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A group of devotees in Bengaluru collaborated to clean the polluted Agara kalyani (tank) in Hulimavu. The cleansing effort was followed by a joyous 'Chhath Puja' celebration with the participation of 3,000 people. The tank had been neglected and polluted due to waste from idol immersions and religious rituals. Residents, supported by local authorities, initiated a cleaning operation and opened the tank for Chhath Puja celebrations. The devotees anticipate a larger turnout for the concluding rituals and have committed to ongoing maintenance.

An internal technical inquiry into the fire that broke in the quality-control lab at BBMP headquarters on August 11, has found that several lapses, including failure to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), while conducting the tests caused the blaze.

Years ago, he had read in the newspaper about Bill Gates being the richest man in the world and the head of a software company. But he had never imagined that he would come face-to-face with the influential person and even exchange pleasantries with him, let alone sell him a tender coconut.

Two men stole about 550kg of tomatoes, worth Rs 37,500, from a roadside vegetable stall at Murphy Town in ulsoor in the early hours of August 12.

In probably a first for a public building, Cambridge Layout in ulsoor area will have a post office built using 3D printing construction technology.

Although Reserve Bank of India’s announcement withdrawing Rs 2,000 notes is not a ban and the currency note remains a legal tender, several shopkeepers STOI spoke with in the city hesitated to receive them from customers.

A 1.9km stretch of Old Madras Road is a minefield of sorts, notwithstanding the fact that potholes on the corridor have been filled. Motorists dread using the stretch from Swamy Vivekananda Metro Station road and Ramakrishna Math Road as the shoddy pothole-repair work has rendered the surface bumpy.

A 25-year-old ragpicker was electrocuted on Yellamma Koil Street in ulsoor on Friday morning. Appu, a resident of MV Garden, was picking up waste iron bars around 6am. A live wire supplying electricity to a nearby building had snapped and was lying on the road.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Friday said it has become the first Metro operator in India to test 5G network under a pilot project of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Following his arrest, bail and interrogation, the actor and DJ left for Mumbai on Tuesday night

Siddhanth was called for investigation on Tuesday at Bengaluru's ulsoor police station, to obtain further details on the party held at a city hotspot on Friday night.

He was called to obtain further details on the party held at a city hotspot on Friday night.

A 30-year-old jewellery firm employee was arrested for attacking his colleague with acid after a fight on Monday.

Four people had a miraculous escape after the lift they were using crashed at a silverware shop on Avenue Road in the city on Monday. The four, who suffered multiple injuries, are being treated at Hosmat Hospital. The incident occurred around 3pm.