Bengaluru: Heavy downpour continued to lash Bengaluru city and surrounding districts in Karnataka, inundating several localities and disrupting normal life. Waterlogging was witnessed at various locations, several tress were uprooted and roads blocked due to heavy rains. The city received rainfall of up to 6.6 cm, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) said. Chief […]

Bengaluru: Free Wifi scheme to be launched in Bengaluru city in the next few days, said DCM Dr. G Parameshwar. Speaking at an event he stated that after Delhi, Bengaluru will be the second city to offer free WiFi service to the residents. “Our idea is to take technology to the doorsteps of the people,” […]

Bengaluru: A downpour accompanied by strong wind lashed the city and suburbs, flooding roads and uprooting scores of trees with rainfalls ranging from 12 cm to 20 cm being recorded in the space of just a few hours till Monday morning. Bengaluru South region bore the brunt of the rains which started around 11.30 pm […]

Bengaluru: Actor Upendra plans to announce his political party for the second time. Upendra is planning to enter politics for the second time on his birthday today. It is reported that the new party, Uttama Rajakeeya Party (UPP), will put up candidates in next year’s Lok Sabha polls and Upendra himself may contest from the […]

Bengaluru: Rain with strong winds which continued to lash the city left many roads flooded on Sunday. As many as three tree-falls were reported in the city. Parts of east Bengaluru were flooded, at least 12 vehicles were damaged after a massive tree fell at Margosa Road near Malleswaram 8th Cross. BBMP officials said that […]

Bengaluru : A 10th class student committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her home,west Bengaluru residence on Friday. Sushmitha B, 16, a resident of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar and daughter of milk vendor Basavaraju.She is  student of a private school of Magadi Road. Basavaraju said he found his daughter hanging from the ceiling […]

Kundapura: In a tragic accident, a mother and her three-year-old daughter were killed after a vehicle rammed into their two-wheeler here in Bengaluru on September 13. Surekha (30) and her daughter Aradhya are the deceased. They are residents of Vandse in Kundapur. Her husband Raghu was also injured in the mishap. The accident occurred near […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court sought response from the BBMP’s on a petition challenging the civic body’s circular asking businesses to reserve 60% of space on their name boards for Kannada. The Retailers Association of India challenged the BBMP(Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) order seeking all licensed retailers to ensure 60% of display in Kannada language […]

Bengaluru:Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty on Tuesday formed a joint committee to coordinate and work towards rejuvenating lakes in the city. The team set up comprises of officials from the BBMP, BDA, KSPCB, Minor Irrigation and Revenue departments and BWSSB. The Lokayukta has directed the committee to look through all the lakes in the city and […]

Bengaluru: Indian astronauts will probably be able to eat Idli Sambar while travelling in space. The ISRO is also planning to send humans on space voyages, and this also includes making preparations for food. Considering that the food in the space shuttle cannot be sent back to the kitchen if it is inedible, ISRO has […]