Bengaluru: A test drive went awry for a woman as she pressed the accelerator mistaking it for clutch, knocked down a pedestrian and then rammed an electric pole in KR Pura Monday evening.The injured pedestrian, identified as Shantamma, filed a complaint against the driver, Supriya, accusing her of causing injuries by driving in a rash…
Shwetha M announced in court her intention to confess to the June 22 triple murder. BENGALURU: Shwetha M, a 24-year-old tech professional accused of murdering her parents and younger sister in east Bengaluru, has announced in an open court that she would confess to the June 22 crime and make a voluntary statement on the…
Bengaluru: City police investigating the sensational triple murder of a techie’s family have approached a local court seeking permission to conduct brain mapping tests on the prime accused, M Shwetha, 24, and her live-in partner, Kenneth J, 25.Kenneth stabbed Shwetha’s mother, M Muthulakshmi, to death when she was asleep on a sofa at his Seegehalli…
Bengaluru: East Bengaluru’s recurring flooding, traffic bottlenecks, waste management challenges and illegal constructions are symptoms of a larger problem — explosive urban growth that has far outpaced infrastructure planning, Bengaluru East City Corporation commissioner said during a citizen interaction organised by Whitefield Rising Saturday.The commissioner said the region’s population has multiplied over the past two…
Bengaluru: Four schoolgirls reportedly fell onto the road after the tailgate of their van accidentally opened up at Gayathri Layout in KR Pura Thursday afternoon. They escaped with minor injuries.Police booked the Maruti Suzuki Omni driver, Sarvesh Kumar, for rash and negligent driving on public ways and under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act. Investigation…
Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Rain in Bengaluru on Sunday Bengaluru: Evening showers on Sunday brought 14.5mm of rainfall to Bengaluru, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). The rain led…
Bengaluru: An interest rate of 9% is more appropriate in cases involving death and serious injury, especially where there is a long delay in the claimant’s receiving the compensation, the high court ruled.Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, upholding the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, in a 10-year-old accident case, noted in her recent…
Rain lashed parts of Bengaluru from evening on May 29, bringing traffic to a stop Bengaluru: Ahead of the likely advance of southwest monsoon over Karnataka, intense premonsoon thundershowers swept across central and southwest Bengaluru Friday evening, flooding major roads and junctions, uprooting trees, and throwing traffic out of gear.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD),…
Bengaluru: The main carriageway of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) tech corridor is set to be ripped open for concretisation, with work expected to last at least a year and trigger major disruption along one of the city’s busiest corridors. Under the Rs 378-crore redevelopment project, the existing tar stretch from Silk Board Junction to…
