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Shivaratri special: Gangajal distribution at 3,000 temples in Karnataka
On Wednesday, 40,000 litres of gangajal brought from Haridwar region, and filled in over 1.25 lakh cans and bo...Read More BENGALURU: Holy water from the Ganges will be distributed to devotees at 3,000 Shiva temples spread across the state on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Friday, February 21.
Bengaluru: 5 injured in Koramangala ice-cream parlour blaze
BENGALURU: Five people were injured when an LPG leak triggered an explosion and fire in an ice-cream parlour near Wipro Signal, Koramangala on Tuesday evening. The incident took place around 7.15pm inside Bombay Kulfi outlet. Police said that there were about 10 workers inside the building at the time of the incident and all of them managed to rush outside. Many of the workers have suffered burn injuries.
Bengaluru: Elephant calf named after Padma Shri recipient Tulsi Gowda
BENGALURU: A newborn elephant calf at Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBBP) has been named after Padma Shri recipient Tulsi Gowda, who has planted over one lakh trees. The female calf "Tulsi", a new member to the BBP family, was born on January 30 to the 13-year-old elephant "Vanashree". Both mother and calf are doing well. Tulsi happens to be the second offspring for Vanashree, as the latter gave birth at first one (Samapath) during February 2014.
Bengaluru: Flyover to be named after 19th century military chief Sangolli Rayanna
BENGALURU: The flyover at Anand Rao Circle, near Majestic, will be named after Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna , the 19th century military chief who fought against British. The flyover connects West Bengaluru with central business district. Chief minister BS Yediyurappa made this announcement on the occasion of Rayanna’s 189th death anniversary on Sunday. He made this announcement after garlanding Rayanna’s statue near Majestic.
Bengaluru: No Cauvery water supply in several areas on Jan 23
BENGALURU: Supply of Cauvery water will be affected in many parts of Bengaluru city on Thursday, January 23. The disruption is in the wake of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) taking up repair works for Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) Stages 1, 2 and 3 pump houses at TK Halli, Harohalli and Tataguni. During the repair work scheduled through the day on Thursday, there would be no water pumping from these stations.
3,600 trees likely to make way for wider roads, Metro in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Around 3,600 trees in Bengaluru Urban district are likely to face the axe for road widening or other development work. Documents accessed by TOI show that half the trees marked for removal stand between NICE Road and Magadi Road in west Bengaluru and are to be cut for road development work under the Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project (KSHIP).
Section 144 in Bangalore tomorrow: Section 144 imposed in Bangalore for three days starting Thursday
BENGALURU: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in Bengaluru for three days starting 6am on Thursday to December 21 midnight. The orders are in the wake of fresh protests for and against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) expected to be held on Thursday and Friday.
Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru for three days starting Thursday | India News - Times of India
BENGALURU: Prohibitory orders under section 144 have been imposed in Bengaluru for three days starting 6 am on Thursday till midnight on December 21. The orders are in the wake of fresh protests for and against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) expected to be held on Thursday and Friday.
Bengaluru Development Authority: Bengaluru: BDA recovers property worth Rs 300 crore at Nagawara | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) officials on Tuesday recovered four acres of prime land worth Rs 300 crore in Nagawara, north Bengaluru. A building and sheds were erected there illegally. A senior official said the recovery is probably the largest in BDAâs history when it comes to land value. âUnauthorised persons built a five-storeyed building there. We have not yet demolished the structure but removed the sheds and other encroachments,â he said.
Bengaluru: Now, book your Bannerghatta safari online
Bannerghatta zoo (File Photo) BENGALURU: It is time to say goodbye to long queues to enter Bannerghatta zoo or safari as booking a ticket for this is now just a click away. The Bengaluru Bannerghatta Biological Park on Tuesday announced the online ticketing system where patrons can log on to www.bannerghattabiologicalpark.org and book tickets for various facilities like zoo, safari and butterfly park among others.
review lake breaches: Hulimavu episode: Technical committee to review lake breaches | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has formed a three-member technical committee to review lake breach cases in the city including the recent case of Hulimavu lake breach that affected hundreds of families. Other two lakes are Doddabidarakallu and Hosakerehalli that witnessed breach few months ago.
