Bengaluru: At least five students from Bengaluru schools secured 45/45, the maximum score in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), whose results were announced Monday.Amisha Sharma and Varun Vasudevan Iyer from Greenwood High as well as Aarushi Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy and Rishika Aggarwal from The International School Bangalore secured the feat. All the students secured admissions…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have booked the driver and owner of a massive trailer truck for disrupting traffic for over an hour on NH-66.Police said the trailer, arriving from the Panambur Beach direction, was driven by Vinod Kumar Singh in a negligent manner, endangering human life Sunday. The vehicle collided with a roadside electric pole,…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara on Monday said the state govt will soon submit a report to the Centre seeking advance release of funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as it prepares to tackle a possible drought.He told the media that he was prepared to meet Union home minister Amit Shah personally…
BengaluruKPCC president B K Hariprasad on Monday defended the Booth Level Officers (BLO) holding mass enumeration processes at community halls, temple and masjid premises claiming that the officials have been unable to enter the slums and narrow bylanes of colonies to conduct house-to-house enumeration.“A lot of the BLOs have come to our workers claiming they…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s monsoon deficit had widened to 30% this season as of Sunday. While the deficit is expected to widen further with farmers already watching the forecast before sowing, experts say it’s too early to call drought.According to IMD’s rainfall summary for June 1-July 5, Karnataka received 166.3mm against the normal of 238.4mm. South-interior regions…
Bengaluru: Emerging technologies, ranging from robotic neurosurgery to responsible artificial intelligence, took centre stage at the 26th annual convocation of the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) Sunday. Institute leaders also highlighted IIIT-B’s expanding global role in advancing digital public infrastructure.Held under the theme ‘Wings of Excellence’, the convocation saw 316 students graduate, including…
A group of bikers allegedly blocked an ambulance carrying a patient in Bengaluru, performing dangerous stunts and obstructing its path BENGALURU: A group of bikers allegedly blocked the path of an ambulance carrying a patient while performing dangerous stunts on a city road in the early hours of July 4, prompting police to launch an…
Bengaluru: A 32-year-old mini-goods vehicle driver was killed after four unidentified men allegedly attacked him during an attempted robbery near Hosur in Tamil Nadu Saturday night. His younger brother, Mohan, narrowly escaped.The deceased, Keshava, a native of Bagepalli in Chikkaballapur district, worked as a driver for a logistics firm. Police said he had taken Mohan…
Bengaluru: Tense moments unfolded in Hulimavu Sunday after a 35-year-old woman climbed onto the overhead water tank atop a four-storey building with her four-year-old son and threatened to jump, allegedly over multiple grievances. A massive rescue operation was launched before police brought both down to safety.The incident occurred around noon at Doddakammanahalli under Hulimavu police…
Bus accident in Rajajinagar Bengaluru: Three passengers were injured after two BMTC buses collided near Rajajinagar Sunday, with preliminary investigation suggesting that the crash occurred when a car travelling ahead of the buses applied sudden brake.According to Rajajinagar police, three persons, including a woman, sustained minor injuries. They were treated as outpatients at a nearby…
