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Panels set up to probe civil work irregularities in 17 varsities
The higher education department has given six tasks for the inquiry committees that have been set up to probe irregularities in civil works of 17 state universities. Higher Education Minister...
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The Car Doc: He brings vintage cars back to life
Raviprakash, a medical doctor, has a special love for vintage cars and bikes, and is the proud owner of a huge collection at his farm house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. A Lanchester owned by Motilal Nehru,...
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People's problems - 'BangaloreOne' not operational
The 'BangaloreOne' office beside the Indian Institute of Plantation Management near Mallathahalli is non-functional. Residents of Ullalu, Mallathahalli, Jnanabharathi Layout, Mariyappanapalya,...
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Hit by RTO fee hike, auto, taxi drivers to protest on Feb 15
The All India Road Transport Workers' Federation has slammed the recent hike in various fees by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and decided to hold a statewide protest on February 15.At a round...
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Car rally held to raise awareness on cleanliness
To raise awareness among citizens about the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' , a car rally was organised by Rotary Bangalore Sobha Nagasandra on Sunday. People from different walks of life took part in the...
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Adoor stresses people's role in nurturing arts
Acclaimed filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan stressed the need for public to nurture art, at a roundtable discussion organised by Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) here on Sunday. Chairing...
View ArticleKCDC unit processing excess waste, say HSR residents
The members of Kudlu Gate, Haralur, Haralukunte, Somasundarapalya and Parangipalya (KHHSP) — a federation of the residents' welfare associations — have claimed that the Karnataka...
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Palike may fall short of budget target this fiscal year
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) could not achieve even half of the estimated receipts shown in its budget with just two-and-a half months left for the current fiscal to end.The failure to...
View ArticleDrive against illegal hoardings
Mayor G Padmavathi on Monday launched a drive against illegal hoardings and billboards across the city.The drive started at Sony Junction in Koramangala. Later, the mayor visited areas under west zone,...
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Health, fitness levels of schoolchildren far from satisfactory, says survey
Every third school-going child in India has an unhealthy body mass index (BMI). Only schools with more than three sessions of physical education have fitter children. Girls are better than boys in this...
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SC relief to Dutta over 'fake' LLB attendance
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition for prosecution of Karnataka-cadre IPS officer Rupak Kumar Dutta for forging classroom attendance while studying LLB in 2009. After noting that the...
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Govt will bring down accidents by 50% by 2020: minister
Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the fatality rate on Indian roads was more than that of some wars and the government has targeted bringing down accidents by 50% by 2020.The minister said there...
View Article'Plan to transfer Soudha upkeep to legislature mischievous'
Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa on Monday said he is against a proposal submitted by the state legislature, urging the government to hand over the responsibility of maintaining a part of Vidhana...
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Child marriages up in state, says panel chief
A social worker rescued a class 10 student who was being forced to marry someone nearly a decade older than her, recently. The Karnataka State Commission for protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR)...
View ArticleNote exchange racketeer gets advance bail
The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Prashanth Govindaraju, one of the accused in the currency conversion racket, and brother-in-law of S C Jayachandra, another accused and suspended...
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Penalty halved for legalising houses on govt land
The Karnataka government has halved the penalty under a scheme to regularise houses built illegally on public land in urban and rural areas. The penalty for regularising houses built illegally on...
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'Education makes people humane'
Medical scientist and educationist Dr BMHegde has said that the purpose of education is to make individuals more humane and compassionate and not produce intellectuals who work for money.Addressing a...
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BWSSB to fine Palike Rs 10 lakh for damaging water pipeline
A day after sinkholes at Hudson Circle led to traffic snarls, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to fine Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Rs 10 lakh for damaging its...
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Water crisis likely in summer, govt to tap KRS dead storage
Bengaluru is likely to face water scarcity in the summer as the live storage at the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) will last for only two months. Aware of the grim reality, the Bangalore Water Supply and...
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Measles vaccination drive from Feb 7
The state government will launch a measles-rubella vaccination campaign from February 7 to 28 to vaccinate children between nine months and 15 years. Primary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, at a joint...
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