Bengaluru: Bengaluru residents can now order small LPG cylinders on Swiggy Instamart without a regular domestic LPG connection, as the quick-commerce platform expands into a tightly regulated household category. Instamart, in partnership with state-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), has begun a pilot in parts of Uttarahalli and Subramanyapura, a company spokesperson told TOI. The…
With FIFA World Cup fever set to peak on the semifinal and final match days, Bengaluru’s pubs, bars and restaurants have a reason to cheer: the city has extended their closing time from 1 am to 3.30 am. The decision, announced by Bengaluru City Police following a request from the National Restaurant Association of India…
By Deepa Natarajan LoboDespite a dry spell this monsoon, Bengaluru’s Ulsoor (Halasuru) Lake is teeming with life. Thanks to restoration efforts over the past few years, coupled with a few timely showers, the iconic waterbody has once again transformed into a thriving ecosystem. The biggest draw is the arrival of majestic Spot-billed Pelicans, now spending…
For years, apartment owners in Karnataka have struggled with the same set of disputes: Who owns the parking space? What exactly counts as a common area? How should maintenance be collected? What happens when an ageing building needs redevelopment? And what rights do flat owners have over the land beneath their homes?The draft Karnataka Apartment…
Gopala Krishna Baliga, engineer-turned-businessman, and his wife Radhika,63, from Mangaluru, completed a 12-day road trip across Iceland, driving 2,450 km in June Mangaluru: His first drive outside India was anything but a leisurely spin. At 67, Gopala Krishna Baliga found himself behind the wheel of a left-hand-drive camper van, negotiating Iceland’s windswept roads, narrow bridges…
Ben Stokes has responded to criticism from England great Ian Botham with a tongue-in-cheek social media post after announcing his retirement from international cricket.Stokes, who retired from international cricket during the Trent Bridge Test against New Zealand last month, was the subject of a light-hearted remark from Botham on the Test Match Special podcast. Reflecting…
KPCC Campaign Committee president Vinay Kumar Sorake(centre) addresses the media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: The Congress on Wednesday demanded dissolution of the existing Ram Mandir Trust, its reconstitution with Shankaracharyas and devotees as members, and a Supreme Court judge-monitored CBI probe into alleged theft and financial irregularities linked to the Ram Mandir.Addressing reporters, KPCC…
Boy’s Drowning Karnataka high court Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has refused to accept a Rs 2 lakh compensation offered by three accused persons over the drowning of a toddler in a water tank.In a tragic incident this May, the two-and-a-half-year-old boy entered an under-construction building – the premises of the petitioners – in Rajarajeshwari…
Lohith K, a BLO at Inekidu village and primary school teacher at the Govt School in Bilinelebailu in Kadaba taluk, clings to a makeshift ropeway to cross a stream and reach a voter’s doorstep as part of the ongoing SIR Mangaluru: Election duty took an adventurous turn in Dakshina Kannada when a booth-level officer (BLO) hopped…
Mangaluru: A crab-catching trick from the village streams of yesteryear has resurfaced in a new avatar. Two farmers from Kokkada in Dakshina Kannada have redesigned the traditional bamboo crab trap, replacing bamboo with plastic to create a reusable model that can last for years.Dinesh Naik,45, a farmer, and Hemanth K,21, have recreated the traditional ‘koori’,…
