CM awaiting revenue dept report on Jadhav land controversy
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will wait for a report from the Revenue department before deciding whether any action needs to be taken against Chief Secretary Arvind Jadhav, sources said.Jadhav has been...
View ArticleYechury calls for ban on pellet guns in Kashmir
To resolve the Kashmir crisis, theCentre should take up confidence-building measures as well as start political dialogue, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury has said. He was speaking to reporters...
View ArticleState-of-the-art Haj Bhavan opens in Bengaluru
The Haj Bhavan, said to be the first-of-its kind in the state with all its grandeur and world-class amenities, was inaugurated at Tirumenahalli, Hegde Nagar Main Road on Saturday. Minister for Urban...
View ArticleIAS officers reshuffled, Shikha posted as DPUE director
IASofficer CShikha (in pic) has got a new posting hardly three weeks after she was transferred as Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and posted as Commissioner, Social Welfare Department.On Saturday, Shikha...
View ArticleNICE row: Deve Gowda to wait till SC hearing
Former prime minister HDDeve Gowda has said that he was waiting for the Supreme Court hearing on the dispute related to NICE Limited - the promoter of Bengaluru-Mysuru infrastructure corridor project,...
View ArticleSummons issued to former Lokayukta Rao
A Lokayukta Special Court has issued a summons to former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao to appear before it on August 30.The summons has been issued in connection with the additional charge sheet...
View ArticleDasara jumbos weighed, Arjuna heaviest at 5,615 kg
The first batch of Dasara elephants, which arrived at the Mysuru Palace on Friday, was weighed on Saturday. The captain, Arjuna, is the heaviest (5,615 kg)of the Dasara jumbos while Vijaya is the...
View ArticleSimran completes grand double
Simran Kejriwal of Maharashtra bagged a grand double, winning titles in both singles and doubles event in the Suvarna Times Of Karnataka- AITA 50K Women's prize money tournament at the KSLTA courts on...
View ArticleGovernment clearances delay apartment projects
With many apartments in the city lying vacant, plotted development on the outskirts is gaining momentum, especially in northern Bengaluru. Buyers are showing interest because they can build homes to...
View ArticleShaunak Rides and Drives to victory
In a unique initiative that is a concoction of human, horse and machine, Shaunak Dandekar of Japalouppe, Pune triumphed in the Ride and Drive event at the Equestrian Challenge held at the Equestrian...
View ArticleA kaleidoscope of wonders from the wild
Rare photos from the wild such as a group of crows bullying a vulture and a tiger teaching her cub to swim are among the displays ready to attract visitors to an exhibition at the Karnataka Chitrakala...
View ArticleDySP suicide: CID questions Prasad, Mohanty
The CID sleuths probing DySP M K Ganapathi's suicide case on Saturday questioned senior IPS officers AMPrasad and Pronab Mohanty.During the questioning, Prasad denied charges levelled against him by...
View ArticleGirl goes missing from near school
A 13-year-old girl went missing after she alighted from a private school bus near her school on August 24.According to the police, Pujitha, a resident of Devaiah Park, was studying in class 9 in a...
View ArticlePranab calls for strong primary education to boost higher learning
President Pranab Mukherjee has called for strengthening primary and secondary education to build a strong system of higher learning in the country. "India will be the only country in the world to have...
View ArticleCarmelites raise awareness against social evils
Saturday evening shoppers on Church Street got a call for action against social evils from a team of students of Mount Carmel College who performed a street play on various issues. As part of a college...
View ArticleGovt moots rehab plans for owners of razed houses
Families which lost their houses for encroaching the rajakaluve network in the city can heave a sigh of relief. The government is considering a proposal to rehabilitate affected property owners. "We...
View ArticleMap confusion persists as property-losers pick up pieces
Her house was razed by the BBMP during the demolition drive. But Shruthi Rakesh, a resident of Doddabommasandra, is still unaware as to which map the civic body had referred to. Rakesh is among the...
View ArticleFlames at Cubbon Park station halt Metro for 15 minutes
A minor flame coupled with burning smell and smoke inside the Cubbon Park Metro station led to tense moments on Saturday morning. This forced the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to...
View Article'Big builders spared in demolition drive'
The Cubbon Park Walkers' Association on Saturday demanded action against big builders and slammed BBMP for "disregarding" the High Court ruling on demolition of encroached structures. Addressing a...
View ArticleDH Metrolife Fashion show: Bangalore City College wins first round
The curtains went up in style on the 6th season of the Deccan Herald Metrolife fashion show, presented by Reliance Trends as 25 colleges battled it out in the first preliminary round conducted at the...
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