Karnataka

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…

Bengaluru: The high court has overturned a govt order to shut down Jan Aushadhi Kendras in govt hospitals. Justice M Nagaprasanna gave the ruling in response to a series of petitions filed by owners of these kendras, represented by a legal team led by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. The court indicated a detailed order…

Bengaluru: A gang of 5-6 persons allegedly assaulted a 30-year-old man with a beer bottle at midnight when he was returning home with his two friends after attending a birthday party. The incident occurred between 1am and 1.30am on Outer Ring Road in Hosakerehalli, Banashankari, Wednesday.The injured, Anjum M, a resident of Bapuji Nagar on…