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Ola, Uber continue protest, services crippled in Bengaluru
Drivers attached to Ola and Uber continued their protest for the second day on Thursday, stating that the companies have not responded to their demands. The protest has brought cab operations in the...
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Nrupathunga Road closed from Monday
Nrupathunga Road in the city will be closed for 30 days beginning Monday as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will be white topping this stretch.The BBMP, which is giving final touches to...
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Drug addict out on bail held for molesting airline staffer
The Banaswadi police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old unemployed man for molesting an employee of an airlines near Mariappa Circle in Kalyan Nagar in eastern Bengaluru on February 12.The police said...
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Hardly 5% accident victims reach right hospital within 8 min in Karnataka
Less than 5% of trauma patients reach the right hospital within eight minutes in Karnataka, says a study by the Indian Institute of Health Management and Research (IIHMR). Eight minutes is the global...
View ArticleInclude climate change in development planning: agri cong
The 13th Agricultural Science Congress passed a declaration recommending a set of measures, including framing of a national water policy and inclusion of climate change in development planning, to...
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Burning of carcasses poses health risks to Razakpalya residents
Rampant burning of animal carcasses and unauthorised dumping of garbage and poultry waste have become a health hazard for citizens of Razakpalya and neighbouring localities near Yelahanka Air Force...
View ArticleBhoomi software upgrade project stuck over cost escalation
The Karnataka government's move to take up the much-needed upgrade of the award-winning Bhoomi software has come to a grinding halt. The government and the contractor - Accenture Services Pvt Ltd -...
View Article4 new farm pests found in Karnataka
Four new plant-eating insects that may turn out to be a potential threat to agriculture in several states have been found in Karnataka.These pests, reported for the first time in India, could threaten...
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Kasaravalli, Seetharam to make films on 60 years of Soudha
Preparations have begun for Vidhana Soudha's diamond jubilee celebrations which houses the state secretariat and legislature.As part of the grand celebrations, there are plans to produce two telefilms...
View ArticleShow of devotion at Shiva temples for Mahashivaratri
Devotees thronged temples across the city on Friday on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Special pujas, prayers, satsangs and an array of religious and cultural activities marked the day. At Gavi...
View ArticleCheating case filed against astrologer
The RT Nagar police have registered a case against an astrologer and two others for cheating a real estate businessman of Rs 2 crore.According to the police, complainant Ashraf Ali had approached a...
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Strike on; Ola, Uber drivers plan rallies
The ongoing strike by drivers attached to Ola and Uber is likely to continue for the fourth consecutive day, with drivers seeking permission from the police to stage a protest and take out rallies on...
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Hi-tech measures to check PU paper leak
Peeved at the leak of question papers in the last two years, the pre-university education department has put in place a more improvised system this time.According to sources, the department has...
View ArticleKids recall trauma after seeing playschool supervisor on TV
It was after watching the news about sexual harassment that a male student of the Bellandur playschool revealed about the suspect Manjunath. The two-and-a-half-year-old is among the eight children who...
View ArticleConcern in city about loved ones in the US after Kansas attack
City residents expressed concern about the safety of their loved ones in the US after news about the killing of a Hyderabad aviation engineer Srinivas Kuchibotla (32) in Kansas spread on Friday. This...
View ArticleLewd emails from boss' fake account, unsolicited goods rile women staff
Police are hunting for a disgruntled current or former employee(s) of a private firm on Richmond Road who created fake e-mail ID and Facebook accounts in the name of a senior manager and sent...
View ArticleNational Exhibition of Art opens at NGMA
The 58th National Exhibition of Art, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, opened at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Friday with the distribution of awards to artists and display of chosen...
View ArticleWoman succumbs to burns sustained in bus fire
A 35-year-old woman, who had suffered more than 80% burns when a KSRTC bus caught fire near Arishinakunte, about 30 km north of Bengaluru, died at Victoria Hospital on Friday. Mamatha, a native of...
View ArticleCAR cop may have stolen 2 more guns: police
Purushottam Rao, the City Armed Reserve head constable accused of stealing a colleague's 9 mm service pistol in 2006 "just for fun", may have lifted two more firearms from the CAR armoury over the past...
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Training in urban apiculture
The department of Horticulture will conduct short-duration training courses in urban apiculture for 50 interested persons in March.The training will be held from 10.30 am to 4 pm on two days at the...
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