Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has overturned a Rs 2- lakh compensation award to a Shivamogga man, ruling that his claim of a 2013 bike accident was based on contradictory statements and a fabricated story.Justice Umesh M Adiga set aside a Sept 2019 award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Shivamogga, which had granted Rs 2…
Bengaluru: The long-pending Karnataka Apartments Bill may now hinge on the outcome of the upcoming Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections, following a sharp exchange between apartment residents and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar.During the interaction at the public consultation on the Karnataka Apartments (Ownership and Management) Bill 2025, organised by Bangalore Apartments Federation Saturday, Shivakumar…
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೇಶ್ವರ (ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ), ಡಿ. 13: ನಾವು ಬಸವಣ್ಣನವರ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರೂ, ಇಂದಿಗೂ ಕೂಡ ಮೌಢ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ದುರ್ದೈವದ ಸಂಗತಿ. ಮೌಢ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಕಂದಾಚಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊನೆಗಾಣಿಸಲು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರೂ ವೈಜ್ಞಾನಿಕ ಮನೋಭಾವ ಮತ್ತು ವೈಚಾರಿಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಅಳವಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಕರೆ ನೀಡಿದರು. ಗದಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೇಶ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಂದನ ಎಜುಕೇಶನ್ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಿದ್ದ ಭಾರತ ರತ್ನ ಪ್ರೊ.ಸಿ.ಎನ್.ಆರ್ ರಾವ್ ಅವರ 10ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ವಿಸ್ತೃತ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ, 2025ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ “ಚಂದನ ಶ್ರೀ” ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು…
The lights will soon go dim at Urvashi Theatre — one of Bengaluru’s last surviving single-screen cinemas. For decades, its halls echoed with cheers, whistles and the excited rustle of film posters as generations queued up for the latest blockbusters. Now, as the theatre prepares to shut its doors for good, it marks more than…
Bengaluru: An SUV belonging to a former Karnataka minister fatally mowed down a 23-year-old factory worker near Magadi, about 55km from Bengaluru, close to Thursday midnight.Family members of the deceased, Rajesh BG, alleged that senior Congress leader HM Revanna’s son Shashank was driving the SUV. However, by late Friday, Revanna claimed a family driver, identified…
Bengaluru: Conservation and heritage activists are agitated by the govt’s decision to revoke the ‘green zone’ status it had accorded to Cantonment Railway Colony — where 368 trees faced the axe — barely three months ago. About 8.6 acres at Cantonment Railway Colony had become the second biodiversity heritage site (BHS) in the city, after…
Bengaluru: Who is actually collecting parking fees in the city? Even civic officials aren’t sure — a confusion that lies at the core of the chaos surrounding the pay-and-park rollout. Contradictory actions, unclear enforcement, and abrupt tender cancellations now cloud the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)’s plan to introduce a streamlined parking system across the five…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old private firm employee got into trouble after befriending a stranger on a dating app,as the cybercrook recorded him nude on a video call, blackmailed him for ransom to delete the videos and extorted Rs 1 lakh.The youth joined the dating app, saw the photo of a user called Pooja, and cross-checked it…
Veteran actor and theatre stalwart Lillete Dubey returned to Bengaluru recently with her play Vodka & No Tonic. Having performed in the city for over three decades, she calls Bengaluru one of the warmest and most organically evolving theatre hubs she has seen. “I’ve been coming here for more than 25 to 30 years, and…
In our current food culture, going to cafés is not only about what you eat but also about how ‘Instagrammable’ the place and the dishes are. The dining experience isn’t measured only by taste – it’s judged by how photo genic it is. From cakesicles to fancy samosa platters to luxe dessert details, every dish…
