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Stage set for National Youth Poetry Slam
The city's flourishing performance poetry community is eagerly awaiting September 17 when the first National Youth Poetry Slam (NYPS)will be held in Bengaluru. Organised by Airplane Poetry Movement and...
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IISc recognises alumni's contribution to science and technology
The alumni association of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) honoured three of its members in recognition of their extraordinary service to science. The 'Distinguished Alumni Awards' were presented...
View Article3 engineering students from Bengaluru drown in sea
In a tragic incident, three engineering students from RV Engineering College, Bengaluru, drowned in the sea near Apsarakonda at Honnavar taluk on Sunday.The deceased, Tejas Kumar, Mohan M and Chethan...
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Govt approves construction of 2,212 bus shelters in B'luru
The state government has given its approval to construct 2,212 bus shelters across Bengaluru, of which 1,610 bus shelters will come up by January 2017.Another important feature of the project is that...
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Goods worth Rs 3 cr gutted in factory fire
Property worth Rs 3 crore was gutted after a major fire broke out in a factory, that manufactures diesel oil filter paper, on Jambgi Road in the town in the early hours of Sunday.The fire is said to...
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Cubbon Park has no space for a single tree more
There is no space left in Cubbon Park - a prime lung space in the city centre - to plant another sapling. The park is spread across 197 acres and has 7,900 trees, shrubs and plants. Horticulture...
View ArticleLatecomers prevented from appearing for KPSC exam
A number of candidates scheduled to write an examination, for non-technical posts, conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), were turned away at one of the centres in the city on...
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Kin of forest martyrs to get Rs 10 lakh ex gratia
The compensation paid to the forest staffers who lay down their lives while on duty will be doubled to Rs 10 lakh, Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister Ramanath Rai has said.Speaking to reporters...
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Siddu seeks JD(S) support for mayoral polls
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday is learnt to have spoken to JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda over phone and sought his party's support to the Congress in the elections to the post of Bengaluru city...
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TN urges Centre to re-examine proposed Draft Dam Safety Bill
Opposing the Centre's proposed Draft Dam Safety Bill, 2016, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday said it has to be re-examined as the bill does not cover crucial areas."The bill...
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'Goa ready for talks on Mahadayi'
BJP leader and MP Pralhad Joshi has said that Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar was ready for talks with Karnataka on Mahadayi.Speaking to reporters here onSunday,he said he had recently spoken to...
View ArticleTNābuses resume services
After suspending services for nearly six days due to the protests over the Cauvery water dispute, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited buses resumed operations on Sunday. Though normalcy was...
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Border areas limp back to normalcy
After week-long protests over Cauvery issue, normalcy returned the borders of Tamil Nadu with Karnataka. The sate-owned transports full fleet resumed its bus services to Karnataka with passengers...
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Water level in Mettur dam nears 80 ft
Farmers in Tamil Nadu continue to cheer as the water level at the Mettur dam almost touched 80-feet mark on Sunday evening with Karnataka releasing the Cauvery water.With the water flow at Biligundlu,...
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Deve Gowda visits dams in Cauvery basin to assess water levels
Former prime minister HDDeve Gowda on Sunday visited Krishnarajasagar (KRS), Kabini and Hemavathy dams on Sunday to assess the water levels, in view of the release of water to Tamil Nadu.Speaking to...
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'State delayed filing plea to modify order'
BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday accused the state government of delaying filing of a petition before the Supreme Court seeking modification in its order to release Cauvery water to Tamil...
View Article'Seed Aadhaar numbers to check benami beneficiaries'
Principal Secretary to the Department of Horticulture and the District In-charge Secretary Rajiv Chawla on Monday directed officials to seed Aadhaar number of beneficiaries to extend benefits of...
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CM to Jaya: ensure safety of Kannadigas in TN
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday wrote to his Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa requesting her to ensure protection to Kannada-speaking people living in the neighbouring state.Siddaramaiah's...
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Situation in Karnataka causing anxiety, says Jayalalithaa
Expressing concern over violence in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday urged her Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah to take "immediate and effective action" to provide all...
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Sensex tanks 444 points
Bears staged a comeback with vengeance on Monday following fears of earlier than expected rate hike by the US Federal Reserve and losses in global markets. In what was the biggest one day fall in...
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