Fertile idea: Govt to sell manure made from city's waste to farmers
The state government has come up with a new idea to dispose of wet waste generated in the city. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) and the...
View ArticleLaw catches up with cop who stole colleague's gun
Law has caught up with a City Armed Reserve (CAR) head constable, who stole a colleague's service pistol 11 years ago, in the most unexpected of ways. When Purushottam Rao (53) scolded three drunk men...
View ArticleKSRTC concession for senior citizens
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has extended 25% concession for citizens of the state, aged over 60 years, on the ticket fares of city, suburban, ordinary, express, semi deluxe and...
View ArticleCabinet okays Rs 862-crore works on stormwater drains
The StateCabinet on Wednesday gave approval for construction of stormwater drains in Vrishabhavathi,Challaghatta, Koramangala and Hebbal valleys coming under Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike...
View ArticleTraffic curbs
The city police have imposed traffic restrictions on Thursday in the view of festival rush as people would be going to KSR-Bangalore City Railway Station and Kempegowda Bus Terminal. The parking of...
View Article6 more complaints registered against playschool supervisor
Parents of six other children have registered complaints at the Marathalli police station against Manjunath, the supervisor at a playschool in Bellandur, alleging sex abuse. The total number of...
View ArticleTrader records selfie video, commits suicide
A 45-year-old cloth merchant committed suicide after recording a video in which he said he was being harassed by a couple who had lent him money. The incident took place in Maruthi Nagar in Kengeri on...
View ArticleI-T dept notice to 859 firms over TDS
The Income tax Department has issued show-cause notices to 859 companies, including private entities, government agencies and public sector undertakings, for delay in the remittance of TDS (Tax...
View ArticleExplain Bellandur lake fire: NGT to govt
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday issued notices to the Karnataka government and its agencies for Thursday's fire at the Bellandur lake.The principal bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar...
View ArticleBDA keen to place its bets on flats instead of sites
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is keen to construct more flats than creating sites as it thinks building flats is more profitable and safer.BDA has put forward its plan to construct 10% of...
View ArticlePak's ISI was also suspect in murder of Tejas ex-pilot
Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, was suspected to be involved in the sensational murder of Air Commodore (retired) Parvez Hamilton Khokhar in Bengaluru on November 24, 2014. Born in Batala in Gurdaspur...
View ArticleAnother child sex abuse allegation against playschool supervisor
One more parent has alleged that her child was sexually assaulted by Manjunath, the supervisor at a playschool in Marathahalli, who has been arrested for sexually abusing several kids. The mother of a...
View ArticleNational Exhibition of Art at NGMA
The 58th National Exhibition of Art, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, will be inaugurated at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the city on Friday. The month-long exhibition will feature 111...
View ArticleEven before summer, water supply hit in parts of city
Drinking water supply has hit parts of the city even before the onset of summer, forcing people to depend more on private water tankers. Residents of Nagashetty Halli, RMS Layout near Sanjaynagar,...
View ArticleFor women, soulmates hard to come by
Senior citizens in search of a companion in their twilight years have many ways to get together, ranging from local forums to websites. ​At a match-making event organised by Karnataka...
View ArticleMobile app to help cottage entrepreneurs sell online
Bengaluru might be India's startup capital. But the city's cottage entrepreneurs, yearning to start small businesses with their handmade products, often find it tough to get noticed. Flea markets do...
View ArticleBengaluru faces summer heat in Feb
The maximum temperature in Bengaluru for February is hovering at 35 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). If you thought that's...
View ArticleKidnap case against gold showroom owner, staff
The Vijayanagar police on Wednesday registered a kidnap case against the owner of Lakshmi Gold Palace, K P Nanjundi, and a few employees in Malleswaram.The police said that the wife of Vijayakumar, a...
View ArticleIn a first, helicopter flies donor's heart in 10 minutes
For the first time in the city, a donor heart was airlifted to reach the recipient in just 10 minutes on Thursday. To avoid traffic snarls, the heart of a 45-year-old female was flown from Apollo...
View ArticleFight over girl ends in murder; 2 arrested
Love for a girl ended in murder of an 18-year-old youth in Mudalapalya on Wednesday night. The deceased, HRMahendra, 18, was a resident of Pattegarpalya.He was a pani puri vendor near his house. The...
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