BTM Layout in knee-deep trouble
Encroachments have shrunk the storm water drains resulting in flooding. Tuesday’s deluge washed away household effects of many residents in the area.

He met his death in a quirk of fate
Forty-year-old Rajendra of Tamil Nadu died on Tuesday evening when he jumped off his truck which had knocked down a motorcyclist near BEL Circle on MES Road in Yeshwanthpur traffic police limits.

Five killed in separate road mishaps in City
And the residents here say "Traffic doesn't move fast enough for anyone to get hurt."

Car knocks down woman sipping tea at roadside stall
A 45-year-old woman was killed when the car in which the grandson of senior Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief was travelling, knocked her down while she was drinking tea at a roadside tea stall in Frazer Town police limits this morning.

Cottonpet tense after injured dies
On Thursday evening, at Jolly Mohalla, Rajesh and Zuber’s group had clashed over a trivial issue. In the violence, 34-year-old Chaman was killed and Rajesh, Zuber and Zakir were injured.

2 houses collapse: 5 killed, 4 hurt
rescue operation was hampered as the area was inundated and power lines had snapped. The rescue was monitored by Peenya Police Inspector H Subbanna.

Dowry death: ex-serviceman held
An ex-serviceman-turned-civil contra-ctor has been arrested by Byappanahalli police in connection with the death of his wife. The accused, Ramakrishna (32), a resident of GM Palya, used to harass his wife, Manjula (25) for dowry.

Kid dies touching live electrical wire
It has been 24 hours since seven-year-old Anish was electrocuted, but Bescom officials are still at a loss to understand as to what exactly was responsible for the energisation of wires on the 8th Cross Road off 10th Main in Indiranagar II Stage.

Residents seek police outpost in HSR layout
The residents of HSR Layout have appealed to the police department to set up an outpost in the layout to check increasing crime incidents.

Downpour holds mirror to total chaos in City
. Low-lying areas soon got inundated, water was gushing out of drains and manholes, flooding roads and putting pedestrians and vehicles at risk. Key roads in the heart of the city were not spared — Richmond Road, Airport Road, KG Road, Cubbon Road, Double Road, Palace Guttahalli, Indiranagar, Majestic, Domlur, HAL II Stage, Murugeshpalya, Viveknagar, N R Road and Sriramapura all wore signs of complete chaos.

Rs 20 cr paid to Veerappan at Krishna’s behest
Veerappan is a notorious criminal here in Southern India. Maria and I have been unable to visit a couple of areas because he is on the loose. It is a well known secret that the police and military may be in cahoots with the kindnapper, murder, ivory smuggler. See this background piece also Is Veerappan within Army's reach?

Sangram’s charges kick up a storm
Opposition parties demanded the resignations of Dharam Singh, Kharge and others, while Kharge trashed the policeman’s charges.