Fire in factory at Bengaluru Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing factory in Bommasandra Industrial Area near Hebbagodi Sunday evening, triggering panic and sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. No casualties were reported, though the blaze remained uncontrolled till 9.30pm.Fire and emergency services personnel received information around 5.10pm about…
Bengaluru: More than 10 days after a worker went missing inside the Balagere sewage treatment plant (STP), rescue teams recovered what are believed to be parts of his body late Thursday. However, the search operation will continue.Fire department sources said rescuers recovered a thigh and an arm during operations Thursday night. The remains are believed…
Kolar/Bengaluru: Three separate road accidents in Kolar and Bengaluru have claimed the lives of five people, including three members of a family, since Saturday evening.A couple and their daughter were killed on the spot when the two-wheeler they were riding rammed the trailer of a tractor near V Gittahalli village in Mulbagal on the Bengaluru-Chennai…
Toxic flow: Sewage water from residential areas flows into the Nethravati River near Uppinangady Mangaluru: Mangaluru: The Nethravati river, the lifeline of Dakshina Kannada district, is allegedly being polluted by contaminated water, including sewage discharged from residential complexes in Uppinangady.Social activist Kailar Rajagopal Bhat said contaminated water from a residential apartment complex flows into the…
Bengaluru: Calling for a united fight against narcotic substance abuse in the country, vice-president C.P Radhakrishnan urged Karnataka to lead the way in driving change.“Awareness should spread to our city and across all districts of Karnataka. Our city and our state should lead the nation in becoming drug-free, and we must take this message to…
Lalasa Mukku, a researcher at Christ (Deemed to be University), has developed a series of AI-based models aimed at identifying women at elevated risk of cervical cancer by analysing precancerous changes known as Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN). Bengaluru: Cervical cancer rarely appears suddenly. In many women, the disease is preceded by subtle cellular changes that…
Tumakuru city police registered a suo-motu case against an contractor on charges of employing three labourers for manual scavenging. The incident took place Thursday morning when the workers were asked to clean two pits at KEB Association building in Tumakuru town, police said.Based on the complaint filed by constable Raghu SR, police registered the case…
Police detained street vendors, who held a protest against the eviction drive conducted by the Mangaluru City Corporation in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: A drive by Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) against footpath vendors Sunday turned tense, with street vendors arguing with officials near Govt Lady Goschen Hospital, here, prompting police intervention.Police took into custody nine persons,…
Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, along with his wife Kannika Parameshwari, take part in the ‘Chandika Homa’ at Kollur Mookambika Temple, Sunday Udupi: Deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, who visited Kollur Sri Mookambika Temple and offered puja Sunday, said the govt plans to prepare a master plan for the temple’s comprehensive development.He told reporters that…
Bengaluru: The persistent menace of stray cattle blocking busy roads has now led to legal action, with City Market traffic police filing a case against unidentified owners of cows that disrupted traffic and endangered commuters near the bustling Market Circle on SJP Road and adjoining roads.Police said the cattle frequently blocked roads, fought with each…
