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Thursday, June 11, 2026
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Topic: Bengaluru

Yuva Yuga, farmer welfare & punchlines: DK Shivakumar’s first day as Karnataka chief minister

After years on sidelines, new CM wants to make the chance count, begins with addressing concerns of youth & farmers, apart from governance & reforms. Bengaluru might be a challenge.

Broken Bengaluru, fiscal fix, regional skew, restive minorities. Name the problem, DK Shivakumar has it

The new chief minister of Karnataka will walk a gauntlet till the next state elections in 2028 as he inherits a plethora of unresolved issues as well as all-new ones.

Life convict walked out of Bengaluru prison 8 yrs ago with ‘SC order’. Turns out it was forged

Karnataka Police launch probe after discovering a life convict released from Bengaluru prison in 2018 may have secured freedom using forged Supreme Court documents hand-delivered to jail officials.

At 17, Bengaluru reports most deaths due to civic negligence, Delhi recorded 4: NCRB 2024 data

No other city, including Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata, recorded a single death in this category.

Bengaluru wall collapse: Siddaramaiah govt orders audit of hospital buildings, engineer’s suspension

Collapse of an 8-foot wall of Bowring Hospital in state capital’s Shivajinagar following heavy rainfall with strong winds and hail claimed seven lives on Wednesday.

Products straight to consumers, aid for producers. Bharat Organics looks to disrupt organic market

Launched in March, digital platform has started gaining traction, recording over 25,000 visitors as govt-backed initiative looks to establish itself as a national organic brand.

Mysore Sandal Soap, cigarettes & sambar—Bengaluru artist maps the city through its smells

Artist Indu Antony’s Vāsané project captures the city in sambar, smoke, rain and memory—turning overlooked scents into a living archive.

Bengaluru, Chennai eateries charging extra ‘gas bill’ to customers—‘we are being transparent’

As cylinder supplies dry up and costs skyrocket, food vendors say they are cutting menus, increasing prices or scrambling for alternatives just to keep their kitchens running.

Molested by customers, women gig workers say they work in fear

Quick home service workers in Delhi and Bengaluru are hired with promises of better pay and flexible hours. But the women say safeguards are few, and fear of job loss stops many from reporting harassment.

Bengaluru traffic woes may get ‘London-style’ solution. State finance panel proposes congestion tax

Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah-led govt has been discussing the tax at least since last September and is ‘likely to accept’ the recommendation of Fifth State Finance Commission.

On Camera

Modi beats Nehru’s record. TV channels & newspapers choose a victory tune over band baaja

On Wednesday evening, after PM Modi made a grand speech to NDA colleagues, he soon became the man of the moment on primetime television news.

Linde India’s minority investors cry foul after firm asks SC to stay SEBI action on key valuation report

Long-drawn dispute involves complaints that Linde India had allegedly unfairly hived off a potentially lucrative business to unlisted subsidiary without approval of all shareholders.

All about US Corsair unmanned boat that rescued Apache helicopter crew in Hormuz

The unmanned boat was able to locate, retrieve and transport the 2 AH-64 Apache helicopter crew members after the crash.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.