Bengaluru

With Gowri-Ganesha festival nearing, Bengaluru markets report sharp hikes in flower and fruit prices, with jasmine at ₹3,800 per kg and bananas at ₹160.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), the global fellowship for alcohol recovery, marked its 61st anniversary in Bengaluru on Sunday, highlighting its decades-long work in supporting people battling alcoholism

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya criticised Namma Metro’s revised fares, calling them the costliest in India and demanding transparency on the fare committee report.

Railway Protection Force seized 5.22 kg ganja worth ₹4 lakh from Bengaluru Cantonment station, part of the NARCOS campaign to curb railway drug trafficking.

Four policemen attached to MK Doddi police station in Bengaluru South district have been suspended following the death of a theft suspect in custody.

Karnataka agriculture department enforces fencing and rescue gear at farm ponds after over 45 children drowned since January 2024

Bengaluru Traffic Police collected ₹4.18 crore on day one of the 50% discount scheme, with over 1.48 lakh pending challans cleared.

Arun Charan Chanda, a migrant worker from Odisha, lost both legs in a Bengaluru train mishap and is seeking government help to return home for treatment.

Two youths were killed and two others injured in three separate road accidents in Nandini Layout, Doddaballapura and Kogilu Main Road on Sunday.

BJP South Bengaluru unit will march to Dharmasthala on Monday under the theme “Dharmada Ulivige Dharma Yuddha,” led by MLA C K Ramamurthy

Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd will spend ₹85 lakh on a short film to showcase tunnel roads and elevated corridors planned at a cost of over ₹50,000 crore.

Students from Carmelaram and Chikkabellandur wrote to DCM DK Shivakumar, highlighting dangerous roads and demanding urgent repairs.

A 31-year-old woman lost her life after falling from an expressway flyover on National Highway-44 near Devanahalli in the early hours of Sunday

A Bengaluru resident shared on Reddit that a cab app charged ₹425 for a one-kilometre auto ride during rain, igniting debate on surge pricing.

Airtel services went down again in Bengaluru and other major cities, with users reporting signal and internet issues. The disruption lasted several hours.

Union Minister V Somanna has recommended renaming Tumkur University after seer Shivakumara Mahaswamy, acknowledging his service in education and welfare and urging the state to recognise his legacy.

On National Space Day, Bengaluru’s Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium hosted interactive events, talks, and competitions celebrating Chandrayaan-3 and India’s space achievements.

India’s first death literacy festival opened in Bengaluru, focusing on advance medical directives, palliative care, and the right to die with dignity.

With medical counselling delays affecting timelines, Karnataka may request AICTE to extend the Sept 15 admission deadline for engineering courses.

An ISEC study reveals fragmented governance and unsafe practices in Bengaluru’s textile waste management, urging circular economy solutions.