Why levy property tax during lockdown, asks mall owner
Special Correspondent
Petitioner allowed to move court if BBMP takes any coercive action for non-payment
Agriculture
Nahla Nainar Soil-less agriculture could be the solution to increasing the yield and quality of turmeric cultivation in India, says this Bengaluru-based expert
Food
Your summer guide to fruit jams and preserves
Nahla Nainar Summer is the ideal time to learn how to preserve the season’s fruits. This summer, make your own jams, or sample some of India’s artisanal, less sugary spreads
Art
Meet Lakshmi KV, a Bengaluru artist who makes miniature ceramic products
Susan Joe Philip She started it in 2017 and has fashioned more than 150 pieces so far
Veteran multilingual actor Jayanthi passes away at 76
K.V. Aditya BharadwajShe acted with the biggest stars of her time and won several best actor awards
Bangalore to Bengaluru: Shanthamani M’s online exhibition, ‘Past Continuous’, portrays a city in flux
Praveen SudevanA series of photomontages attempts to capture the cultural transformation of Karnataka’s capital
Kannada cinema making waves in international film festivals
K.V. Aditya BharadwajMost of these films hope to be picked by streaming platforms, while two are planning for a theatrical release as well.
Music
Watch: Mangaluru singer Frizzell D’Souza’s latest single ‘Foolish Once Again’, a love ballad
Praveen Sudevan Frizzell’s third single has over 22,000 views on YouTube and about 45,000 streams on Spotify
Music
Vishnu Ravindran Nair’s upcoming album Stories From A Space Station is inspired from astronauts
Praveen Sudevan The independent musician from Bengaluru likes to link music and science
Movies
Shilpa Anandraj On the death anniversary of the legendary director, actor Sridhar, the only one who made a debut with a Puttanna film, takes us back in time to reveal the man behind the mastermind
Football
COVID-19 surge | Sunil Chhetri hands over Twitter account to 'real-life captains'
PTI Chhetri, who had himself tested positive for COVID last month, also urged fellow Indians to contribute and help those in need in whichever way possible
Football
AFC Cup | Bengaluru canters to victory
Sports Bureau Convincing start for Pezzaiuoli against Tribhuvan Army
Society
Priyadarshini Paitandy The door to the Audi opens, the seat is readied for the passenger: a pigeon swaddled inside a cardboard box. The injured bird has just been rescued off the street and is quickly being dispatched to the pigeon hospital for medical attention. “A number of rescuers are particular that the bird travels in comfort and often send them in their luxury cars, or the most-high end option that Uber has,” says Vasanthraj Ranka, treasurer of this unique pigeon-only hospital in Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru.
National
Watch | What is happening in India's crematoriums?
The Hindu Net Desk A video on the strain on India's crematoriums and burial grounds during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Columns
Goodbye Mr. Shanbhag, a gentle man from a gentle time
Suresh Menon Rather like the protagonist in James Hilton’s Goodbye Mr. Chips, the legendary owner of Premier Book Shop was just Mr. Shanbhag. I didn’t know his first name for long. Then the Internet supplied the information: Sarvotham. It means ‘the finest’. Few names are so appropriate. And now he’s gone, taking with him a chunk of my growing years.I was in school in the 1970s when I first walked into Premier. I had a gift coupon. Other bookstores in the area looked on schoolboys not as customers then or