Vision group for exploring cheaper alternatives
The Bangalore Vision Group (BVG) on Thursday asked the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to make a presentation before it on the controversial project to build a flyover between Basaveshwara Circle...
View ArticleDrive against encroachment again from Monday
Another round of demolition drive to rid the stormwater drains of encroachment will start from Monday.The drive was slowed down and put off for some time in view of festival seasons, but now it will...
View ArticleMP slams George and BDA for 'bypassing' BMPC role in steel flyover project
Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George's statement that there is no need to obtain permission from the Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee for the steel flyover project has not gone down well...
View Article127 layouts in Bengaluru unauthorised, says BDA
The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has stated that there are 127 unauthorised layouts across the city.In reply to an application that was filed by social activist Sai Datta under the Right to...
View Article600 people take part in blind walk to promote eye donation
To encourage eye donations, around 600 people, including 150 visually-impaired took part in the World Blind Walk in the city on the occasion of the World Sight Day on Thursday.The event was organised...
View ArticleWorkshop on reuse of building waste
Mrinmayee will organise a one-day hands-on workshop on processing construction and demolition waste to produce 'Mud Concrete' on October 22. The disposal of construction and demolition waste generated...
View ArticleArtist captures the mood of Goa and Greece on canvas
In bright oranges and serene blues, Bengaluru artist Jaya Javeri brings landscapes from Goa and Greece to the city in her 19th solo exhibition on Saturday at Windsor Square. Old white churches nestled...
View ArticleDelay in putting out fire at waste unit hits reopening plans
It's eight days since a fire broke out at the Kannahalli waste processing unit, off Magadi Road in western Bengaluru. But it is yet to be brought under control.Sources in the Kannahalli plant said...
View ArticleWork on underground stretch could delay Metro Phase II too
Delays that dogged the tunnelling work of Namma Metro first phase may come back to haunt the proposed 13.79-km underground corridor of Namma Metro Phase II too. This is evident from the fact that...
View Article3 arrested for robbing sub-inspector
The Byatrayanapura police have arrested three persons for robbing two mobile phones from a probationary police sub-inspector (PSI) near Gopalan Mall on September 13. The police said the search is on to...
View ArticleSI registers 165 cases in a single day
A sub-inspector (SI) of Cubbon Park traffic police station has registered 165 cases against motorists in a single day.The police said that on Wednesday, Umesh Udupa, SI, along with Syed Ali and...
View Article21-year-old woman ends life; family says dowry harassment
A 21-year-old house wife committed suicide in her house in Kachohalli near Madanyakanahalli near Nelamangala on Wednesday.The deceased is Swathi, who was married to Chetan, a factory worker, around...
View Article'Missing' techie safe in Delhi
A software engineer who had gone missing from Kaggalipura on October 9, was found in Delhi on Wednesday night.Aditya Shrivastava, 32, was found safe near the airport in Delhi. He had gone to Delhi to...
View ArticleDelivery boy held for flashing at Iranian woman
The police have arrested a youth for misbehaving with a foreign national in Kumaraswamy Layout. The suspect, Abu Salman, 19, was a courier boy in a private firm.The victim, a 23-year-old citizen from...
View ArticlePost-breakdown, garage ride wasn't this smooth for your car
Replacing deflated tyres of your car in the middle of nowhere, towing the car away following a breakdown and finding the nearest service centre are no longer harrowing. The 'BookMyTime' app is catering...
View ArticleBring out your creative best at this fair
Inventors and makers from the city and elsewhere will bring their creations out on October 23 at the second edition of "Mini Maker Faire."Organised by Workbench Projects and hosted by the BMRCL, the...
View ArticleB.PAC plans awareness events on safety of women, children
An array of workshops, awareness programmes and campaigns focusing on the safety of women and children will be conducted by Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC ) as part of its initiative for...
View ArticleTwo arrested over ruckus at church
Two men, who barged into a church in outer Delhi's Begumpur area during prayers last Sunday and accused the priest of religious conversion, were arrested on Thursday.A case of deliberate and malicious...
View ArticleAnti-cracker campaigns fail to impress
Despite many campaigns and government orders advocating a smoke-free and safe Diwali, there are many who cannot resist the temptation of bursting crackers to celebrate the festival of lights.Sanjeev, a...
View ArticleCentre grants Rs 62 crore for IIM Jammu
The Centre has approved allocation of Rs 61.90 crore for the country's 20th Indian Institute of Management (IIM) which began functioning from a temporary campus in Jammu from the current academic...
View Article