Bengaluru: Four persons, including a mother-daughter duo, drowned in agricultural ponds in Tumakuru and Anekal since Sunday.In the first incident, M Suchitra (11) and her brother M Ravindra (9) drowned in the agricultural pond at Benakanahalli in Madhugiri, Tumakuru district, Sunday evening. The two were grazing sheep in a field and waded into the pond…
Bengaluru: Critical tests by Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) of Namma Metro’s Pink Line will begin Tuesday, with inspections scheduled till May 12.According to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials, after the inspection, RDSO will analyse test data and issue an interim speed certification. This will be followed by inspection by the commissioner…
Bengaluru: “What kind of man are you? You won’t leave women to be safe anywhere?” Karnataka high court said Monday while coming down heavily on a social media content creator accused of secretly filming women passengers on Namma Metro trains in the city.While delivering the sharp rebuke, the court also refused to quash criminal proceedings…
Bengaluru: How badly Bengaluru’s once cool climate has been mangled in recent decades is now evident in what scientists describe as the rise of “heat archipelagos” across the city — clusters of extreme heat pockets scattered through the landscape and increasingly merging with each other.Borrowed from geography, where it refers to chains of islands, the…
Bengaluru: What began as a hopeful effort to secure her children’s education ended in heartbreak for a 39-year-old mother, who lost Rs 80,000 in cash that she had borrowed from her younger sister. Thieves allegedly stole the cash while she was boarding or not long after she had boarded a BMTC bus (route number 317)…
Bengaluru: Rail commuters in the city may face a tough few weeks as yard remodelling work at KSR Bengaluru railway station — approved by the railway board — is set to disrupt train services from mid-June to early Aug. The scheduled work will cause cancellations of regular services, including express, passenger and Memu trains, forcing…
Bengaluru: The ‘BSY Abhimanotsava’ on May 9 in Chitradurga, to mark former chief minister BS Yediyurappa‘s 50 years in public life, will double as a political exercise to consolidate state president BY Vijayendra‘s position within a divided party unit. Though officially billed as a commemorative programme, party functionaries say the scale and timing reflect a…
In ‘What She Said’, Gowri Ramnarayan retells the Ramayana through the eyes of six women —Urmila, Manthara, Shurpanakha, Mandodari, Tara and Shanta — offering insights into how forgotten female characters dealt with their victimhood. The play features six epic women enacted by three actors. Gowri lends voices to the women who were silenced, overlooked and…
HANDS-ON TRAINING-Women learning how to ride a motorcycle at a two-day workshop in Tumakuru Ranjitha Prabhakar decided to change gears after turning 40, moving from the pillion seat to riding a rugged adventure motorcycle. Her journey underlines a larger movement playing out on Bengaluru’s roads. Heavy bobbers, tourers and cruisers, weighing anywhere between 175 and…
Bengaluru: Two alleged two-wheeler thieves were arrested by Talaghattapura police for targeting parked motorcycles across various parts of the city. The accused, Mohammed Khasif, 22, and Usman Khan, 21, residents of Talaghattapura, are suspected of carrying out a series of thefts using a similar method.According to police, the duo would identify unattended scooters, break the…
