Two road rage incidents reported in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: Two road rage incidents were reported in the city, with videos of both episodes going viral on social media. In the first incident, a friend of a Mercedes-Benz owner was seen assaulting a motorist on Indiranagar 100 Feet Road in the eastern part of the city. The…
Bengaluru metro rail (Representative Image) BENGALURU: A woman jumped onto the track at Rajajinagar Metro station in Bengaluru on Saturday, briefly disrupting Metro services on the Green Line, officials said. The incident took place at around 12.25 pm, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the woman was rescued safely without sustaining any injuries…
The two electric buses are operated by private firms Tata Smart Mobility and OHM Mobility under BMTC’s lease arrangement. BENGALURU: Five passengers and a driver were injured after an electric Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus rammed into another electric bus waiting at a traffic signal near KR Circle in Bengaluru on Saturday morning.The accident…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar and wife Usha present a memento to former CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar called on his predecessor Siddaramaiah at his residence and sought his blessings and guidance, a move that comes in the wake of the former CM’s month-long silence sparking speculation within Congress.At the…
A file photo of KPCL’s Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), one of Karnataka’s largest thermal power generating stations. Bengaluru: With Karnataka staring at the possibility of drought due to a weak southwest monsoon triggered by rapidly developing El Niño conditions, chief minister D K Shivakumar on Friday directed the energy department to prepare a special…
The footage, showing caretakers at the daycare, operated by Little Scholars, behaving harshly with toddlers, sparked outrage across the country. BENGALURU: Three days after the alleged abuse at a daycare centre inside the Capgemini campus in Brookefield came to light, parents of toddlers began recounting behavioural changes they believe may be linked to the incidents….
Bengaluru: A bomb threat email sent to the department of space and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters triggered a high-alert security response before police investigations revealed it to be a hoax. Investigation led officers to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, where the accused behind the email was traced.The accused, Nishant Tyagi, 36, is an SSLC…
Shruthi KC, anganwadi teacher-turned-BLO, at a voter’s residence in Chickpet constituency For 59,050 booth-level officers, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls promises to be a grueling month-long marathon. These grassroots workers have to go door-to-door to verify voter details, collect documents, and update records. spent a day with Shruthi KC, anganwadi teacher-turned-BLO, in…
Bengaluru: A real estate firm lost Rs 65 lakh after cyber fraudsters created a fake WhatsApp profile of the company’s owner using his photo as the display picture and tricked an accountant into transferring money.According to a complaint filed by Rajendran BK, managing director of Mythreyi Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd, the fraud happened after…
Bengaluru: Police probing the deaths of seven workers at a quarry in Tavarekere-Ramanagara in Bengaluru South arrested two quarry managers, N Lokesh, E Panduranga alias Pandu from Basaveshwara Crushers and Raju N from Udayashankar Crushers.Around 7am Thursday, a huge boulder from Basaveshwara Crushers came crashing down 40feet, mowing down the seven workers at Udayshankar Crushers…
