Centre seeks German tech to junk old vehicles
The Centre on Friday sought advanced environment-friendly technology from Germany to scrap old polluting vehicles and processing the waste generated by it as the government is embarking on a new...
View ArticleMaha CM briefed on ground reality in N-K: Shettar
A team of BJPleaders from the state which met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai recently, ahead of the October 21 meeting on sharing the Mahadayi river waters, has briefed him on...
View ArticleCASFo to form human chain to oppose steel flyover
The members of the new non-political platform, Citizens Against Steel Flyover (CASFo), will form a human chain on Sunday as a mark of their opposition to the proposed Hebbal steel flyover. At a press...
View ArticleUnder pressure, BDA releases steel flyover project report
Buckling under pressure from citizens who spontaneously came out against the steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal Flyover, the Bangalore Development Authority on Friday released a detailed...
View ArticleCauvery: AIADMK rejects Opposition demand for all-party meet, House session
The ruling AIADMKin Tamil Nadu on Friday rejected the demand by the Opposition parties for convening an all-party meeting and a special session of the Legislative Assembly to put pressure on the Centre...
View ArticleDarshan's house, Shamanur hospital to be razed on Oct 22
The Bengaluru Urban district authorities have decided to demolish on October 22, the Shamanur Shivashankarappa Hospital and Kannada film actor Darshans house that have been built on a stormwater drain...
View ArticleMonth-long events to raise awareness on mental health
A series of programmes has been lined up in Bengaluru to raise awareness on mental health as part of World Mental Health Day which was observed on October 10. The events will begin on Saturday and...
View ArticleTourism digital photography awards presented
Tourism minister Priyank Kharge on Friday awarded the winners of a digital photography competition, to mark the World Tourism Day. The competition had been jointly organised by the Tourism department...
View Article'Adventurous' students trespass on Belagavi airport
Four students of a madrasa were detained for trespassing on the runway of the Belagavi airport and moving around suspiciously on Friday. Police released the students after it emerged that they had set...
View ArticleBengalureans walk in dark to mark World Sight Day
A number of virtually impaired people and various dignitaries in the city participated in a blindfolded walk organised by India Vision Institute (IVI) at Freedom Park on Friday. The Walk in the Dark as...
View ArticleStudy to be conducted to assess city's air quality
A project to assess the city's air quality will be carried out in BTM Layout, which will decode rising air pollution and study its impact on public health and urban environment.This is a joint...
View ArticleBengalureans can soon get passports in a week
Passport applicants in Bengaluru city will soon get passports within a week as the Regional Passport Office (RPO) authorities are planning to reduce the waiting period."The RPO is working hard to...
View ArticleGovt relents, House panel briefed on surgical strikes
A day after Congress members lodged a strong protest, the government relented on Friday and arranged a briefing for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence about the surgical strikes. Vice...
View ArticleInfy net profit grows by 6.1%
IT major Infosys has reported an year-on-year increase of 6.1% in the net profit for the quarter ended September 30 at Rs 3,606 crore, as against Rs 3,398 crore for the corresponding quarter last year....
View ArticleNow, govt increases length of steel flyover by 1.6 km
Facing a barrage of criticism over its decision to construct a steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal, a seemingly perplexed government on Friday increased the length of the structure by an...
View ArticlePatrol party attacked, 1 soldier killed
Militants on Friday evening attacked a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) patrol party on the outskirts of Srinagar city, killing at least one and injuring eight.Sources said at least two militants attacked the...
View ArticleTheatres not to screen films with Pak artistes
The Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI) on Friday decided not to release movies starring Pakistani artistes in the Bombay circuit comprising Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa, some regions of...
View ArticleAAP leaders meets prez over 'illegal' appointments
An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) delegation led by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday to complain against "illegal" appointments of parliamentary secretaries in...
View ArticleACB questioned me for 3 hours on 3-paragraph note: Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was questioned for three hours by the Centre-controlled Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday over the alleged recruitment scam at the Delhi Commission for...
View ArticleJNU students protest against show cause notices
Show-cause notices issued against students of JNU by their administration department for protesting and effigy burning has stirred a bitter outcry on the campus.All political groups except Akhil...
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