Bengaluru: Following a backend server failure, use of the National Common Mobility Cards (NCMC) is disrupted across the city’s Metro stations.BMRCL has officially stated that an “unforeseen technical issue” has made the top-up and recharge facility for these cards temporarily unavailable. “Efforts are being made on priority to restore the service at the earliest…… Passengers…
Bengaluru: Months after the Karnataka government resolved to fast-track the mega textile project at Kalaburagi under the Centre’s PM MITRA (Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel) scheme, Home, IT-BT and e-Governance Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday announced that the state has finalised the first-phase infrastructure blueprint and administrative framework for the project, paving…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. BELAGAVI: Another March murder, another mystery. Days after Bengaluru girl Vennela’s murder was cracked, an ex-serviceman’s death under suspicious circumstances that had cops in knots has been solved.Aided by intelligent observation of the sequence of events and investigations, Belagavi police solved the death of 46-year-old former serviceman Sandeep Manjaragi.The…
R Prashanth VidyasagarNobody asked for a 15th-century mystic poet to get the electronic treatment. And yet here we are — and it works remarkably well. The Sadho Project takes the poetry of Kabir Das, whose verses have echoed for centuries through dargahs, village courtyards and concert halls, and places them within a world of electronic…
Trisha MajumderA grocery run on a Sunday morning is one of life’s simple pleasures. The energy of local markets feels almost therapeutic — handpicking fruits and vegetables, asking vendors about the freshest produce, participating in familiar bargaining rituals, and listening to conversations about prices and politics unfolding in the background. It is one of the…
Bengaluru: A city court on Wednesday sentenced a daily wage worker to 20 years of simple imprisonment for raping his 16-yr-old daughter, ending a three-year legal battle in which the minor survivor stood resolute despite getting no support from her mother and immediate family. The mother even reprimanded the girl for registering a rape case…
For one night, two institutions that helped define Bengaluru’s live music culture will share the same stage. One Night @ bFLAT, set to take place at The Humming Tree, is more than a tribute concert — it’s a reunion of communities, musicians and memories built around two beloved venues that shaped the city’s independent music…
Bengaluru: Following an intensive seven-day manhunt, Bengaluru police on Thursday morning arrested advocate P Priyanka, who is accused of murdering her six-year-old daughter in alleged collusion with her realtor boyfriend. She was traced to Sakaleshpur, about 220 km from Bengaluru. A local court remanded her to five days of police custody. Acting on specific intelligence,…
Bengaluru: Notwithstanding opposition from farmers and political parties against the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (GBIT) near Bidadi in Bengaluru South district, Karnataka govt Thursday issued the final notification for the acquisition of nearly 500 acres in three villages in Ramanagara and Harohalli taluks.The move signals the state’s resolve to push ahead with one of…
Bengaluru: In its first direct interaction with the Centre in two years, Karnataka govt led by DK Shivakumar participated in the NITI Aayog governing council meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. He later met PM Modi seeking approvals and funds for major state projects.Karnataka’s memorandum to the PM flagged pending central grants of Rs 2,860…
