Reaching Whitefield from Baiyappanahalli gets easier
Commuters using the congested Outer Ring Road (ORR) to travel between Baiyappanahalli and Whitefield via KR Puram need not wait for the proposed Namma Metro line for a seamless ride. Providing a...
View ArticleTwo girls die of dengue in city in three days
In a span of just three days, two cases of suspected dengue deaths have been reported in the city. Two girls aged two and 14 have succumbed to the flu. A two-year-old died of suspected dengue fever on...
View ArticleTop of the charts in a roller-coaster journey
BATTINGLaxmans 281(vs Australia, Kolkata, 2001)Ranked sixth in the Wisden top 100 innings, Laxman's 281 is easily the best innings played by an Indian in more sense than one. The significance of that...
View ArticleGovt to take over Darshan's house, Shamanur hospital
The Bengaluru Urban district authorities have decided to take over the land on which actor Darshan's house and SS Hospital owned by former minister Shamanur Shivashankarappa's family are built.Along...
View ArticleINAE young engineer awards for IISc faculty
Three faculty members of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have won the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Young Engineer award for 2016. Prof Uday Kumar Reddy B and Prof Chandan Saha...
View Article'Need to boost Tests'
Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath enriched Test cricket with his dazzling strokeplay, particularly with his late-cut. His statistics may not favourably compare with that of another great of his era, Sunil...
View ArticleMeet ponders over state's climate change challenge
Diplomats from the UK, Germany, Switzerland and France, besides scientists and researchers took part in a conference on Wednesday to discuss the challenges and possible solutions to tackle climate...
View ArticleThe Dream Team, an all-time Indian XI to drool over
Selection of an all-time XI is always subjective. Picking a team from a pool of players spread over 84 years is never an easy task. Yet an attempt is made here putting oneself in selectors' shoes,...
View Article500 not out...!
India are set for a historic 500th Test in Kanpur against New Zealand from Thursday, a significant milestone in their 84 years of playing Test cricket. India will become only the fourth country after...
View ArticleNow, 'light' at the end of the tunnel for stressed out-Bengalureans
Known for being early-adopters, Bengalureans are now taking to Lucia No 3, a light machine which makes you "high". IT professionals, lawyers and others in the city leading stressful lives are finding...
View ArticleByatarayanapura inspector shunted out for failing to curb Cauvery riots
The police inspector attached to the Byatarayanapura police station on Mysuru Road was shunted out for laxity in controlling the mob during the September 12 arson and riots in the city during the...
View Article14-day blanket prohibitory orders in city for first time in two decades
For the first time in the last two decades, prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC have been clamped across Bengaluru for 14 straight days. The restriction on the assembly of more than five...
View ArticleWoman dies in stampede during rush for free ration tokens, many injured
A woman was killed and several people injured in a stampede while collecting tokens for free rations distributed by a businessman. The incident took place at AKP convention hall, Bamboo Bazaar in...
View ArticleUnaware of risks, youths fall for ads on weight-loss products
Youngsters are falling prey to weight loss and gain products being sold in the name of "herbal medicine" according to doctors. For someone looking to shed a few pounds or gain a few kilos, the options...
View ArticleKarnataka decides to defer release of water to TN
The Karnataka Cabinet on Wednesday decided to defer further release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 23, when the state legislature takes a call on the issue.Briefing reporters after the...
View ArticleNo separate Railway Budget from next year
Breaking away from the colonial past, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of the rail and Union budgets from next year. The government also gave a go-ahead to advancing the presentation of the...
View ArticleHeftier fines for wrong parking
The next time your vehicle is towed away for parking in a wrong spot, be ready to shell out more money. For, the state government has issued a notification, stating an increase in towing charges.The...
View ArticleIndia summons Basit, shows proof of Pakistan's hand in Uri attack
India on Wednesday confronted Pakistan with evidence that confirmed that the perpetrators of the terror attack at Uri had come from the neighbouring country.Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar summoned...
View ArticleMunirathna, four corporators offer to quit over Cauvery row
Congress MLA from Rajarajeshwari Nagar Munirathna and four Congress corporators from his Assembly constituency have decided to resign as public representatives in protest against the "injustice" meted...
View ArticleStabbing victim's kin protests with body
A day after the gruesome murder of a 22-year-old school teacher by her spurned lover, relatives of the woman protested on Wednesday by placing the body on road.The demonstration created traffic jam...
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