Weatherman predicts showers in Bengaluru for two more days
Rohith B R | TNN | Updated: Nov 8, 2019, 20:11 IST On Thursday night, Bengaluru city station recorded a rainfall of 2.9mm and the HAL station recorded 25.2mm rai...Read More BENGALURU: Moderate rain that lashed several parts of Bengaluru past Thursday midnight is expected to continue for two more days, says the weatherman. âBengaluru will see a generally cloudy sky with rain or thundershowers very likely for the next two days. Mist cover in early morning hours is likely over some areas.
Bengaluru: Gaping hole in Sumanahalli flyover triggers massive jams
Atul Chaturvedi & Rohith B R | TNN | Updated: Nov 3, 2019, 6:20 IST Traffic moves seamlessly on the other side BENGALURU: West Bengaluru plunged into a massive traffic gridlock on Saturday after a portion of the asphalted road and concrete on Sumanahalli flyover caved in late Friday night. While traffic was stopped immediately on the damaged side, vehicles continued to ply on the other side. There was a gaping hole, at least 6ft long and 4ft wide, after the concrete gave way.
Bengaluru: Monitor lizards rescued from a village in Anekal
According to officials, the lizards were set to be sold to some Bengaluru hotels which serve dishes made of th...Read More BENGALURU: Forest officials on Wednesday rescued 4 monitor lizards from a village in Anekal taluk and arrested a person. According to officials, the lizards were set to be sold to some Bengaluru hotels which serve dishes made of their meat. An antler of a sambar deer was also seized in the operation.
Karnataka: Snake rescued from home minister's house in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommaiâs house in MLA Layout of RT Nagar in state capital Bengaluru received an unusual guest in the form of a rat snake on Wednesday afternoon. The snake was rescued by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wildlife volunteers and released into a safe habitat later. The incident took place around 2pm. The home ministerâs gun man noticed a juvenile rat snake and called the BBMP control room for help.
Major protests to save Bellandur lake on Friday
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Karnataka monsoon season ends on a high
BENGALURU: With the southwestern monsoon (June to September) technically coming to end on Monday, Karnataka finished with excess rainfall of 23%. The rain bounty, like for rest of India, came in the last two months of the season, after a deficient start. CS Patil, director, India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru, said Karnataka received 1032mm between June and September as compared to the normal figure of 841mm for the season.
Karnataka: Snared sloth bear rescued, under treatment
BENGALURU: A 15-year-old wild sloth bear, whose left hindlimb was severed after it was caught in a snare in Ballari, has found a new lease of life in Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre, thanks to the efforts of foresters and wildlife volunteers. Recently, the staff from the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) found the bear struggling to wriggle free of the snare suspected to have been put up by poachers. After being rendered unable to move freely and forage, the bear was severely dehydrated and gaunt.
Bengaluru: Wood Institute submits Rs 4 crore proposal for tree census
BENGALURU: The Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) on Friday said it has submitted a proposal to BBMP for conducting a tree census in Bengaluru city. The Rs 4.3 crore proposal puts two main objectives, enumerate urban trees for preparing a tree diversity database in BBMP areas and identify unhealthy trees and assess associated risks.
With August bounty, Karnataka now has excess rain
BENGALURU: Karnataka, which was staring at a massive rain deficit in the first two months this monsoon, has received excess rainfall of 21% for the season, thanks to the bountiful rain it received in the first 11 days of August. In June and July, rain deficiency in the state was recorded at 27% and 12% respectively. In August till date, the state received a total rainfall of 775mm as against 336mm in the corresponding period last year.
Krumbiegelâs great-granddaughter happy with move to drop KRS Disneyland project
BENGALURU: âDeepest sigh of relief,â is what Alyia Phelps-Gardiner Krumbiegel, 57, the great-granddaughter of Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel, had to say after she learnt the state government is unlikely to go ahead with the Disneyland project proposed at Brindavan Gardens in KRS reservoir, Mandya. Krumbiegel, a German botanist and garden designer, was the designer of Brindavan Gardens. Alyia, a resident of Surrey in southeast England, is on her second visit to India.
