Bengaluru: A 22-year-old BSc graduate died after he got trapped in a cage lift at a hotel in Jayanagar Thursday morning. His head was crushed between the lift’s iron grills and the wall, leaving him with fatal injuries. Police registered a case of negligence against the hotel owner, building owner and lift maintenance staff.The deceased,…
Volunteers painted Judicial Layout railway underpass in various shades of green to reflect the character of the area Bengaluru: Around 150 employees of a multinational company, collaborating with the Bengaluru North City Corporation, spent Thursday afternoon cleaning and painting the walls of the Judicial Layout railway underpass in north Bengaluru as part of a special…
Bengaluru is bracing for a sleepless Sunday. As Spain and Argentina face off in the FIFA World Cup 2026 final on July 19, the city’s football lovers are lining up watch parties, lucky rituals and late-night plans. And this year, they have more room to do it in style. The Karnataka government has allowed pubs,…
Bengaluru’s young theatre lovers are in for a treat as the 16th edition of the AHA! International Theatre for Children Festival returns to Ranga Shankara from July 18 to 25. The week-long festival will present eight productions by theatre troupes from Argentina, South Korea, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany and India, bringing stories from across the…
Residents allege that officials attempted to begin excavation inside the apartment premises without prior notice, escalating tensions Bengaluru: A proposed stormwater drain (SWD) alignment through a BDA apartment complex has sparked a fresh dispute between two civic bodies, leaving over 200 families caught in the middle. Residents allege that officials attempted to begin excavation inside…
For almost two-and-a-half centuries, Sultan Battery has watched over ships entering Mangaluru through the Phalguni River. Today, as a ₹64-crore bridge rises beside it and promises to transform connectivity across the waterway, the 18th-century watchtower faces a different challenge: neglect, poor visitor infrastructure and uncertainty over how its heritage value will be preserved amid rapid…
Bengaluru: A damaged portion of a concrete bridge on Tumakuru Road near Sandal Soap Factory Metro station has raised safety concerns among commuters using the busy Nelamangala-Majestic service road that runs beneath it.A visit to the spot revealed visible signs of deterioration along sections of the bridge’s side structure, with concrete chipping away in several…
Representatives of BRICS standards bodies Bengaluru: Aimed at better information sharing and to coordinate on quality infrastructure across emerging markets, BRICS nations Thursday agreed to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in standardisation.The consensus was announced by Union minister for Consumer affairs Prahlad Joshi at the meeting of the heads of the…
Net Effect: Work under way to install a 12-foot-high chain-link mesh atop the 23-foot laterite compound wall at Mangaluru district jail Mangaluru: Authorities at Mangaluru district jail have begun installing a 12-foot-high chain-link mesh atop the existing 23-foot laterite stone compound wall to prevent contraband, including ganja packets, from being thrown into the prison.With the…
Police found Swapna’s body in the bedroom and Manoj Kumar hanging from a ceiling fan. BENGALURU: A 30-year-old man allegedly strangled his pregnant wife to death with a dog’s leash before dying by suicide at their rented house in Banashankari Park in Channamanakere Achhukattu in south Bengaluru on Thursday.The incident came to light on Thursday…
