Body warrant issued against Yasin Bhatkal
The 52nd Additional City and Sessions Court on Tuesday issued body warrant against terror accused Yasin Bhatkal, who is in a Hyderabad prison, in connection with Chinnaswamy Stadium blast case. The...
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Star gazing to be more amazing at planetarium
The renovated sky theatre at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium was inaugurated on Tuesday by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The theatre, which used to attract over 2.5 lakh visitors annually, was closed...
View ArticleGovt to consider contract nurses during fresh recruitments
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government would consider regularising staff nurses working on contract basis at government hospitals while recruiting permanent staff nurses. Siddaramaiah, who...
View ArticleConsider CBD for Smart City, George tells BBMP chief
Having missed the Smart City tag for Bengaluru last time, the government and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are trying to ensure they don't lose the opportunity this time.As the deadline...
View ArticleRape case against Iskcon PRO quashed
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed charges of rape filed against Kulashekhar Chaithanya Das, a devotee and PRO at Iskcon, Bengaluru.Justice Anand Byrareddy quashed the lower court proceedings...
View ArticleGovt to start bridge programme for Ayurveda doctors
The government will soon start 'Bridge Programmes on Certificate in Community Health' for ayurvedic practitioners and nurses in community health to equip them to serve at sub centres. According to...
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This government has made RBI servile, says Arun Shourie
Former Union minister and journalist Arun Shourie on Tuesday said structural flaws in the political system have allowed parties to employ politics of desire to undermine the spirit of...
View ArticleDry weather, northerly winds causing chill, says weathermen
Bengalureans may be complaining about the cold weather. But weathermen assert that there is no unusual drop in temperature. It is the dry weather and cold northerly winds which are making people feel...
View ArticleIssues still pending; pvt hospitals turn away elective surgery cases
Private hospitals on Tuesday turned away a few elective cases who had approached the hospital to avail treatment under various state government schemes. Elective surgeries in medical terminology refer...
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TenderSURE work on Church St starts
Church Street, which has been in a bad state for over a decade, will finally get a facelift with BBMP developing it under the TenderSURE project at a cost of Rs 9 crore.On Tuesday, Bengaluru...
View ArticleThe dead don't rest in peace here
Heaps of burnt garbage, overgrown weeds, lack of security and no drinking water. This was the scene at the burial grounds and crematoria maintained by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)...
View ArticleNammoora Habba in Jayanagar
Abhinandana Samskruthika Trust will organise 'Nammoora Habba 2017" at Chandragupta Maurya Stadium in Jayanagar 5th Block on January 21 and 22. Speaking after releasing poster of the Nammoora Habba,...
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Woman throws acid on ex-lover
A jilted woman threw acid and slashed a man's face for refusing to marry her in Vijayanagar on Monday night.The incident came to light on Tuesday after the victim, Jayakumar Purushottam (32),...
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Only 42% of Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, says report
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2016 report does not bode well for Karnataka as it indicates a negative trend in the reading and arithmetic levels of the state's students.According to the...
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HC tells Centre to set up panel for certifying minority institutions
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the Union government to set up a committee to certify linguistic minority status to schools following the Central syllabi.Disposing of a batch of...
View ArticleKonkani Sahitya Academy awards announced
The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has announced the annual honorary awards for the year 2016. The award will be conferred on Cyril G Sequeira, popularly known as CGS (literature), Vasudeva...
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Yemen national among 2 held for sexually assaulting woman
A 21-year-old woman from the Northeast was drugged at a popular pub on Brigade Road after which she was physically and sexually assaulted by four men in a car late on Friday night (January 13, 2017)....
View ArticleNortheast assault victim battles for life, family runs out of money
Khuadun Kungham, a youth from Arunachal Pradesh, who was assaulted at Koramangala earlier this month, is battling for life in a hospital. However, even as doctors have asked the victim's family to fly...
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Acid attack victim had refused to convert : Cops
Lydia Yeshpaul, who hurled acid and slashed her boyfriend Jayakumars face with a scalpel in Vijayanagar, had initially convinced her parents that Jayakumar Purushottam would get converted to her...
View Article32-yr-old woman falls while alighting from moving train, dies
A 32-year-old woman was killed after she tried to alight from a moving train which had slowed down near KR Puram on Wednesday morning.The deceased, Lakshmi Dorwari, was an electrical engineer with...
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