Bengaluru: The city’s deteriorating air quality is starting to impact residents in ways beyond just physical health. Doctors have noted an increasing number of individuals reporting anxiety, sleep issues, fatigue, and stress. This suggests a growing mental health concern associated with sustained exposure to polluted air.“Air pollution in the city has a clear and measurable…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has directed both the state and central govts to ensure no development activities take place on the grounds at the Roerich and Devika Rani estate on the outskirts of Bengaluru.A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha, issued the direction on a PIL petition filed by RR…
Bengaluru: Suggi Huggi, a two-day cultural extravaganza marking the celebration of Sankranti, provides Bengalureans an opportunity to soak in the colours, flavours and rhythms of rural Karnataka. It will be held over the weekend — Jan 17-18 — at Jakkur Grounds. The free event is being organised by revenue minister and Byatarayanapura MLA Krishna Byre…
Bengaluru: While the state govt has insisted that it will facilitate elections to the five Greater Bengaluru corporations by June 30 in line with a Supreme Court directive, concerns over the integrity of electoral rolls have emerged as a major challenge, raising the risk of a fresh delay. Principal opposition BJP has flagged alleged inclusion…
Bengaluru: A crane used for Namma Metro construction work toppled while lifting a portal beam on Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Agara flyover in the early hours of Thursday. No casualties were reported.A BMRCL official said the crane overturned at 3.45am while loading the steel portal beam onto a trailer after one of its outriggers…
Mohammed Uzaif, and his mother, Sabana Abdul Bari BENGALURU: Driven by desperation for quick bucks, a 22-year-old BCom dropout found a shortcut to riches, building a lucrative cybercrime pipeline that earned him over Rs 25 lakh a year by operating thousands of mule bank accounts for a Dubai-based Indian mastermind. The partner in crime was…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old driver who works for a regional news channel in the city was shocked when Mysuru GST officials issued him a summons demanding over Rs 8 lakh in taxes for financial transactions he claimed he never carried out.The victim, Bharath BH, a resident of Krishnappa Garden, south Bengaluru, approached GST officials to seek…
Bengaluru: The high court enhanced the compensation payable to the parents of Anil Kumar, who died in a road accident in July 2017, to Rs 36.6 lakh with 6 per cent interest, holding that the Tamil Nadu–registered canter was solely responsible for the tragedy.The earlier compensation granted by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Bengaluru, was…
Bengaluru: Incomplete footpaths, misused cycle lanes and illegal parking have turned the 8-km stretch of Kanakapura Road, south Bengaluru, revamped under then Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) Rs 130-crore high-density corridor project, into a chaotic corridor. Residents are questioning what has happened to the allocated funds.The revamp works commenced in June 2024 with the aim…
Bengaluru: As the state’s door-to-door health screening programme aims to diagnose and manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Gruha Arogya is inching towards its target of reaching out to 1 crore people. The scheme will now be extended to economically weaker sections (EWS) residing within Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits. Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao recently held…
