Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda directed Bescom to prepare a comprehensive inventory of all electricity-related obstructions on footpaths across GBA areas and begin removing them as part of ‘Freedom from Waste’ campaign starting Aug 1.Reviewing Bescom infrastructure on footpaths during a virtual meeting Tuesday, the minister said old and damaged electricity poles,…
Ryan Ten Doeschate (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Knight Riders Sports has appointed former Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate as its new Head of Cricket Strategy, bringing him back to the franchise where he enjoyed success as both a player and coach.In his new role, ten Doeschate will oversee cricket strategy, player scouting, recruitment, squad planning and…
The accused, identified as Vijay Ragav (42), a fruit vendor and resident of NRI Layout in Ramamurthy Nagar. BENGALURU: A 26-year-old woman allegedly fought back against sexual harassment by confronting a fruit vendor, recording the interaction on her mobile phone and later helping police arrest him after the video went viral on social media.The accused,…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam Pakistan dropped to the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings after an 90-run defeat to the West Indies in the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. It was Pakistan’s eighth straight away Test loss, leaving them with just one win from five matches and a…
Every time I go out to a restaurant or cafe with my male friend(s), I wonder if I am invisible. It has happened so often that I have started noticing a very significant pattern before we have even placed our order. It goes on like this – We enter a restaurant, and the waiter cheerfully…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (Photo by AP) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that Shan Masood fractured his finger during the first Test against the West Indies in Trinidad, an injury that affected the team’s batting plans in their 90-run defeat.Masood picked up the injury while batting in the first innings and was forced to bat…
Bengaluru: Losing a mobile phone to a thief turned out to be far worse for a rail passenger who lost Rs 67,000 from her bank account earlier this month.The woman Krishna Veni (name changed) had boarded Train No. 12577 Bhagmati Express from Katpadi railway station to Mysuru on July 16 on a sleeper class coach.By…
An initiative to refurbish and upgrade police barricades across Udupi district has been launched Udupi: A major initiative to refurbish and upgrade police barricades across Udupi district has been launched with the support of a private party.SP Hariram Shankar said that as part of the first phase of the project, eight police barricades in the…
Around 6 lakh people viewed RGUHS convocation on social media platforms: RGUHS Bengaluru: Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will create a network of student “social media warriors” across Karnataka to spread awareness about drug abuse and promote healthy lifestyles among school and college students. Additionally, it asked all its affiliated colleges, numbering around…
Mangaluru: Police have taken a 22-year-old accused into custody in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman near the KSRTC New Bus Stand at BC Road in Bantwal on July 16.The accused, Chethan, a resident of Odinala in Belthangady, allegedly attacked and killed Lavanya, a resident of Uli village in Bantwal taluk. He had…
