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Bengaluru set for weekend showers as IMD predicts above-normal monsoon in 2026 — See forecast for Delhi, Mumbai

In May, IMD said that rainfall will most likely be above normal over India, barring some parts of east, northeast and east central India.IMD Shimla has predicted wet weather in Himachal till May 7(HT_PRINT)The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its monthly forecast, has predicted the onset of the southwest monsoon over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 14-16, while highlighting that the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during May is most likely to be above normal.“The monsoon may arrive over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around...

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Bengaluru man on 7-year corporate journey: ‘Even after a 50% hike, you still feel empty’

A Bengaluru man has shared a video on corporate life, saying salary hikes and job switches fail to fill emotional emptiness despite career growth and lifestyle upgrades.Bengaluru man says salary hikes can’t fill emotional emptiness in corporate life.Corporate employees often switch jobs for better pay hikes, but a Bengaluru man who has spent seven years working in the corporate sector believes that earning money never fills the emotional emptiness. The user, who goes by the name Bishist Shome, shared his thoughts through an Instagram reel, which has now struck a...

Facility manager quits job in Bengaluru, turns barren land into self-sustainable green farm in Polali in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka

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Facility manager quits job in Bengaluru, turns barren land into self-sustainable green farm in Polali in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka

Solthadi Nanda Kishore Nayak adopted multi-cropping on his land near Polali in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. He has planted 70 variety of plants in a 7-acre plot that was once barren. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Solthadi Nanda Kishore Nayak was employed as a facility manager in a tech firm in Bengaluru for 18 years. During COVID-19, he decided to return to his native Polali village in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, leaving desk jobs to take up farming on land that belongs to his parents, but was left...

Bengaluru rains: Seven dead as compound wall of Bowring Hospital collapses

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Bengaluru rains: Seven dead as compound wall of Bowring Hospital collapses

A file photo of Minister for Medical Education Sharanprakash R. Patil. | Photo Credit: H S MANJUNATH Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash R. Patil on Thursday (April 30, 2026) ordered a safety audit of all government hospital buildings and compound walls coming under the Medical Education Department across the State. This follows the death of seven people after a compound wall collapse at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, renamed as Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute. The Minister issued the directions after visiting the site of the incident, where a...

Bengaluru rain toll rises to 10: Electrocutions, wall collapse expose safety lapses

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Bengaluru rain toll rises to 10: Electrocutions, wall collapse expose safety lapses

3 min readApr 30, 2026 03:24 PM IST The heavy rain in Bengaluru on Wednesday led to several trees and branches falling, with some landing on parked vehicles. (Photo by special arrangement)The death toll from Wednesday’s heavy rain spell in Bengaluru rose to 10 on Thursday, with three more deaths being reported—two due to electrocution and one caused by a structure collapsing during the storm. The latest fatalities come a day after seven people were killed in a wall collapse near Bowring Hospital. Several members of a family lost their lives after...

Breaking the language barrier: Bengaluru police launch India’s first AI-powered multilingual 112 helpline

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Breaking the language barrier: Bengaluru police launch India’s first AI-powered multilingual 112 helpline

In a city as linguistically diverse as Bengaluru, a distress call doesn’t always come in a language the listener understands. For the Bengaluru police, that gap has long posed a challenge — one that could mean the difference between swift response and unintentional delay.In a city as linguistically diverse as Bengaluru, a distress call doesn’t always come in a language the listener understands. For the Bengaluru police, that gap has long posed a challenge — one that can mean the difference between a swift response and a critical delay. Now,...

Bengaluru rain: Commuters stranded as thousands struggle to find a way back home

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Bengaluru rain: Commuters stranded as thousands struggle to find a way back home

Rain lashed Bengaluru on Wednesday (April 29, 2026). | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain The heavy rain that battered Bengaluru on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) evening claimed nine lives in three separate incidents. Seven persons were killed and seven others were injured after a portion of the compound wall of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed during heavy rain in the city’s Shivajinagar area on Wednesday. Thousands of commuters were stranded on roads, stuck in traffic, or struggling to find a way back home during peak hours. Read: Commuters stranded as thousands struggle to find a...

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Bengaluru rains flood iconic bookstore ‘The Bookworm’, thousands of books destroyed; community rallies to help

Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru has caused significant damage to a well-known independent bookstore, The Bookworm, with thousands of books reportedly destroyed after floodwaters entered its premises.Images shared by the store on social media showed waterlogging inside the shop, with knee-deep water filling narrow aisles and soaking stacks of books. The visuals highlighted the scale of damage caused by the sudden downpour.“Due to heavy rain in Bangalore we lost 4000 to 5000 books,” the bookstore said in a post on Instagram, confirming the extent of the loss.Thousands Of Books Damaged Amid...

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Watch: Rain, thunder and hailstorm hit Bengaluru after days of relentless heat

After days of relentless summer heat, Bengaluru saw a sudden and intense weather shift as heavy rain, strong winds and hailstorms swept across the city, offering much-needed respite while disrupting normal life in several areas.Heavy rainfall along with hailstorm lashes parts of Bengaluru. (X)After enduring days of soaring temperatures, residents of Bengaluru finally experienced a dramatic break from the heat as heavy rain lashed several parts of the city. The unexpected weather change brought immediate relief, with temperatures dipping noticeably as dark rain clouds moved in.The city had been grappling with...

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Bengaluru to launch Asia’s largest AI command centre to detect water leaks, predict demand in real-time

3 min readBengaluruApr 29, 2026 10:53 AM IST BWSSB Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar inspecting the Integrated Intelligent Water and Sewerage Management Centre (SCADA) in Bengaluru which is to be inaugurated soon. (Express photo)Written by Neysa MaryThe Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is all set to introduce one of Asia’s largest integrated command centres for water and sewage management, powered by Artificial Intelligence, to help detect and prevent water leaks in the city’s pipelines. BWSSB chairman Ram Prasath Manohar this week said that the Integrated Intelligent Water and Sewerage Management Centre...

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