Bengaluru: “First in my bloodline to cross Silk Board without a traffic signal,” a motorist chortled on the web. His celebration was evident. With the opening of a double-decker flyover over Silk Board junction, one of its ramps has facilitated easy traffic flow from HSR Layout towards Jayanagar.Another netizen exclaimed: “Wow! This (is) a dream…
Bengaluru: The ongoing house-listing phase of Census 2027 in Bengaluru has been hit by serious lapses on the ground, with officials flagging poor performance and widespread absenteeism of enumerators, leading to duplication of work, delays and escalating costs.“Each enumerator is assigned roughly 200 households — classified as one block — but the authorities say many…
Bengaluru: A 38-year-old advocate has alleged that a masked man flashed at her while she was walking her pet dog on the morning of April 20 in Sadanandanagar in east Bengaluru.According to the complaint filed by the woman, a resident of Sadanandanagar who practises at the high court, she was walking her dog on 2nd…
Bengaluru: Kannada actor Ranya Rao walked out of prison Wednesday following the completion of her one-year detention period under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act. She is the daughter of senior IPS officer Ramachandra Rao, currently under suspension for being seen in a sleaze video while in police uniform.Ranya’s…
Bengaluru: After a brief dip over the past few days, temperatures in the city surged again Wednesday, matching the season’s highest of 36.6 degrees Celsius recorded on April 14. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the mercury level was recorded at the Palace Road observatory.IMD scientists indicated that there is unlikely to be any significant…
The Chinese dominated the silk trade for a long time by trading processed yarn but never sharing silkworms or eggs with the outside world. The monopoly broke around 6th century CE when silkworm eggs were smuggled out of China. It was not until another 1,200 years later that Bengaluru began its journey towards becoming an…
Madikeri: The shocking case of US tourist’s sexual assault has raised uneasy questions, as investigators examine conflicting statements, digital evidence and prior interactions during the survivor’s stay in Kodagu district. Key details of the remain undisclosed by authorities.According to police sources, the Washington-based tourist alleged she was sexually assaulted on April 12, the day she…
Bengaluru: City police have launched a manhunt for a miscreant who, while riding pillion on a scooter, tried to sexually assault a girl walking by the roadside. The incident happened at Marutinagar in Kogilu under the jurisdiction of Yelahanka police in the north east division.The video shows two youths riding on a gearless scooter and,…
Bengaluru/ Belagavi: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its second suspected heat stroke death in two days, even as the govt placed all district and taluk hospitals on high alert and ramped up emergency preparedness amid an intensifying heatwave sweeping large parts of the state.A day after a 20-year-old youth in Bidar was reported as Karnataka’s first…
Bengaluru: Even as the state govt claims to have filled the majority of potholes across the city, more than 1,200 craters continue to persist, highlighting gaps in execution, inter-agency coordination, and long-term road maintenance.According to official data, out of 41,150 potholes identified across Bengaluru till March 2026, nearly 39,887 have been repaired, leaving 1,263 still…
