PIL filed against proposed steel flyover
The Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) has filed a PIL in the High Court challenging the proposed construction of a steel flyover by the Bangalore Development Authority.The petitioner has challenged the...
View ArticleProceedings against HDK stayed
The High Court on Thursday granted a stay on the proceedings initiated against former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. Kumaraswamy had approached the court to quash proceedings against him in the...
View ArticleCentral team in B'luru, to tour Cauvery basin from today
The Centre's high-level technical team set up to assess ground realities in the Cauvery basin arrived in Bengaluru on Thursday. The team is scheduled to tour the basin region for two days, on Friday...
View ArticleBengaluru's edutubers are making a big splash online
Teaching through multimedia-rich, graphic-assisted YouTube videos. That's the way Bengaluru's new age tutors are making a difference, giving education a hitherto unexplored dimension. Bengaluru-based...
View ArticleGovt may expand ambit of free treatment schemes
Health and Family Welfare Minister KRRamesh Kumar on Thursday said that the government is planning to cover more orthopaedic procedures under the State government's health schemes.During his visit to...
View ArticleOrthopaedics, joint replacements centre launched
Out of 65 million Indians, who need surgeries, just 26 million can afford them, Dr Devi Shetty, chairman, Narayana Health, said. He was speaking at the launch of Institute of Orthopaedics and Joint...
View ArticleRow over 'remarks' by lecturer ends after peace meet
The controversy involving a government PUcollege lecturer in Doddaballapur town for reportedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad died down after a peace meeting with local leaders...
View ArticleFirm clarifies on man behind video on Jaya
Tally Solutions Private Limited (TSPL) has clarified that Ashwath, one of the three to be arrested for producing a video with remarks against Tamilians and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, is...
View ArticlePatients suffer as Sanjay Gandhi institute lacks crucial CT, MRI scan facilities
The Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics lacks two crucial diagnostics tools -- computerised tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- which are essential for attending...
View ArticleIt's like summer in Bengaluru
It seems like summer has already set in October, immediately after the southwest monsoon. The maximum temperature in Bengaluru on Thursday was 30.8 degrees Celsius which was three degrees above normal....
View ArticleBengaluru police set-up to undergo major overhaul
The police set-up in Bengaluru is set for an overhaul. Some police stations will disappear, while new ones will come up. The aim is to equally distribute the workload among police stations and ensure...
View ArticleDayananda to be IGP, intelligence
The government, on Thursday, transferred IPS officer B Dayananda, Inspector General of Police (IGP)and Mysuru City Police Commissioner, to Bengaluru. However, Dayananda will continue as the Mysuru City...
View ArticleBus runs over biker; locals say pothole caused accident
A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot in an accident near Rajarajeshwari arch on Mysuru Road on Thursday morning.The deceased is identified as Varun Gowda, 23, a welder from Nayandahalli. He was...
View ArticleBus services to TN resume
Transport services between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, which were suspended for nearly a month, have resumed and are in full swing. While a few buses operated on Wednesday, about 70 to 85% of the buses...
View ArticleResearch students stage sit-in, oppose attendance register at ISEC
Research students staged a sit-in at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) at Nagarabhavi here on Thursday, as part of their protest campaign against a new directive that asks them to...
View ArticleMaster plan for Nandi Hills soon
The Karnataka Tourism department is preparing a master plan to develop and promote Nandi Hills. The master plan includes development of various circuits — heritage, eco- friendly, sporting,...
View ArticleMayor orders fencing of 18 lakes in Dasarahalli
Mayor G Padmavathi on Thursday directed the BBMP officials to ensure that all the 18 lakes in Dasarahalli zone are well-protected and developed.At a review meeting in Dasarahalli zonal office,...
View ArticleBBMP ignored warning on illegal buildings
A fortnight before the collapse of the under-construction building in Bellandur, the then Town Planning committee chairman of BBMP C R Lakshminarayan had written to the BBMP, to curb the illegal...
View ArticleNeighbours evacuate to escape noise & dust of apartment debris
People living next to the under-construction apartment in Bellandur, which collapsed on Wednesday, have left their homes to live elsewhere as they couldn't bear the noise of drilling machines and the...
View ArticleBBMP chief threatens action against byelaw violations
Following the Bellandur building collapse where three people were killed, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad has threatened stringent action against builders who...
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