Bengaluru: A small but strategic traffic change has significantly improved commuting conditions for motorists near Marathahalli on Outer Ring Road (ORR) in the city’s tech corridor. Implemented last week, the traffic diversion near Jeevika Hospital has eased chronic congestion at Kalamandir Junction, reducing travel time on the busy 1km stretch from Marathahalli Bridge bus stop…
Bengaluru: BBMP, struggling to contain growing anger over 31,000 e-khata show-cause notices for property tax on parking areas, is facing a significant backlog of unresolved e-khata grievances and high rates of reopened complaints.Four wards — Kengeri, Hoodi, Horamavu, and Begur — have more than one in three unresolved cases of grievance against BBMP’s e-khata notices.On…
Bengaluru: The husband of a 32-year-old woman, who died by suicide, was detained by police after her relatives alleged that he was assaulting her regularly for not giving birth to a son.The accused, Shivananjappa, who is self-employed, found his wife, S Renuka, hanging from the ceiling fan of their room at Bheemeshwara Colony in Madanayakanahalli,…
Bengaluru: The demolition of late actor Vishnuvardhan’s memorial at Abhiman Studio in Kengeri late Thursday sparked emotional reactions from his fans, several of whom had gathered in protest at the spot Friday. The demolition happened under police protection.Fans have long campaigned for a memorial to honour their beloved star. The site has been a point…
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP hit back at Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi Friday, insisting irregularities in electoral rolls were rampant even in assembly segments won by senior Congress functionaries including Varuna, the constituency represented by chief minister Siddaramaiah.Aravind Limbavali, former Mahadevapura MLA, at a press conference, said: “We must thank Rahul Gandhi for raising this…
Bengaluru: Already under political pressure, the govt is now facing mounting legal pressure from Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct long-pending zilla (ZP) and taluk panchayat (TP) elections by the end of this year.With the elections overdue since May 2021, SEC has stepped up its legal fight even as rural development and panchayat raj…
Bengaluru: The Yellow Line of Namma Metro, linking RV Road to Bommasandra, is emerging not only as a key transport link through the city’s IT corridor but also as a showcase of corporate-backed infrastructure. Through an innovative financing scheme by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), major companies have directly funded the construction of stations,…
Bengaluru: Police started investigation after a video, which went viral on social media, showed a toll booth staffer at Electronics City flyover sustaining injuries when he clung to a mini-goods truck that did not pay toll.Cops are yet to confirm the identity of the staffer. Toll charges for four wheelers on the 10-km flyover are…
Faraz Khan, a Mumbai-based actor and director, believes that “theatre should provoke, not pacify.” With his upcoming shows in Bengaluru, he brings together satire and social commentary, reviving his long-running play The Open Couple and presenting a new reading of Ajay Krishnan’s Butter and Mashed Banana, which explores censorship and identity. Excerpts from a conversation:…
BENGALURU: Placements at engineering colleges across Karnataka have seen a sharp decline – particularly tier-2 and tier-3 institutions – for the 2024-25 graduating batch, with a sluggish start reported for the 2025-26 cohort. A significant drop in mass hirings by large firms has left placement cells struggling even in high-demand disciplines like computer science. “Companies…
