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Lost lakes, encroached drains: Why some parts of Bengaluru flooded worse than...
EnvironmentBengaluru received its wettest monsoon in 115 years, but its shoddy urban management ensured the rains were more destructive than necessary.Geetika MantriHaripriya SureshTheja Rambengaluru...
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Every tree in Bengaluru needs surgery, says city's 'green' doctor
EnvironmentTree surgeries extend the lives of trees, improve the aesthetics and allow sunlight to fall on more parts of the tree.Prajwal BhatCubbon_park_Flikr_Yair_Aronshtam.jpgFlikr/Yair AronshtamIn...
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Supervisor in B'luru hospital allegedly rapes woman employee, arrested
CrimeThe woman used to work in the house-keeping department of the hospital. TNM Staffarrest.jpgA 22-year-old woman from Bengaluru was allegedly raped by the supervisor of the hospital she works in....
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Karnataka govt to ban pillion riding in two-wheelers with less than 100cc engine
Road SafetyAccording to the new norm, manufacturers should make sure such vehicles have a seat only for the rider.TNM Staffwoman_scooter-pillion-750x500_PTI.jpgThe state government of Karnataka will...
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Over 8 years to build one flyover? Bengaluru residents angry over Hennur delay
Civic IssuesTired of the endless delays, close to 2,000 residents plan to protest before the incomplete flyover on October 29. Soumya ChatterjeeHennur_flyover_Nadia.jpegNadia ZackriaIt has been more...
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Drunk ambulance driver gets caught in Bengaluru, fakes medical emergency
DrunkThe ambulance driver was among 892 persons booked in the city on Saturday for drunk driving.TNM Staffambulance_pixabay-compressed.jpgRepresentative pictureA 25-year old man was arrested when he...
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9 days after being washed away in storm water drain, body of Bengaluru woman...
NewsThe woman had got washed away along with her daughter on October 13 due to the rains. TNM StaffKempegowda Bus stand.jpgThe body of 45-year-old Ningamma has been found, nine days after she got...
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No funds to states against vikas, says Modi: K'taka CM tells him to read...
PoliticsSiddaramaiah told PM that central funds were not charity, but a state's right.TNM StaffSiddaramaiah_Narendra Modi.jpgIn yet another incident of friction between the Union government and the...
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With pics of BJP leaders wearing Tipu-style turbans, Congress cries 'hypocrisy'
PoliticsA source in the BJP, however, claimed the photos were taken during past Iftar parties.Theja RamTipu Jayanti 3.jpgThe political mudslinging over the Tipu Jayanti issue has once again surfaced in...
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Mangaluru Congress leaders had a jostling match, and CM was stuck in the middle
PoliticsThe battle for who will be the next Congress candidate from Moodbidri has already startedTNM StaffCongress_MLA.jpgChief Minister Siddaramaiah had just stepped out of the Mangaluru airport, for...
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Bizarre: Did some people conspire to put cockroaches in Indira canteen food?
Civic issuesReacting to the video, the BBMP has approached the police, calling it a “deliberate attempt to defame the canteen.”TNM Stafffly_indira_canteen_750x500.jpgScreengrabA shocking video is doing...
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Killer pothole that claimed Bengaluru woman's life opens up again, days after...
Civic IssuesSince Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation is carrying out construction along the road the BBMP has pushed the responsibility of filling up the potholes on to BMRCL. Theja RamNayandahalli...
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Karnataka bans pillion riders on two-wheelers of less than 100cc engine capacity
Traffic RulesThe state transport department will also not register vehicles below 100cc engine with a pillion seat, said an official notification.IANSwoman_scooter-pillion-750x500_PTI.jpgImage for...
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Bengaluru JP Morgan staffers arrested for siphoning off Rs 12 crore from company
CrimeAfter a 10-day manhunt, Maruti was nabbed from Chennai's Marina beach. Theja RamJP Morgan cheats.jpgAfter a 10-day manhunt, a team of Bengaluru Police swooped on Maruti, alias Ramesh Chengappa who...
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Rs 1,500 cr B’luru Dreamz Infra scam: Accused Sachin Naik absconds days after...
CrimeThe prime accused Sachin Naik had received bail on September 5. TNM StaffSachin Naik.jpgSachin Naik, the con man, who duped hundreds of Bengaluru residents of their money amounting to Rs 1,500...
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Authorities deaf to sexual harassment claims, Bengaluru civic workers to...
Civic issuesCurrently the accused is absconding, but the workers want him blacklisted.Soumya ChatterjeeBLR_Bengaluru-pourakarmikas_protest-sanitation_750x500_TNM.jpgRepresentational ImageApathy by the...
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‘Tipu was no rapist or murderer’: Descendant to take BJP minister to court
InterviewThe union minister called the Tipu Jayanti celebrations a “shameful event of glorifying a person known as brutal killer, wretched fanatic and mass rapist” on Twitter. Theja RamTipu Sultan...
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Wonder why Bengaluru is in a mess? Less than 4% of BBMP’s budget for new...
Civic issues In an audit report, the NGO Janaagraha has said that the civic body doesn’t even keep track of which of their works is completed.TNM Staffbike_twin_pothole_BLR_750x500_TNM.jpgBengaluru’s...
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Bengaluru police arrest 8 for selling ganja to techies, college students
Drug BustPolice seized 36 kgs of ganja during the raid. TNM Staffganja 750x500.jpgThe Whitefield division police in Bengaluru arrested eight persons on Monday for selling ganja to techies, college...
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Bengaluru man robbed off Rs.16,000 in PayTM money in moving taxi
CrimeThe accused snatched the victims’s mobile phone, installed PayTM and opened two accounts using two different numbers.TNM Staffpaytm 750x500.jpgIn a bizarre incident, a 38-year old college lecture...
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