BMTC driver crushed to death
A 34-year-old BMTC bus driver was crushed to death between two buses at the Kempegowda bus stand on Saturday morning.The deceased is Ramesh, a native of Hassan. He was attached to the Kengeri depot and...
View ArticleWoman fakes suicide, pays with her life
A woman who faked suicide attempt to threaten her husband eventually paid with her life at her house in Doddabidarakallu on Friday night.The deceased has been identified as Gayathri (32), wife of...
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Ranga Nirantara to perform 25th show of 'Male Manthrika' on January 11
Popular Kannada play 'Male Manthrika,' adapted from the late N Richard Nash's famous play 'The Rainmaker,' is back to enthrall theatre afficionados. Ranga Nirantara, a city-based theatre group, will...
View ArticleCentre sets new norms to raise universities to global standard
The Union government has come up with new guidelines that would push 20 Indian universities to attain world standards."There are several universities even from Singapore that have made it to the top...
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'ATM, card transactions will vanish by 2020'
A totally digitised India in two-and-a-half years, where ATM, credit and debit card transactions will be replaced by money transfers through thumb impressions in 30 seconds! This was the big picture...
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Converting Bengaluru's Akrama into Sakrama
Bengaluru, a city fabled for its unplanned growth, will soon see the rollout of a scheme to regularise unauthorised development and constructions. Christened Akrama-Sakrama, the scheme is being sold as...
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Slum Board and illegal layouts
The Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB) too has a fair share in mushrooming of illegal layouts, says civic experts. Entrusted with the task of providing housing for the weaker sections almost free...
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Regularisation not a concern for these GPA holders
The Akrama Sakrama scheme to regularise constructions in the illegal layouts and the building plan violations might have created quite a buzz in the city, especially in the revenue layouts. But there...
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Akrama Sakrama, a new test
Flouting building bye-laws with impunity, lakhs of properties have sprung up across the city. Revenue layouts have mushroomed without the necessary approvals. Is a one-time regularisation the answer?A...
View ArticleShock for some, not so bad for some first-time visitors
As many as 140 Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) were visiting India as part of the 'Know India' programme organised by the Ministry of External Affairs. While the first visit to some was a shock, others...
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Students say sessions, interactions help them in their career, studies
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017 had something for students too. A team of 55 Christ University students and over 25 from Jain University were invited as special delegates to interact with foreign...
View ArticleStartups showcase their expertise
Startups from across India have set up stalls at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas exhibition centre to showcase their talent and achievements. Around 20 are sharing the platform under the umbrella "MEA-NITI...
View Article700 Gulf delegates threaten protest if PM doesn't announce concrete steps
As Karnataka and the Centre beckoned the Indian diaspora seeking investments, 700 delegates from the Middle East stood waiting for an assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite being the...
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NRIs back demonetisation, but fault its implementation
Many non-resident Indians (NRIs) didn't seem impressed by the way demonetisation was implemented.NRIs, who landed in Bengaluru for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), said the intention may have been...
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Suriname VP's Indian roots
The Indian roots of Suriname Vice President Michael Ashwin Adhin, chief guest at the Youth Pravasi Divas event, go back to 144 years. His great-great-great-grand father from Uttar Pradesh was taken as...
View ArticleKarnataka wows visitors with biggest stall
The biggest exhibition stall at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas has been set up by the Karnataka government and it became a major crowd-puller right on the first day. The 'Karnataka Santhe' stall offers a...
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Talent, training, tech & teamwork will transform India: V K Singh
Talent, training, technology and teamwork will be the four elements that the External Affairs Ministry plans to use to bind youth of the Indian diaspora with the country the year ahead.Speaking at the...
View ArticleWoman files complaint
A 25-year-old woman lodged a complaint with the Cubbon Park police alleging that she was groped by an unidentified man on the night of January 2 near Chinnaswamy stadium. She also stated that there...
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KG Halli: molester also planned to rob woman
The man, who groped and molested a 25-year-old woman at Govindapura Circle near Arabic College early on Friday morning, also intended to rob her, police investigation has found. The burqa-wearing woman...
View ArticleNarrow escape for kids as bus crashes into electricity pole
At least 25 students of a private school had a narrow escape when their school bus got stuck in a pothole and crashed into an electricity pole at Hurugalli in Bidadi around 8.30 am on Saturday.The...
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