MM Hills sanctuary has to wait for tiger reserve tag
NOT CONVINCED: The National Tiger Conservation Authority has found lapses in the proposal to declare MM Hills ...Read More BENGALURU: Karnataka will have to wait longer to get its sixth tiger reserve: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has found some lapses in the proposal to declare MM Hills wildlife sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district as a tiger reserve and asked the state government to rework it. âThe buffer zone for the reserve was not defined properly.
namma metro: Bengaluru: Metro services to see disruption during weekend | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: Bengaluru's Namma Metro train services between Byappanahalli and MG Road metro stations on Purple Line will not be available from 9.30pm on Saturday (August 3) till 11am on Sunday (August 4) due to regular maintenance works. On Saturday, the last through train from Byappanahalli to Mysuru Road will leave Byappanahalli station at 9.30pm and the last through train from Mysuru Road to Byappanahalli will leave Mysuru Road at 9pm.
Karnataka theatre director S Raghunandan rejects Sangeet Natak Akademi honour citing 'growing intolerance'
BENGALURU: A day after the Sangeet Natak Akademi announced honour for S Raghunandan, a noted theatre director from Karnataka, the latter on Wednesday rejected the recognition. In an open letter that was circulated on various social media forums, Raghunandan said he was upset with the increasing episodes of hate crime and intolerance in the country. âToday, there is mob lynching and violence in the name of God and religion, and even in the matter of what one eats.
Karnatakaâs orphaned bear cubs named after Cricket icons Dhoni and Mithali
BENGALURU: Two sloth bears cubs, rescued recently from a 20-foot-deep well in Tumakuru of Karnataka, have been named âMaahiâ and âMithaliâ, in honour of cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mithali Raj.
bmtc: Bengaluru: BMTC old passes valid till July 8 | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has extended the validity for last yearâs concessional student bus passes till July 8, while advising students to get their new smartcards as early as possible. Students can apply for passes on BMTC website www.mybmtc.com. Passes are being printed or renewed in 15 locations through 50 counters. As on Monday, BMTC has received 76,700 applications and issued 21,600 student passes.
Rail track between Tumakuru-Gubbi doubled
BENGALURU: The South-Western Railway (SWR) on Sunday made it official that the track doubling work between Tumakuru and Gubbi (18 km) in South Karnataka has been commissioned recently. It consists of three stations (including 1 halt station). A media communication from SWR said that the doubling work is part of Arsikere-Tumakuru doubling project (96 km) which was sanctioned in 2015-16 for Rs 578 Cr. This project is fully funded by Ministry of Railways.
chinkara sanctuary: Karnataka: Chinkara sanctuary at Tumakuru notified | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has notified Bukkapatna Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district. Bukkapatna happens to be only the second protected habitat for the rare antelope in the state after Yedehalli in Bagalkot district. Spread over 148 sq km, Bukkapatna sanctuary will be larger than Yedehalli. Also, Bukkapatna will be the southernmost tip of the distribution range of chinkara in India.
snake bites girl: Shooed away by guard, Russellâs viper bites girl | Bengaluru News - Times of India
BENGALURU: When 14-year-old Sahana K (name changed) was walking down the stairs of her apartment in Hemmigepura, near RR Nagar, last Saturday, all that was on her mind was the rollicking time sheâd have in the play area. But the girl was bitten by a baby Russellâs viper on the stairway. The snake bite was only the beginning of what turned out to be an ordeal for the child and her parents.
Bengaluru: What are you breathing? this citizen science project will tell - Times of India
Bengaluru: How bad is the air we breathe? What impact does the city’s toxic air have on our health? Soon, such questions will get specific answers with the Clean Air Platform (CAP), a collective initiating a project to measure air pollution exposure in Bengaluru. The project titled #WhatAreYouBreathing will crowd-source data on citizens’ air pollution exposure at different locations in the city.
