HC quashes case against ex-IAS officer
The high court on Wednesday quashed the Lokayukta proceedings against retired IAS officer R Suresh in a mining lease contract case.Justice Anand Byrareddy quashed the proceedings after he found that...
View ArticleRecruitment agency 'cheats' BTech grad of Rs 1.30L after promising MNC job
A 24-year-old BTech graduate from Hyderabad, who was 'cheated' of Rs 1.30 lakh by a consultancy promising him a software developer job at a reputed MNC here, has approached the Bengaluru police...
View ArticleNote ban effect: City's residential properties to be cheaper
Following demonetisation, the prices of residential properties will drop in the next couple of quarters, a top executive from a leading independent global property consultancy, Knight Frank India...
View ArticlePolice rescue 14 women trafficked from WB, Bangladesh
The officials of Women and Narcotics wing of Central Crime Branch on Wednesday busted a prostitution racket in Ejipura and rescued 14 women including one from Bangladesh.The police arrested Deepu...
View ArticleArtiste's death: building's safety officer held
The police on Thursday arrested the safety security officer of the under-construction building where a 44-year-old artiste died while shooting for a Kannada film at Avalahalli near Yelahanka on January...
View ArticleJumbo tramples deaf, mute farmer to death
A 45-year-old physically challenged farmer was trampled to death by a stray elephant at his farm in Kodihalli in Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagaram district on Wednesday morning.Gopal, who was deaf and...
View ArticleWarrant against Pooja Gandhi
A local court has issued a warrant against Kannada film actor Pooja Gandhi in connection with a cheque bounce case. The police said that the actor had taken Rs 4 crore from a financier after signing...
View ArticleDavid Guetta concert: Organisers get notice for tweet blaming cops for scrapped
Hours after organisers called off French DJ David Guetta's international music concert citing law and order issues, Bengaluru Rural district police issued notices to the company Sunburn.The police...
View ArticleTechie crashes bike into trailer, dies
A 30-year-old techie was killed in an accident on ITPL Road near Whitefield in the early hours on Thursday.The deceased, Mansoor Ahmed, a native of Mysuru and a resident of Whitefield, worked for a...
View ArticleEncroachment clearance drive
The BBMP will resume demolition drive to clear encroachment on stormwater drains, on Friday. The SWD division of the Palike has prepared a list of buildings to be razed in Yelahanka, Byatarayanapura,...
View ArticleVokkaligara Sangha members question their ouster
Former president of the Rajya Vokkaligara Sangha and former office-bearers of the sangha have approached the Karnataka High Court questioning their ouster from the organisation. The petitioners...
View ArticleCentre at IIMB to nurture not-for-profit ventures
A new initiative by the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIM-Bangalore (IIMB) will nurture young not-for-profit social ventures, raising them to global standards and helping...
View ArticleNow, a portal to check if house stands on raja kaluve
One can now do away with complicated maps or site drawings to know if a house is located on a stormwater drain or raja kaluve. A web-based portal will now do this.The portal www.rajakaluve.org enables...
View ArticleKSRP constable killed in road accident
A 35-year-old constable attached to Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) was killed in a road accident, while two other men were injured on Thursday. The accident occurred near 80 Feet Road in...
View ArticleTeen 'accidentally' hangs herself to death
A 17-year-old girl, who was trying to scare her parents that she would hang herself to death, died after she accidentally fell from the chair and the noose tightened around her neck. The incident took...
View ArticleMayor: Speed up work on Okalipuram corridor
Mayor G Padmavathi on Thursday directed contractors executing work on Okalipuram eight-lane corridor to complete at least four lanes by March-end for the convenience of commuters.The mayor's direction...
View ArticleMetro trial runs on Puttenahalli-Nagasandra stretch from Feb 10
Namma Metro will begin trial runs between Puttenahalli and Nagasandra on the South-North corridor of Phase 1 from February 10, said BMRCL managing director Pradeep Singh Kharola.He told reporters that...
View ArticleCitizens remind BDA it's living in time warp
Bad roads, poorly managed water bodies, lack of coordination among civic agencies and garbage menace were the major talking points at the first public grievance meeting organised by the Bengaluru...
View Article'People can give inputs on master plan within a month'
Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) Commissioner Rajkumar Khatri said the process of creating the Master Plan-2031 has started and people's suggestions are being taken. "We have set a target of six...
View ArticleRoad-cum-rail bridge to ease Silk Board Junction congestion
Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) and Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) have planned a road-cum-rail flyover to reduce traffic congestion at the Central Silk Board (CSB)junction. The...
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