Bengaluru

The Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts holding Rs 6 crore after searches linked to alleged unauthorised cross-border fund transfers using digital assets.

Eight shawarma samples collected across Bengaluru have been found unsafe for consumption, raising concerns over food safety and hygiene standards.

Four students in Karnataka were unable to take the NEET-UG re-test, with late arrivals and a hall-ticket issue sparking political exchanges.

A 58-year-old woman died after falling from her terrace in Bengaluru while attempting to cut overhanging tree branches near her home.

A minor fire at Nagasandra Metro Station briefly sparked concern after smoke and flames were seen rising from the station premises.

A fruit vendor who died by suicide in Bengaluru allegedly blamed several people for harassment in a video message, leading to police action.

A 20-year-old youth from Bengaluru Rural, who went missing after being swept away by waves at Kerala’s Payyambalam Beach, was found dead during a search operation.

A student preparing for the NEET re-examination was found dead in Hyderabad. Police suspect exam-related stress may have contributed to the tragedy.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reprimanded workers for raising ‘DK-DK’ slogans during BK Hariprasad’s swearing-in as KPCC chief.

Bengaluru generates nearly 5,900 tonnes of waste daily but lacks the capacity to process it all, prompting a major overhaul of waste management systems.

A severe shortage of engineers in Greater Bengaluru’s civic bodies is delaying infrastructure projects, grievance redressal and road works across the city.

Trial runs on Bengaluru’s much-awaited Outer Ring Road Metro corridor are expected to begin in October 2026, according to Minister Krishna Byre Gowda.

Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda criticised Metro project delays and poor worksite management while announcing fresh timelines for major corridors.

A Bengaluru survey found that most respondents were unaware of the Special Intensive Revision process, raising concerns about voter inclusion.

A false alert claiming four murders near Kudlu Gate triggered a major police response before officers discovered it was a hoax call.

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Bengaluru after a woman alleged that he sexually assaulted her at a lodge after the two became acquainted through Snapchat.

A couple and their two-year-old daughter were killed in a BMTC bus accident near Hoskote, while a mason died in a separate crash in Bengaluru.

A 62-year-old rehabilitation centre owner was allegedly murdered by an inmate in Bengaluru, triggering a police hunt for the accused.

Authorities will begin towing vehicles parked in no-parking zones across Bengaluru’s Jayanagar zone as part of a renewed traffic enforcement drive.

Bengaluru police have imposed prohibitory orders around NEET re-examination centres and directed certain establishments to remain closed.