IMA to cancel membership, boycott doctors guilty of sex determination
If a medical professional is caught indulging in sex determination, he would be boycotted by his fraternity, according to the Indian Medical Association (IMA). This is one of the several reforms that...
View ArticleAmid miseries galore, 'thrifty' people realised money's value
The common man would never forget 2016, as it turned out to be a nightmare for many people. Only some people welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetise high-value currency notes."I...
View ArticleYeshwantpur-Vizag train run to continue
The South Western Railway will continue to run the weekly Yeshwantpur-Visakhapatnam-Yeshwantpur tatkal express special train to clear the extra rush. Accordingly, train No 06579...
View ArticlePaper leak, NEET row gave tense moments for PU students
The year 2016 was a chaotic one for the education sector in the state. The worst sufferers were students of IIPU science stream. In just 10 days, the Chemistry question paper leaked twice, forcing the...
View ArticleSchool owner held for molesting students
Sampigehalli police on Wednesday arrested a 50-year-old owner of a private school in Thanisandra on the charge of molesting at least seven girl students of his school.The owner, identified as Hussain,...
View ArticleStudent murder: 1 more held
Hanumanthanagar police on Wednesday arrested Shekhar alias Motte in connection with the recent murder of Harsha, a student of PES Polytechnic.The police picked up Shekhar from Banashankari bus stand on...
View ArticleUber cabbies protest against Ola over tariff
Drivers of cab aggregator Uber protested near the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)parking lot against their business rival Ola on Wednesday morning, causing inconvenience to several...
View ArticleSBM senior cashier kills self
A 57-year-old State Bank of Mysore (SBM) cashier committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence in Vannarpet near Vivek Nagar here on Wednesday morning.The deceased, Raviraj Gopalaswamy (57),...
View ArticleTraining in paper conversion
The Multi Disciplinary Training Centre, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, will organise a training programme on paper conversion from January 3 to 13 for a period of two weeks.Candidates who...
View ArticlePoS machines installed at BMTC bus stations
In the wake of demonetisation, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has introduced 53 point of sale (PoS) machines to enable debit and credit card transactions at counters in bus...
View ArticleScience and sport of boomerangs, he did it all himself
Prasanna Mishrikoti has mastered the art of making boomerangs and has taken part in a boomerang championship in Germany.But the Dharwad-based champion has a grouse that he had to play with the Canadian...
View ArticleA glimpse into life and works of reputed artists at NGMA
Two city-based artists have made documentaries titled Biographia and Guhe in an attempt to throw light on the life and works of reputed artists.BR Viswanath, a graduate of Ken School of Art, has made a...
View ArticleCase against cops for illegal detention, assault on youth
Third ACMM Court has directed filing of a criminal case against four senior police officials including a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and a constable for illegal detention and assault...
View ArticleDhaatu puppet festival from January 4
The much-awaited Dhaatu international puppet festival (DIPF)-2017 is set to begin on January 4.The curtain-raiser of the event will be held on December 30, with the staging of the puppet play...
View ArticleMan cuts loose at top cop's office, gets violent
A 25-year-old man ran amok at the office of Commissioner of Police on Infantry Road on Wednesday afternoon, breaking glass bottles, slashing his hand with a blade and shouting at onlookers and police...
View ArticleAllotment letters sent to KG Layout site applicants
Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has dispatched allotment letters to all site allottees at its Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout. The authority has given 60 days' time to pay the full amount and...
View ArticleRe-survey of malls, hotel to check for drain encroachment
BBMP commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad on Wednesday directed the survey settlement and land records department to re-survey two city malls and a hotel that are suspected to have encroached on stormwater...
View ArticleImprove service before hiking trash cess, citizens tell Palike
The BBMP's proposal to hike the garbage cess has come as a shocker to citizens already reeling under demonetisation and increased property tax.Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs) and citizens'...
View ArticleTipper truck driver who ran traffic constable over arrested
The Kamakshipalya traffic police on Thursday arrested the tipper truck driver who went absconding after mowing down a traffic constable in Sunkadakatte on Monday.The driver, Manjunath (36), is a...
View ArticleFog hits 127 flights at KIA
Dense fog disrupted the arrival and departure of 127 flights at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Thursday morning. This is the worst disruption this season.As visibility dropped to near...
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