Industrialist's murder case hits dead end; to be transferred to CCB
The murder case of Paruchuri Surendra Kumar (51), the founder of Paruchuri Global Foundation (PGF), Global Security Services and Galaxy Capital Investments Pvt Ltd, is likely to be transferred to...
View ArticleFog disrupts 70 flights at Kempegowda Int'l Airport
Weather played havoc with the travel plans of hundreds of passengers at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here, as poor visibility triggered delays, diversions and cancellations of as many as 70...
View ArticleSecurity blanket in all revelry zones on New Year's Eve
The Bengaluru police have made elaborate security arrangements for New Year's Eve not only in the popular revelry zones such as Brigade Road and MG Road but also at Lavelle Road, UB City, Indiranagar...
View ArticleNote ban hits New Year parties
Some of the city clubs known for organising lavish New Year celebrations have received fewer bookings this year ostensibly because of cash crunch following demonetisation. Consequently, they will scale...
View ArticlePraveen Sood is B'luru police commissioner
On New Year's Eve, the state government effected a major reshuffle in the top echelons of the police department.NPraveen Sood, ADGP (Administration), has been appointed the 33rd police commissioner of...
View ArticleJayadeva hospital does first heart transplant for just Rs 6 lakh
It was a three-month optimistic wait for the family of a heart recipient. For them, the transplant procedure was beyond their means. But for the generosity of the hospital, the patient's wife said, her...
View ArticleState govt transfers seven IFS officers
The state government on Saturday transferred seven IFSofficers. Following are their new postings: Anil Kumar Ratan,Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Building and Other Construction WorkersWelfare...
View ArticleGang of 3 rob man of cellphone, cash
A 35-year-old man was robbed of his mobile phone and Rs 5,000 in cash by three unidentified bike-borne men in Peenya, north Bengaluru, in the early hours of Saturday. Raju, who works at a travel...
View ArticlePolitical parties flout HC order on flexes
Despite high court orders for removal of all illegal flex boards, banners and posters from the city, BBMP officials have turned a blind eye to the rampant use of political posters in KR Puram.Political...
View ArticleCity revellers get the better of cash shortage
New Year's Eve revellers seem to have got the better of cash shortage by making digital payments at pubs, bars and restaurants. Watering holes and eateries made brisk business as the last day of the...
View ArticleBrigade Rd keeps date with New Year's Eve revelry
The usual sight of bumper-to-bumper cars on Brigade Road was replaced by a sea of people with their hands up in the air counting down to 2017. Unlike the previous years, the lights on Brigade Road were...
View ArticlePassengers seek more rail heads in Bengaluru
The call for a suburban railway service for Bengaluru has grown louder, with residents demanding the introduction of a well-connected railway network to ease the traffic woes of the city. Bengaluru is...
View ArticleDecongesting rail terminals
Packed with long-distance trains, all its tracks perennially occupied, the city railway station is not everyone's terminal. The Yeshwantpur station was upgraded to decongest, but is caught up in...
View ArticleJoyride on NY morning proves fatal for 2 students
A joyride with friends on New Year's Day snuffed out two engineering students when their car ploughed into the median strip, jumped to the other side of the road and then collided head-on with an...
View ArticleWomen's safety, traffic solution high on new top cop's agenda
The city's new police commissioner, Praveen Sood, who took office on New Year's Day, has lined up his priorities: ensuring safety of women, children and senior citizens, easing traffic congestion,...
View ArticleGloomy start to New Year as fog disrupts flight operations
It was an unpleasant beginning of the New Year for passengers travelling from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) as a dense blanket of fog and near-zero visibility disrupted operations of 99...
View ArticleBMTC bus mows down man as his pregnant wife watches in horror
A 28-year-old man, who took his pregnant wife for a morning walk on the first day of the New Year, was killed after a BMTC bus knocked him down in Anekal on Sunday. The victim, Lakshmi Narayana was an...
View ArticleNow, pick the right PG course with the help of this website
Aditya Ashok saw his friends go through a gruelling experience while applying for higher education courses. Making the right choice of course and college was a challenge. Ashok thought it was the need...
View ArticleMinor, 3 others held for robbery attempt
The Chandra Layout police have arrested three people who attempted to rob motorists on a service road near Nagarbhavi Ring Road in the wee hours of Sunday. A 16-year-old, who was a part of the gang,...
View ArticleNYE: 730 drunk-driving cases booked
The traffic police booked 730 people for drunk-driving on the intervening night of December 31, 2016, and January 1, 2017. The West division police division alone registered 370 cases, East division...
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