Bengaluru: It began, as many cyberfrauds do now, with a professional networking app and a promise that sounded plausible enough. A message on LinkedIn, a polished pitch, and the assurance of steady, high returns from foreign exchange trading. By the time the illusion collapsed, a 61-year-old Bengaluru resident had lost more than Rs 5.1 crore…
Bengaluru is set for an unsettled Saturday, January 24, 2026, with patchy rain and high humidity expected throughout the day, while yesterday’s air quality was in the “Moderate” bracket, potentially irritating sensitive lungs. Temperatures will remain comfortably warm, but the combination of moisture and clouds may create a sticky afternoon feel, necessitating precautions like carrying…
Bengaluru: For lakhs of daily commuters who rely on bike taxis for short-distance or last-mile rides, the high court order Friday was less a legal victory and more a return to routine. For lakhs of autorickshaw drivers, however, it’s a hard blow.Akash M, a Metro commuter, said the bike-taxi service fills a critical commuting gap….
Bengaluru: The high court order lifting the ban on bike-taxi operations has brought relief to thousands of captains across Karnataka, many of whom had either stopped working or were operating cautiously amid fears of a backlash from autorickshaw drivers.For Deepa P, a bike-taxi captain in Bengaluru, the ruling has eased a daily source of anxiety….
Bengaluru: The rollout of an automated optical port probe meter reading system in Bengaluru delivered major financial gains for the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) by effectively plugging long-standing revenue leakages. In just 5 months since its introduction in Aug-Sept 2025, Bescom prevented revenue losses estimated at nearly ₹120 crore by eliminating scope for manipulation…
Bengaluru: Days after a leopard killed a pilgrim at the foothills of Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) in Chamarajanagar district, the forest department intensified surveillance in the area. Following the district administration’s decision to allow pilgrims to trek through forest routes between 7am and 4pm, forest minister Eshwar Khandre directed officials to deploy drone cameras…
Bengaluru: Even as an unusual cold wave gripped parts of Karnataka since Dec, forests battled a different threat, with 1,800 fire incidents reported from areas abutting protected zones. Although the number of fire alerts saw a marginal rise compared to 2025, forest officials said the incidents did not cause major damage.With a gradual rise in…
Bengaluru: As many as 113 police personnel, including IPS officers and women cops, were awarded cash prizes, amounting to Rs 35 lakh, for investigating two criminal cases – a rape case against former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna and a bank dacoity from Davanagere.“These two cases were unique in nature. Carrying out investigation was not an…
Bengaluru: The high court, while delivering its verdict on the operation of bike taxis, said Friday that a blanket prohibition on issuing contract carriage permits to motorcycles cannot be considered a reasonable restriction under Article 19(6) of the Constitution or the Motor Vehicles Act.A division bench of the court noted the MV Act permits motorcycles…
Bengaluru: To curb instances of drivers ferrying students while under the influence of alcohol, traffic police conducted a special enforcement drive Friday morning across the city and booked 26 drivers.During the drive, cops checked around 5,100 school buses and vans between 7am and 10am, and subjected the drivers to alcometer tests. “In a few cases,…
