance of rain, moderate…
ವಿಜಯಪುರ: ಚಡಚಣ: (ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 4, 2025): ವಿಜಯಪುರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಚಡಚಣ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ದೇವರ ನಿಂಬರಗಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮಾ ತೀರದ ರೌಡಿಸಂ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮುನ್ನಲೆಗೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದು, ಕ್ಷೌರದ ಅಂಗಡಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ಗ್ರಾಪಂ ಮಾಜಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಭೀಮನಗೌಡ ಬಿರಾದಾರ (40) ಅವರನ್ನು ಗುಂಡಿಕ್ಕಿ ಬರ್ಬರವಾಗಿ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಘಟನೆ ಬುಧವಾರ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ನಡೆದಿದ್ದು, ಹತ್ಯೆಯಾದ ಕೆಲವೇ ಗಂಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹತ್ಯೆಗೆ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ದ್ವೇಷ, ಹಣಕಾಸಿನ ವಿವಾದ ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಎಂಬ ಸಂಶಾತ್ಮಕಬಕಾರಣಗಳು ಪ್ರಮುಖವಾಗಿವೆ ಎಂದು…
Bengaluru: If anyone thought theatre is dying, they ought to have been at the Times NIE playfest, the inter-school theatre competition, held in association with Greenwood High, Bannnerghatta, at their sprawling, green campus. The 12 finalists from NIE schools across Bengaluru not only proved theatre is thriving, but also that schools are nurturing talent, exploring…
