Bengaluru: A two-wheeler driven by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar during an inspection of the Hebbal flyover loop on August 5 has 34 pending traffic violation cases and a total fine of Rs 18,500, according to the Bengaluru Traffic Police website.

Shivamogga: Several coaches of the Talaguppa–Mysuru passenger train became detached while crossing a bridge, near Hole bus stop here on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has defended the state government’s decision to discontinue Jan Aushadhi Kendras operating within government hospital premises, saying the move is intended to ensure the free and assured supply of essential medicines to patients and to reduce their out-of-pocket expenditure.

A young Lingayat seer heading the Gurumalleshwara Dasoha Mutt in Chowdahalli, Gundlupet taluk, was compelled to leave his position after his Muslim background came to light and the villagers objected to his appointment.

In a philanthropic move, Indian cricket star Rishabh Pant is reported to have provided financial support a girl from Bagalkot who needed Rs 40,000 to gain entry into a BCA course.

Hundreds of Indian expatriates based in the UAE have found themselves in mounting financial and legal distress after investing in a major residential township in Bengaluru that remains largely incomplete more than a decade after its launch.

The BJP’s Bengaluru Central unit has filed a complaint at the Upparpete police station against the alleged demolition of a compound wall and the felling of a tree inside Freedom Park, reportedly to facilitate a protest by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.