Bengaluru: An Electronics City-based advocate has won a case against the Malleswaram branch of a national bank after it failed to return six blank security cheques and property documents despite fully repaying his construction loan and obtaining a closure certificate.The Bengaluru urban consumer disputes redressal commission held the bank guilty of deficiency in service and…
Bengaluru is experiencing a bright and dry Monday, January 19, 2026, characterized by sunny skies, comfortable early hours, and a warm afternoon. The city is forecast to reach a high of 29.4°C and a low of 16.8°C, with no rain anticipated, making it a straightforward day for outdoor activities. However, the air quality, which was…
Bengaluru: Mere submission of application for voluntary retirement does not confer right on an employee to be granted voluntary retirement from service, Karnataka high court has observed, dismissing the appeal of a KSRTC driver removed from service over unauthorised absence.L Srinivas’s petition appealed against the single bench order of Sept 2022 that allowed KSRTC’s writ…
Mother and son knocked down by college bus BENGALURU: A routine walk to school ended in tragedy for a mother and her young son in Vivek Nagar on Monday early hours. Eight-year-old Partha and his 37-year-old mother, Sangeetha, were killed after they were knocked down by a college bus near the Vivek Nagar bus stop…
Bengaluru: Karnataka education minister Madhu Bangarappa assured the managements of private schools on Sunday the state govt would relax the number of compliance parameters, including building and fire safety norms, required to obtain renewal of recognition for schools. From a total of 65 conditions which were mandatory, the number was brought down to around 30,…
Bengaluru: A Hubballi-based engineer was conferred the Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar 2025 for his role in enhancing rail connectivity between Karnataka and Goa. Kesireddy Vamshi Krishna Reddy (31) was among 100 railway employees honoured for his contributions to the sector.A divisional engineer with South Western Railway (SWR), Reddy led the relaying of broad gauge…
Bengaluru: The hospital-based cancer registry data from state-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), one of the busiest cancer treatment centres in the tech capital, points to a decline in the cervical cancer burden.Dr Naveen T, director, KMIO, said the percentage share of cervical cancer among all female cancers went down from 19.3% in 2021…
Bengaluru: In a tech-driven push to protect public land, revenue department has verified over 13.9 lakh govt land parcels under Land Beat digital surveillance programme over the past two years, flagging encroachment on around 90,000 plots across Karnataka.Launched to strengthen surveillance and safeguard state assets, the exercise gathered pace rapidly in 2024 — verification rose…
Bengaluru: Richmond Park and the streets around it got a festive look Sunday as residents of Richmond Town and Langford Town came together for Richlang Raste Habba, a neighbourhood-led event held as part of the city’s main culture and arts festival, BLR Hubba.From around noon, once nearly 150 vendors had set up their stalls, crowds…
Bengaluru: From colonial cocktails and forgotten battlefields to hidden hillocks and vanished neighbourhoods, Bengaluru’s streets are revealing stories that most residents pass by every day without noticing. As part of Anubhava Hubba under Bengaluru Hubba, a series of curated heritage walks is drawing citizens into the city’s layered past.Being held over 10 days, the walks…
