Bengaluru cops nab 13 for IPL phone theft at M Chinnaswamy Stadium BENGALURU: City police have arrested 13 persons, including nine juveniles from Jharkhand, for allegedly stealing at least 70 mobile phones from spectators during the IPL inaugural match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 28.On the night of the match, several spectators approached Cubbon…
Bengaluru: A seemingly helpful offer to enrol in a govt welfare scheme turned into a financial nightmare for a 55-year-old homemaker, whose bank account was allegedly used to route cybercrime transactions worth over Rs 10 lakh.According to a complaint filed by Parvathi, a resident of Ramamurthy Nagar, with the East Cyber Crime police Monday, she…
Bengaluru: Following the Supreme Court directive to identify, remove, and relocate stray dogs from institutional areas, three of Bengaluru’s five city corporations have only released partial data on the number of dogs found in such premises.Central, North, and West city corporations have reported 504, 875, and 591 stray dogs, respectively, in areas such as educational…
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the city’s five corporations have begun using new logos across their official websites and social media platforms.The logos were finalised at an executive committee meeting on March 20 chaired by deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar. While an official unveiling was expected, the designs have instead been introduced without a…
BENGALURU: The debate over gender differences in knee replacement surgery is moving away from implant design towards patient experience, with doctors noting that expectations from surgery remain largely the same across men and women.The shift in perspective was discussed at BOSCON 2026, the 29th annual conference of the Bangalore Orthopaedic Society, held Saturday, where clinicians…
Bengaluru: Despite being one of Asia’s largest industrial hubs, the Peenya Industrial Area continues to operate without a common effluent treatment plant (CETP), raising serious environmental and regulatory concerns more than five decades after it was set up. The area, according to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), generates approximately 1,458 kilolitres of wastewater…
AI-generated representational image. BENGALURU: A 26-year-old-man was found stabbed to death on the pavements of Balagere Main Road, Varthur, in the wee hours of Saturday. The victim has been identified as M Dala Ram from Rajasthan. He was residing with his cousin in Varthur. “He had come to the city four days ago, looking for…
Bagalkot/Davanagere: With four days left for campaigning to end ahead of the April 9 bypolls, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Saturday said Congress is headed for a decisive win, driven by strong public response to the state govt’s guarantee schemes.He said the schemes — Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, Gruha Jyoti, Yuva Nidhi and Anna Bhagya —…
Bengaluru: With the onset of summer, drinking water scarcity has been reported at 324 villages in Karnataka, prompting the state govt to step up supply through tankers and private borewells.Seasonal drying of water sources and reduced borewell yield have contributed to the situation. Karnataka has 26,676 villages across 31 districts, covering over 1 crore households.Rural…
Bengaluru: The state govt’s move to introduce automated land conversion is beginning to show results, with nearly 1,900 applications covering over 4,427 acres cleared for renewable energy projects since its rollout in Jan.Revenue department officials said applicants have paid more than Rs 15 crore in conversion fees, signalling strong investor interest. Tumakuru district has emerged…