Make bars and pubs smoking free zones: Excise department - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Apr 22, 2019, 06:41 ISTPhoto for representative purpose only BENGALURU: The state excise department has ordered that premises with excise permit — bars, pubs and restaurants — be made smoking-free zones. According to a directive, the step seeks to curb secondhand smoking. As per the Karnataka Protection of Non-Smokers Act 2001, hotels are not allowed to have smoking rooms. Adherence to this rule is also an important consumer right for all passive smokers.
Bengaluru's Bellandur lake froths again, residents fume - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Updated: Apr 21, 2019, 16:29 ISTSince Saturday, the water body has been spewing large swathes of toxic froth that is accompanied by stink BENGALURU: Few spells of rain and the infamous froth is back at Bellandur lake to haunt residents around and commuter who take the lake side stretch. Since Saturday, the water body has been spewing large swathes of toxic froth that is accompanied by stink.
Bengaluru: Rains most likely on polling day, says met office - Times of India
Rohith B R When you are out to vote on Thursday, it would be better to carry an umbrella to the polling booth: India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru, on Wednesday forecast rain or thunderstorms in the city on polling day. | TNN | Apr 17, 2019, 21:21 IST BENGALURU: When you are out to vote on Thursday, it would be better to carry an umbrella to the polling booth, said India Meteorological Department, Bengaluru, on Wednesday forecasting rain or thunderstorms in the city on polling day.
Munish Moudgil appointed special officer of BBMP - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Apr 14, 2019, 22:21 ISTMunish Moudgil (File Photo) BENGALURU: Munish Moudgil, commissioner, survey, settlement and land records, has been appointed as special officer (enforcement) with the BBMP for daily monitoring activities of Static Surveillance Team (SST), Flying Squad Teams (FST), excise and other enforcement teams. Moudgil is also entrusted with the responsibility of developing a software for daily monitoring of the same.
Kids hit street against garbage dumping in East Bengaluru - Times of India
BENGALURU: Several kids of Munnekolala area on Sunday took to the street and formed a human chain to protest against the garbage dumping.Accompanied by their parents, the kids staged a protest against the BBMP for failing to stop the illegal garbage dumping near a railway track there.Children carried placards that stated 'Garden city or Garbage city, Stop Litter, Do not give us a garbage-filled future," among many others.A 12-year-old girl Tanvi told TOI, " There was no other planet to go and...
Karnataka raids: No MP, MLA or minister targeted, says I-T dept - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Updated: Mar 28, 2019, 18:03 ISTKarnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, former chief minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress - JDS leaders ... Read More BENGALURU: The Income Tax department on Thursday said that no MP or MLA or minister have so far been covered in the ongoing searches done by its sleuths in Karnataka.
Minimum balance in Bengaluru Metro smart card fixed at Rs 50 - Times of India
BENGALURU: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday fixed the minimum balance to be maintained in contactless smartcards, which commuters carry for Metro travels, at Rs 50.
Bengaluru water board to reduce Cauvery supply to RWH violators - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Mar 25, 2019, 22:19 ISTRepresentative image BENGALURU: The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Monday said that residential and other properties in Bengaluru which are yet to install rain water harvesting systems as per norms will get reduced supply of Cauvery water. The move follows a resolution the water board had adopted on the occasion of World Water Day, which was observed recently.
Rain in parts of south Karnataka; spike in temperature likely in Bengaluru - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Mar 24, 2019, 21:16 ISTPhoto for representative purpose only BENGALURU: There is no relief for Bengalureans from the summer sizzle, even as parts of Tumakuru, Kodagu and Chitradurga in south interior Karnataka received isolated rainfall on Sunday. “There is little scope for rain in Bengaluru. In fact, there are chances of mercury levels further peaking and touch about 37 degrees Celsius in the next few days in the city.
Karnataka: Free bus travel facility for students writing SSLC exams - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Mar 19, 2019, 21:56 ISTA KSRTC bus depot at Kempe Gowda (File Photo) BENGALURU: To facilitate the students appearing for SSLC examinations, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to allow student pass holders to travel in its buses (city, suburban, ordinary and express services).
