Samrah Attar is a Reporter at the breaking news desk, covering news from Karnataka. She focuses on civic stories from Bengaluru, with a keen interest in law and legal affairs, health and wellness, and consumer health topics. Samrah's work has been featured in Newslaundry and The News Minute.
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By: Samrah Attar
Bengaluru's newly carved civic bodies presented their maiden budgets on Friday, March 27, offering a first glimpse into how governance under the Greater Bengaluru Authority will shape everyday life in the city. The Bengaluru East City Corporation and Bengaluru Central City Corporation unveiled their 2026–27 plans on Friday, while the remaining three corporations are set to present their budgets on Saturday, March 28.
By: Samrah Attar, Swetha Anil Kumar, Aashi Samith
Inside a small cafe along the Brigade Road-Church Street stretch, a group of four visitors take turns positioning themselves in front of a rough grey stone wall, built from large granite-like rocks, adjusting their angles to take pictures. The space is crammed and staged with warm lighting, textured surfaces, and deliberately framed corners.
By: Shivani Kava, Samrah Attar
Karnataka has recorded significant improvements in women’s safety, maternal healthcare, and child health outcomes over the past five years, according to the lat
By: Binu Karunakaran, Samrah Attar
Nearly five years after oxygen concentrators were rushed into India to save lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, people who imported them are now receiving Customs notices demanding lakhs in unpaid duty.
By: Balakrishna Ganeshan, Samrah Attar
Activists and academics in Karnataka on Wednesday, June 25, launched a campaign demanding the immediate implementation of the Women's Reservation Act. They argued that linking it to a future Census and delimitation exercise has delayed women's political representation.
By: Aditi Raman, Swetha Anil Kumar, Samrah Attar
Construction of the long-delayed underpass at the busy Wind Tunnel Road–Old Airport Road junction has left commuters and nearby residents grappling with dust, traffic diversions, damaged footpaths and longer travel times. The disruption has also sparked confusion over the project's timeline, with residents alleging that the road was to remain closed for 60 days from May 1, a claim that officials have denied.
By: Samrah Attar, Anisha Sheth, Anjana Meenakshi, Dhanya Rajendran
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By: Deva Manohar Manoj, Samrah Attar
After travelling nearly two hours to watch Cigarettes After Sex perform in Bengaluru last year, Ushma Mehrotra was already at the venue when she learnt the conc
Diljit Dosanjh's Satluj, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, was pulled from ZEE5 just two days after its release. The platform cit
By: Shivani Kava, Samrah Attar
What documents do you need for the SIR process? What if your name is missing from the 2002 electoral rolls? Why are there conflicting instructions on filling th
