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Several services hit in Bengaluru over Cauvery issue, police declare...
Within a few hours of the Supreme Court revising its order while hearing Karnataka’s application, several parts of southern Karnataka witnessed protests and isolated instances of arson, forcing a...
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‘Stop work, join our protest,' angry Bengaluru mob tells India Today journo...
Even as there were not many reports of human injuries in the ongoing violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery river dispute, two TV journalists were physically assaulted by an angry mob in...
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One dead, two policemen injured in firing during Cauvery protests in Bengaluru
In the first death to be reported in the ongoing violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery river water dispute, one man has been killed in police firing in Bengaluru. Two policemen were...
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Birthplace of Cauvery, Kodagu district might be declared drought hit
As if the Supreme Court’s order directing Karnataka to release water hasn’t caused enough distress, senior officials in the State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre reportedly said that drought might...
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Karnataka to put more curbs on private hospitals for better regulation
In what could be a significant move, the Karnataka health minister Ramesh Kumar has sought improved regulation of private run hospitals to draw focus on patient care.Bangalore Mirror reported that...
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No Cauvery bandh on September 15, but massive 'Rail Roko' planned
Accusing the Centre of inaction over the Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, various Kannada organisations have called for 'Rail Roko' protest across the state on September 15.The...
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Cauvery Protests: No holiday for Bengaluru schools and colleges on Wednesday...
Though there have been sporadic instances of violence in Bengaluru, all schools and colleges - government and private - will remain open on Wednesday, according to the government. The announcement was...
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How a Bengaluru cab driver went on to manage a Thai restaurant
Shiv Prasad Patil has been driving a taxi for over eight years now and has no complaints about it. Until two months ago, he was managing the Lan Thai, a small restaurant serving authentic Thai cuisine...
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Second death in Cauvery protests, man dies after falling while escaping...
The Cauvery protests in Bengaluru claimed another life on Tuesday, as a 30-year-old man succumbed to injuries a day after he was hospitalised. Kumar, who was admitted to Srilakshmi Hospital in...
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Violence in B'luru: A2B restaurant suffers Rs 2 cr loss, all restaurants lose...
Apart from destruction of property during the agitation in Bengaluru on Monday, several restaurant chains across the city have also faced losses as they had to shut down owing to the violence that...
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Bengaluru boys missing since Monday, police too busy to take complaint says...
Two boys studying in Class 6 and Class 9 of two Bengaluru schools went missing in Rajagopal Nagar police station limits on Monday evening. Srikanth, 12-years-old, a student of Siri School in the...
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Bengaluru gets 1450 million litres of water a day, a quarter of that simply...
Despite appearances, the ongoing conflict over the sharing of Cauvery river water between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is not an annual event.It is only in deficit years that the two states lock horns. The...
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Why Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have no option but to share Cauvery water
By Prabhu MallikarjunanTamil Nadu and Karnataka's Cauvery basin reservoirs are half as full as they should be, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of reservoir data in both states, even as the Supreme...
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The tale of a Bengaluru locality that erupted in anger over the Cauvery
A giant poster of “Neerdose”, the recently released Kannada film, stares down at the Heggannahalli Main Road. The happy watercolours of pink, yellow and blue that highlight the film poster is a picture...
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ASSOCHAM pegs Karnataka's losses due to Cauvery violence, at over Rs 20,000...
Apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Tuesday pegged the state’s loss at between Rs 22,000 crore and Rs 25,000 crore, as the violence resulted in damage of infrastructure, affected mobility, and forced...
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As city returns to normalcy, Bengaluru police lift curfew
Bengaluru limped back to normal life on Wednesday, making police lift curfew in all the affected areas two days after violence shook the country's tech hub in protest against Karnataka releasing...
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Missing Bengaluru minor boys found in Tamil Nadu
Two days after they went missing, two Bengaluru boys were found in Katpadi railway station in Tamil Nadu. Railway officials informed the boys’ relieved parents, who are on their way to pick up the...
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Mysuru minor dies, days after she set herself on fire due to alleged harassment
Twelve days after she set herself on fire, a minor girl from Mysuru district succumbed to her injuries in a private hospital on Wednesday morning.Nithya*, a resident of Bilikere village in Hunsur...
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Bengaluru police make arrests in KPN buses arson case
Bengaluru police have arrested men suspected to have participated in burning buses owned by KPN Travels.DCP (West) Ajay Hilori told The News Minute that police had made arrests in connection with the...
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As CM cracks down, report finds Bengaluru arsonists wasted 2.7 lakh litres of...
Days after the city burst out in violent protest over the Cauvery dispute, a TOI report by Arpita Raj has stated that over 2.7 lakh litres of water was used to douse the fire on more than 30 trucks...
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