Bengaluru: Learn how to read weather data at IMD on March 22 - Times of India
Rohith B R | TNN | Mar 19, 2019, 22:06 ISTRepresentative Photo BENGALURU: Come Friday, the Central Observatory Complex of Meteorological Centre on Palace Road will be open to public through the day. Staff at the Centre will showcase different types of equipment and exhibits used for weather monitoring and how to read weather data and analyse it. The event marks World Meteorological Day, which falls on March 23 every year. The day marks the establishment of World Meteorological Organisation in 1950.
Elevated corridor: CM HD Kumaraswamy says no proceeding further without public consultations - Times of India
Rohith B R Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday assured representatives of various citizen groups who are demanding the cancellation of the controversial elevated corridor project tender that his government won’t move ahead with the plan without public consultations.
Over past decade, toxicity of Bengaluru air worsened 46% - Times of India
NIMLI (RAJASTHAN): Toxicity level in Bengaluru’s air is increasing at an alarming rate. A recent analysis of air quality data from the city shows that its PM10 level has gone up by 46% in the past 10 years. PM10 are particulate matter with less than or equal to 10 micrometres in diameter present in air. These tiny particles of dust and other pollutants are small enough to enter lungs through breathing and cause complications ranging from coughing and sneezing to heart attack and stroke.
Protecting groves is more vital than farm loan waiver’ - Times of India
Sacred groves are communally protected forest fragments with significant religious connotations. Over the past few decades, IISc professor TV Ramachandr a and his team have done extensive work on the status of the groves and suggested measures to protect them. In an interview, Ramachandra says kans are being steadily encroached and points to the negligence of decision makers for the damage. Excerpts: What is your take on the status of kans in Karnataka?
Toilet water in cane juice near Bannerghatta zoo? - Times of India
BENGALURU: Little did Aniruddh Shinde, 26, a resident of Yelahanka, know that his first visit to Bannerghatta zoo on Sunday would start on an unhygienic note. As he waited after buying a ticket for safari, Aniruddh was witness to a shocker: a boy working in one of the sugarcane juice stalls in front of the park was drawing water from the outlet of a wash basin of the public toilet.
Faultlines surface, Bengaluru more prone to low-intensity quakes - Times of India
BENGALURU: Bengaluru region is not safe from earthquakes. Arkavati plate, on which the city and surrounding districts sit, has developed active faults, leaving the region at the risk of earthquakes. Such quakes will be of very low magnitude.
Shivakumara Swami passes away: A chronology - Times of India
Rohith B R 111-year old Shivakumara Swami, chief pontiff of Siddaganga Mutt passed away in Karnataka's Tumakuru at 11.44am on Monday following ill health. He was being treated for lung infection and other age-related ailments for the last few months. He had been put on ventilator for the last one week on and off. | TNN | Jan 21, 2019, 15:34 ISTFILE: Shivakumara Swami.
Shivakumara Swamiji, 'walking god' of Karnataka, passes away
Shivakumara Swami was a noted Hindu religious figure and humanitarian who headed the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru. BENGALURU: Supercentenarian Shivakumara Swamiji, popularly known as "Nadedaduva Devaru" (Walking God) in Karnataka, passed away in Tumakuru at 11.44 am on Monday following ill health. He was 111 years old. Shivakumara Swamiji was being treated for lung infection and other age-related ailments for the last few months and was on ventilator for the last one week on and off.
How youth’s suicide bid disrupted Bengaluru Metro train services - Times of India
Christin Mathew Philip and Rohith B R | TNN | Updated: Jan 12, 2019, 09:57 IST BENGALURU: A Metro passenger allegedly tried to commit suicide at the National College Metro Station on Friday. An unidentified passenger attempted suicide by jumping on the metro rail track at the station at 11:20am. National College Metro Station on the Yelachenahalli – Nagasandra line was closed for some time following the incident.
Metro passenger attempts suicide, Namma Metro services disrupted - Times of India
BENGALURU: A Metro passenger allegedly tried to commit suicide at the National College Metro Station on Friday.An unidentified passenger attempted suicide by jumping on the metro rail track at the station at about 11:30am.National College Metro Station on the Yelachenahalli – Nagasandra line has been closed following the incident.BMRCL officials said they have suspended the metro rail services immediately after the incident.
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