Mysuru-based bank officer used money on vacations, leisure, personal expenses and to repay boyfriend’s debts Bengaluru: The Girinagar Police in Bengaluru arrested a Deputy Manager of a private bank on Saturday for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of Rs. 50 lakh, using the money for vacations, leisure and repaying debts. The accused has been identified…
God cannot save Bengaluru, but… Mysuru can
February 22, 2025Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) on Wednesday, speaking of Bengaluru’s traffic nightmare, sparked a controversy when he said, “Bengaluru can’t be changed in two or three years. Even God can’t do that. It can be changed only when proper planning is done and executed well.” DKS is correct, God cannot fix Bengaluru’s traffic…
A desperately gasping Bengaluru!
October 27, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Day in and day out, for the past so many days, we have been reading reports and seeing videos about the misery that is being wreaked because of rain, on people who have chosen to live in our State capital. As we flick through our news channels, we see…
BE student from Kodagu ends life in Bengaluru
January 5, 2024Bengaluru: A 19-year-old student, who was pursuing his engineering course, committed suicide by shooting himself with his father’s gun at his house in Bhavani Nagar, Bengaluru on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Vishu Uthappa, a native of Kodagu, who was pursuing his first year BE course at RR College in Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru. Vishu’s…
A sister city can help Bengaluru city, not tunnels
October 7, 2023On Thursday, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka said the Government would float a global tender in the next 45 days to build underground tunnel roads in Bengaluru, 190 kilometres of it! But it is only an expensive and temporary fix. Underground tunnel roads will help decongest certain junctions in Bengaluru, but only if the…
Mystery shrouds death of Kodagu-born dentist, daughter in Bengaluru
August 9, 2022Bengaluru: Mystery shrouds death of a Kodagu-born dentist and her daughter, who were found hanging at the house in Banashankari Police limits, Bengaluru. The incident took place on Saturday, which came to light lately. The deceased are Dr. Nellachanda Shyama Muthappa (39), a native of Virajpet in Kodagu and her daughter Aradhana (10). Shyama Muthappa’s…
Has Mysuru gone Bengaluru way?-1: Bangalore’s Glorious Days
December 15, 2021By R. Chandra Prakash During our several meetings with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in connection with Draft of Mysuru-Nanjangud Master Plan-2031 time and again we were assured, both by the Master Plan consultants and the MUDA top officials, that their main objective was not to allow Mysuru go the Bengaluru way. That was between…
State mourns Puneeth Rajkumar
October 30, 2021Last rites tomorrow; 15-km procession route to be cordoned off Bengaluru Police on high alert; Actor’s daughter reaches Delhi Bengaluru: Shrill cries of “Appu Appu, Yuvarathna, Paramathma” rent the air as thousands of grieving fans are continuing to flock Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium to pay their final respects to ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar whose last…
Puneeth Rajkumar dies of heart attack
October 29, 2021Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor ‘Power Star’ Puneeth Rajkumar passed away due to a massive heart attack at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru today noon. The news has shocked lakhs of fans. Sources said that the 46-year-old actor was rushed to the hospital after he complained of discomfort while exercising in the gym. A group of doctors constantly…
Heart-wrenching suicide note of actress asks for forgiveness
October 1, 2021Bengaluru/Kushalnagar: Budding Kannada television actor Savi Madappa alias Soujanya (25) was found dead under suspicious circumstances in an apartment at Doddabele village near Kumbalgodu on the outskirts of Bengaluru in neighbouring Ramanagara district yesterday. Police found a four-page note and they suspect that she may have died by suicide. Savi is the daughter of Cheekanda…
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