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Cotton Calling!
Strap: Soft, sustainable, and stylish—cotton wins Bangalore hearts, sparking a vibrant, stylish, citywide revival Blurb: The fabric’s eco-friendly nature aligns with a growing preference for responsible fashion, making it a go-to choice for summer wardrobes
It’s raining mangoes!
Strap: City chefs are slicing, blending & plating mangoes in the most mouth-watering ways imaginable Byline: Bindu Gopal Rao The sweetest season of the year is here—and it’s dripping with mango magic. From juicy Alphonsos
Reservation rethink begins
Strap: Karnataka scraps Rs 165-crore caste report, orders fresh survey to calm dominant caste backlash Blurb: The state resets its caste census effort, with the Siddaramaiah cabinet calling for a new survey — replacing the
Roots in chains
Strap (Page 1): Devanahalli jail project threatens 626 trees, sparking fierce debate over Bengaluru’s shrinking green cover Strap (Page 7): Citizens demand transparency as Devanahalli jail seeks approval to cut 626 trees in green belt
‘Plan first, plant first’
‘Plan first, plant first’ The Forest Department, as custodian of our green cover, must weigh this proposal on its full merits. These projects are planned long in advance — afforestation efforts should be too. Instead
Fallen wings
Strap: Ahmedabad crash revives painful memories of India’s deadliest aviation disasters and ongoing safety challenges Blurb: As the probe into this latest crash unfolds, the nation grieves yet again, while continuing to face the ongoing
Nowhere safe
Strap: Operation Spider Web redraws the battlefield, exposing the myth of secure bases behind Russian lines Blurb: The implications of Operation Spider Web go far beyond the Russia-Ukraine conflict by undermining the old idea that
If RK Laxman walked Bangalore today
Strap: A decade since his passing, how would India’s most beloved cartoonist sketch the story of a city in flux? Byline: Bhuvana Shridhar This year marks ten years since RK Laxman — the quiet man
11, TOO MANY
Strap (Page 1): Eleven lives lost in stampede during RCB victory parade, exposing failures in crowd control measures Strap (Page 8&9): A day meant for joy ended in panic & death, plunging Bangalore into shock
