Bengaluru: The Krishnadevaraya Palike Bazaar, near the Vijayanagar Metro station, often described as south India’s first underground air-conditioned market, presents a stark contrast to the bustling street above. Completed at Rs 13 crore and inaugurated in Aug 2024, the facility now comes under the Bengaluru West city corporation after the formation of the Greater Bengaluru…
Bengaluru: The five civic corporations have proposed a combined budget outlay of Rs 20,216.5 crore for 2026-27, banking on Rs 4,378.6 crore from property tax collections. However, past trends show consistent shortfalls in meeting these targets, raising questions over how much of the planned spending will actually materialise.With property tax forming a key revenue pillar,…
BENGALURU: Overwhelmed by mounting business debts and the critical illness of his sister, a 26-year-old man allegedly attacked his family members before attempting to kill himself. Two of them died, while the other two, including the alleged attacker, are battling for life.The incident occurred at Mallenahalli near Attibele in Anekal taluk Saturday night. The deceased…
Bengaluru: A 29-year-old man, allegedly driving his car in the wrong direction on the one-way Cunningham Road, fatally knocked down two people on a scooter in the early hours of Sunday.The deceased have been identified as Zubair Ahmed, 42, a resident of Rehmat Nagar in RT Nagar, and his employee Abdul Musaveer Pasha 16, of…
Karnataka has implemented new rules for commercial LPG distribution BENGALURU: In line with Union govt directives to regulate commercial use of LPG amid the West Asia crisis, the state govt Sunday issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to manage supply and distribution.Under new guidelines, all commercial establishments must register for piped natural gas…
BENGALURU: A minor accident on Sarjapur Road on March 25 allegedly escalated into a road rage incident.A man identified as Shriraj Bhardwaj, 31, a native of Ajmer in Rajasthan, has shared details of the incident on X, stating that it occurred around 8.20pm when he and his colleague were returning home and encountered an autorickshaw…
BENGALURU: Three undertrials were seen in videos using phones inside highly guarded Central Prison of Bengaluru. In the videos, the trio claimed DGP (Prisons & Correctional Services) Alok Kumar “provided them the devices”. During an internal probe, the undertrials admitted that, through the videos, they were trying to derail reforms launched by the DGP to…
Bengaluru: A night of cricketing excitement ended on a bitter note for a few fans after they lost their mobile phones. Around eight missing mobile phone cases have been reported to Cubbon Park police. A senior officer said three were found. A few persons misplaced their phones while exiting the stadium in the crowd. One…
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old woman was caught attempting to smuggle prohibited items, including sim cards and tobacco, into Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara by concealing them inside her body.The incident occurred on March 26 around 4pm in the prison’s general interview section, where visitors are screened before meeting inmates. The accused, identified as Ritika Rai, had arrived…
Bengaluru: Tile factories in coastal Karnataka, many dating back to the 1800s and shaped by German missionary influence, are staring at an uncertain future, with restrictions on clay extraction emerging as the biggest challenge. Data from the department of small scale industries show a sharp decline across districts. In Dakshina Kannada, only eight of 27…
