Bengaluru: The state govt has decided to submit a proposal to the National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking permission to open two new govt medical colleges in Ramanagara (Bengaluru South district) and Bagalkot this year. However, it will not submit a proposal for a medical college in Kanakapura for now.This is not the first time the…
Bengaluru: When you hear an ambulance siren cut through Bengaluru’s traffic chaos, move left, indicate, and keep the right lane clear. This coordinated movement from all the motorists on road can help save lives.To drive home this life-saving message, around 300 people took part in a walkathon in the city Saturday, urging road users to…
Bengaluru’s lakes, once key to the region’s ecology, are rapidly disappearing due to extensive encroachments, and the statistics are alarming.A sweeping digital survey has revealed that 730 out of 837 lakes in Bengaluru Urban have been illegally occupied, consuming a staggering 4,229 acres of public land. Bengaluru Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need…
Bengaluru: Despite the govt notifying authorised processors for bulk waste, many large waste generators in the city continue to hand over garbage to unauthorised collectors, prompting Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd (BSWML) to step in and seek stricter enforcement.In a letter to the North and East city corporations, BSWML urged officials to ensure that apartments,…
BENGALURU: The swipe looks harmless. So does the tap, the scroll, the quick question fired at an AI chatbot. Yet neurologists say these small, repeated acts are quietly reshaping how two very different generations use their brains. Baby Boomers and Gen Z may be separated by decades, but in clinics, their symptoms are starting to…
Bengaluru: The city’s traffic-clogged roads, deteriorating air quality and shrinking public spaces are no longer just civic inconveniences — they are increasingly shaping public health outcomes, experts warned at a Bengaluru Debates session held by Janaagraha, an NGO, Saturday.Experts pointed out that Bengaluru saw a sharp rise in non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and…
Lethal love: Misfiring illegal gun foils man’s murder bid on girlfriend in Bengaluru BENGALURU: A 25-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning after allegedly trying to shoot a young woman with an illegal pistol near a college campus in Mallapura, near Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The woman escaped unhurt as the weapon misfired twice,…
Bengaluru: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has begun testing the prototype trainset for the Pink Line, with preliminary trials conducted Friday on the elevated stretch between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere along Bannerghatta Road. Namma Metro had received the prototype from BEML back in Dec. Under Phase 2, BMRCL is building the 21km Pink Line…
DHARWAD: A Nepalese national was found dead and six of his roommates were hospitalised after suspected case of suffocation at their residence in Nandini Layout here on Friday night.Police said seven Nepalese men, all working at a local eatery, shared the accommodation. At night, they reportedly cooked dinner on a coal-fired stove and went to…
Investigation into the murder of Bhuvaneshwari, allegedly shot dead by her husband Balamuragan on Magadi Road last month BENGALURU: Investigation into the murder of Bhuvaneshwari, allegedly shot dead by her husband Balamuragan on Magadi Road last month, has thrown up more facts: the accused had hired a habitual offender from Salem, Tamil Nadu, to carry…
