Karnataka

Bengaluru: Motorists travelling on the Bengaluru-Tumakuru stretch of National Highway-48 urged the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to suspend toll collection, citing persistent delays in road widening and the end of concessionaire agreements for toll operations.The 50km stretch, popularly known as Tumakuru Road, is one of the busiest corridors leading out of Bengaluru, linking…

Pics: @hyroxindiaBengaluru has a new fitness fix: Hyrox — a global racing format that blends running with functional workouts. In a city known for its strong fitness culture, it’s drawing enthusiasts together to train, compete and cheer as a community. ‘HYROX IS A PERFECT BALANCE OF SIMPLICITY AND CHALLENGE’For Shwetambari Shetty, a fitness expert in…

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Women’s Commission has written to the city police commissioner, urging legal action against those circulating abusive content on social media targeting actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s wife, Vijayalakshmi, and their son.Darshan is currently in judicial custody in connection with the murder of Renukaswamy from Chitradurga. Following his arrest again after the Supreme Court cancelled…

Bengaluru: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged two cases of wasteful spending and revenue loss by state departments — one involving chapati-making machines procured for hostels, and another concerning a vacant public works department (PWD) shopping complex.In its latest report, CAG found the social welfare department (SWD) spent more than Rs…

BENGALURU: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Karnataka on Thursday morning, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue orange and yellow alerts across multiple districts. Authorities scrambled to take precautionary measures and declared holidays for schools and colleges in affected regions.In Bidar district, overnight rainfall in Aurad taluk led to overflowing streams and inundation…

Bengaluru: The e-khata storm has left non-resident Indians (NRIs) who have invested in Bengaluru apartments baffled and furious. They are receiving BBMP tax notices with massive penalties, some running into lakhs of rupees, only to see the figures suddenly slashed in subsequent notices without explanations.Dubai resident Aldrin K told TOI about the BBMP notices he…