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…
Bengaluru: With nearly half of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) students paying for internships, a debate has emerged over why companies are charging them for what is meant to be a learning opportunity, and how the system can be corrected.As reported earlier by TOI, 46% of engineering students pursuing mandatory internships under VTU had to pay…
Bengaluru: Home minister G Parameshwara Sunday reiterated that the M Chinnaswamy Stadium can resume hosting domestic and international cricket matches only if it fulfils safety measures and implements recommendations set out in the Justice John Michael D’Cunha report. The iconic Test match venue has remained shut to cricket since June 4 last year, after a…
Mysuru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah Sunday heavily criticised principal opposition party BJP, saying abusive remarks by former ministers B Sreeramulu and G Janardhana Reddy against Congress functionaries “reflected BJP’s political culture”. BJP functionaries had purportedly made the remarks during a protest in Ballari. Recalling an incident during Lok Sabha elections, Siddaramaiah said he was prevented from…
