After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: A journey back to…
After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: A journey back to…
Times News NetworkBengaluru: Three alleged fans of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, the main accused in the 2024 Renukaswamy murder case, were arrested on Wednesday on charges of threatening a key witness in an attempt to prevent him from testifying before court.According to police, the three accused, Venu, Suhas, and Puneeth, allegedly intimidated the 49th prosecution…
On day one, GBA freed up 76km of city roads and handed them back to pedestrians as part of the ‘Safe Footpaths Campaign’ Bengaluru: Earthmovers, backhoes and jackhammers tore into illegal constructions on footpaths Wednesday morning as Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) launched its latest campaign to clear city roads of encroachments. Street vendors were asked…
Bengaluru: Four days after a jilted lover, 30, triggered an explosion in a cab in Tumakuru district leaving him dead, a man from Uttara kannada district has come under the police scanner for allegedly selling crude bombs to the deceased.Nagendra allegedly abducted his former girlfriend, Ramya Nayak, from Bengaluru on June 27. Nagendra was planning…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has turned into a high-stakes political battle, with BJP and JD(S) coordinating at the grassroots in several areas, while Congress has activated its party network, govt machinery and allied organisations.As the door-to-door verification phase gathers pace, political parties are leaving little to chance by…
Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, and a high-level Norwegian delegation Wednesday participated in a 6.5km run through Bengaluru’s streets and footpaths Bengaluru: Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, and a high-level Norwegian delegation Wednesday participated in a 6.5km run through Bengaluru’s streets and footpaths.The run, led by Arun Pai of Project Walkaluru, aimed to…
After raiding farms overnight near Arekoppa in Kanakapura, a wild tusker became wedged inside a railway barricade while trying to re-enter the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. After a tense five-hour rescue involving tranquilisation & cutting through the iron barricade using gas cutters, forest officials safely released it back into the wild. Bengaluru: What began as a…
The signboard, installed on a public road outside the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) campus, was allegedly put up without authorisation, according to the activists. BENGALURU: An FIR has been registered against members of a pro-Kannada organisation for allegedly vandalising a Hindi signboard at BEL Circle in Bengaluru while protesting against what they described as the…
Street Vendors Eviction Drive in Bengaluru Footpaths Cleared, But Where Should Vendors Go? A Decade After Street Vendors Act, Bengaluru Has No AnswerBengaluru: As Bengaluru’s five city corporations intensify footpath clearance drives under the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s Safe Footpath initiative starting Wednesday, a fundamental question remains unanswered: where should thousands of street vendors displaced from…
