Bangalore: Bengaluru was battered by a massive thunderstorm and continuous rainfall, leaving several areas, including Yelahanka, submerged in water on Wednesday. The Phoenix Mall of Asia, one of the city's newest and largest malls,

However, this directive does not extend to degree, postgraduate, diploma, engineering, and ITI colleges, which will continue to remain open. To ensure the safety of students attending these institutions,

There has been no blanket leave announced for higher education institutions in Bengaluru such as PU colleges, degree colleges, post-graduation programs, engineering colleges, diploma institutes, and ITIs.

A low-pressure system is forming over the southeastern Bay of Bengal causing unstable weather conditions in Bengaluru.

The Bengaluru district commissioner G Jagadeesha has announced a holiday for schools in Bengaluru on October 16.

Holiday declared for schools and colleges in Bengaluru tomorrow due to heavy rain. Private companies have been asked to give 'work from home' option to employees.

As per the Bengaluru Met Centre, the city will witness generally cloudy skies with moderate rain and thundershowers on October 15 and 16. Heavy rainfall is also very likely for the next two days.

The IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert in the city. Schools will also be closed due to the heavy rain forecast after yesterday's incessant rainfall resulted in waterlogging and traffic congestion. We bring you all the details from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Due to heavy rains and an orange alert, the Karnataka government has advised Bengaluru's IT, BT, and private firms to let employees work from home on October 16 for safety reasons. The Indian Meteorological Department forecasts rainfall for the next three days,