Brain-dead cab driver's heart beats in 65-yr-old
The heart of a 27-year-old cab driver now beats in a 65-year-old-man. The cab driver's family consented to organ donation after counselling.The cab driver from Hesaraghatta had met with a road accident...
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BMRCL invites tenders for RV Road-HSR Layout line
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has invited tenders for executing civil work on Namma Metro line between RV Road and HSR Layout Metro Stations.With this, the work on Phase II which...
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Banks geared up for last day for receiving banned notes
With just a day left for depositing the demonetised notes, banks across the city witnessed a huge rush as large number of people came to deposit Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes.One of the persons...
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Vermicompost plant among many inventions by PES students
At PES University, even the strands of grass that fall off while the lawn is being trimmed are put to use. The top grass grown on its lawns that is periodically trimmed, produces plenty of yard-waste...
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Mayor calls for system to ensure protection of BBMP properties
Mayor G Padmavathi on Thursday stressed on the need for a system to keep tabs on BBMP's properties. She made the suggestion after councillors complained about officials not maintaining the Palike's...
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ACB raids 3 officials, uncovers huge 'illegal' wealth
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths on Thursday raided the offices and residences of three government officials after receiving information that they had amassed properties and assets beyond their...
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Lalbagh tragedy: boy's parents to open free clinic for the needy
The parents of six-year-old Vikram Kumar, who was crushed to death by a bird bath in Lalbagh on Monday, want to open a clinic in his name and provide free treatment to those in need.On Thursday,...
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Safety audit of botanical gardens under way; report to come tomorrow
In the wake of six-year-old Vikram Kumar's death, the Horticulture Department is conducting a safety audit of Lalbagh which is to be completed by Saturday (December 31).Three committees, with five to...
View ArticleWage limit under ESI enhanced
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has enhanced the wage limit of employees under ESI scheme from Rs 15,000 to Rs 21,000 per month. The revised wage limit will come into force from January 1,...
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High Court gets 3 new permanentjudges
Three additional judges, Justices S Sujatha, B Veerappa and P S Dinesh Kumar, were sworn in as permanent judges of the Karnataka High Court on Friday.They were among the five who were appointed as...
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Now, an app to capture public experience on waste collection
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike may not have heard your garbage woes but here is a city-based think tank which will take note of door-to-door waste collection and help solve problems related to...
View ArticleHelmetless pillion rider dies in crash
A 58-year-old woman died after a speeding car hit the bike she was riding pillion, at Bashyam Circle in Sadashivanagar on Friday morning. Police said that both the rider and pillion rider were not...
View ArticleRider killed in accident
A 50-year-old man died on the spot in a hit-and-run accident on National Highway 4 at Kunigal Circle bypass in Nelamangala, 35 kilometres north of Bengaluru, on Friday morning.Jayaram Lakshmaya was...
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Thin crowds on last day surprises banks
Fewer people turned up at banks to deposit the scrapped notes on the last day, but there was heavy rush of citizens to exchange the old bills at the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru regional...
View ArticlePF meet on January 10
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is conducting 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' (PF Near You) on January 10 to cater to the redress of grievances of the PF stakeholders, including subscribers, employers...
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Politicians, influential named in report on encroachment: Koliwad
Names of several influential persons, including politicians, officials and businessmen, will figure in the list of encroachers in the report of the Legislative Assembly committee on lake...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death over property row
A 42-year-old man was stabbed to death by six persons over a property dispute at Kasavanahalli in HSR Layout on Friday evening.Srinivasaiah, a resident of Kasavanahalli, was a driver by profession,...
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City saw more crimes in 2016, says top cop
The number of crimes registered in the city went up in 2016 compared to that of previous years. However, there was been a decline in crimes against women and children, according to the annual crime...
View Article'SBM cashier was not on CBI radar'
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Friday said G Raviraj, the 57-year-old senior cashier of State Bank of Mysore (SBM), who committed suicide on December 28, was nowhere on their...
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BBMP to hold public consultation on hiking garbage cess
In view of public anger over the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) plan to increase garbage cess from 10% to 15%, the Palike has decided to hold a public consultation.Speaking to reporters...
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