Bengaluru: Three students astride a gearless scooter were crushed to death after accidentally jumping the median and coming under the wheels of a truck near Agalakote village, Devanahalli, Saturday. The victims are N Manikanta, 20, Srinivas R and S Tousif, all PU students from a private college in Hunasamaranahalli, police said.“Around 20 students from the…
ಗದಗ: ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ತಾಣವಾದ ಲಕ್ಕುಂಡಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಉತ್ಖನನ ಕಾರ್ಯದ ವೇಳೆ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಶಿಲೆಯೊಂದು ಪತ್ತೆಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಪ್ರಿಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಕುತೂಹಲ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಕೋಟೆ ವೀರಭದ್ರೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನದ ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನೆಯಿಂದ ಆರಂಭವಾಗಿರುವ ಉತ್ಖನನದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು (ಭಾನುವಾರ) ಈ ಕುತೂಹಲಕಾರಿ ಸಂಗತಿ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಮಣ್ಣು ಅಗೆಯುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಪಾಣಿ ಬಟ್ಟಲಿನ’ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ವಿಶೇಷವಾದ ಕಲ್ಲು ದೊರೆತಿದೆ. ಈ ಶಿಲೆಯು ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಪುರಾತನ ಕಾಲದ ಅವಶೇಷವಿರಬಹುದು ಅಥವಾ ಪೂಜಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ…
Bengaluru: Ending months of speculation over when competitive cricket would return to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the state govt has given a conditional go-ahead for international and Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be staged at the venue.On Saturday, the additional chief secretary, home department, wrote to the city police commissioner, granting approval subject to…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru district administration extended the electoral roll verification drive by three weeks. The exercise is being carried out by mapping the 2002 electoral roll with the 2025 voters’ list. Bengaluru Urban deputy commissioner G Jagadeesha said the exercise is under way across all seven assembly constituencies in the district.As per guidelines issued by the…
Bengaluru: Govt Railway Police (GRP) Bengaluru division called for more security measures, such as CCTV cameras, at railway stations after a passenger was sedated and robbed at SMVT station this month.The 21-year-old passenger’s jewellery and cash worth Rs 35,000 were stolen on a train while he was unconscious. Police tracked down the robbers on Jan…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) penalised 4,353 passengers a total of over Rs 8 lakh for travelling without tickets. In Dec 2025, its security and vigilance wing inspected 43,553 buses across the state. Inspectors also detected pilferage by conductors amounting to over Rs 1.1 lakh. KSRTC said disciplinary action has been initiated against…
Bengaluru: Freedom Park looked less like a conventional festival venue and more like a living classroom over the weekend, as Makkala Hubba, the children’s segment of Bengaluru Hubba, drew families into a series of immersive, hands-on experiences designed to spark curiosity among the young lot.One of the most striking installations was Phytoplankton World, a glow-in-the-dark…
Ballari: A BJP delegation Saturday visited the residence of Congress worker Rajasekhar, who had been killed in a gunfire following a banner row between supporters of the party’s MLA G Janardhana Reddy and Congress legislator Nara Bharat Reddy in Ballari.Led by BJP state president BY Vijayendra, the delegation handed over Rs 10 lakh to the…
Bengaluru: Freedom Park pulsed with energy Saturday as BLR Hubba, the vibrant art and cultural fest anchored by Unboxing BLR and backed by Karnataka govt, drew massive crowds.The festival which kickstarted Friday has a hoard of events across multiple venues, offering something for everyone. At Freedom Park, conscious buyers flocked to the vegan market, where…
Bengaluru: Visvesvaraya Technological University‘s (VTU) internship portal, rolled out to streamline the newly introduced four-month mandatory internship for seventh-semester engineering students, has drawn sharply divided reactions from students, parents, and colleges.The portal was launched as a single-window platform to connect students with companies and curb fraudulent internship certificates. Colleges were directed to ensure that students…
