2 min readBengaluruMay 12, 2026 08:06 PM IST After a 10-year-old boy died in a leopard attack while on a pilgrimage to Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills, Karnataka’s forest department is imposing restrictions on pilgrim movement inside the wildlife sanctuary in Chamarajanagar district. Forest, Ecology, and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre, who held a meeting with senior…
2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 09:48 AM IST A 65-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was killed after an electric two-wheeler allegedly exploded while it was being charged inside his house in Bengaluru’s Halasuru area during the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Lourdes Nadan alias Luthnathan, a resident of Murphy Town in Halasuru. According…
2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 08:24 PM IST Public transport is expected to take a hit across Karnataka from May 20 as the joint action committee (JAC) of trade unions associated with the four road transport corporations on Wednesday an indefinite protest announced on Wednesday. The unions are unhappy with the 12.5 per cent wage…
1 min readBengaluruUpdated: May 13, 2026 07:30 PM IST The Karnataka government has withdrawn the 2022 order which banned hijabs in classrooms. Education minister Madhu Bangarappa, on Wednesday evening, said that the students are allowed to wear, along with prescribed uniforms with “limited traditional and practice based symbols.” Source link
2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 10:54 AM IST The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bengaluru police arrested three people for allegedly attempting to sell a prohibited deer antler in Chikkabanavara on the outskirts of the city, the police said Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Murali, 29, a painter from Moodalapalya; Manjunath, 39,…
3 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 01:24 PM IST A local court in Bengaluru has granted bail to the three faculty members of Krupanidhi Pre-University College who were arrested for allegedly forcing three students to remove their sacred thread (Janeu/Yajnopaveetha) while appearing for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) on April 23. The civil court on May 11…
2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 01:47 PM IST Renowned Kannada actor and producer Dileep Raj died of a heart attack at his house in Bengaluru early Wednesday. He was 47. According to family members, Raj complained of discomfort Tuesday night and contacted a doctor, who gave him an appointment for Wednesday morning. However, he suffered…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal urging citizens to avoid buying gold for a year to help conserve foreign exchange reserves has triggered concern among Karnataka’s jewellery traders. They say the sector is already battling record-high prices, slowing consumer demand and rising operational costs. While industry representatives understand the economic rationale behind the appeal amid rising…
4 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 04:06 PM IST Cartoons have long been a part of Indian public expression – tackling every topic under the sun. Older readers may be familiar with classics such as R K Laxman’s Common Man. As artistic traditions go, they have not stayed in the past in Bengaluru. One of the…
2 min readBengaluruMay 13, 2026 04:31 PM IST Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lay the foundation stone for a new international cricket stadium in Anekal on the outskirts of Bengaluru on May 23. With a projected seating capacity of 80,000, the venue is poised to become the second-largest cricket stadium in India, trailing only the…
