Man reversing car runs over 3-yr-old
A three-year-old girl playing on the road outside a building site in Hesaraghatta, north Bengaluru, was killed when a car driver ran her over while backing up on Friday morning.Around 10.30 am, Kavita...
View ArticleTripura student dead, friend critical after bike hits electricity pole
A 25-year-old engineering student was killed and his friend grievously injured when their motorcycle crashed into an electricity pole off Museum Road, central Bengaluru, in the early hours of...
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Five foreigners held for drug peddling
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths recently arrested five persons for drug peddling in separate incidents.In the first incident, two persons were arrested while they were trying to sell a narcotic...
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It's now BusBhagyaBeku campaign in city
Members of Citizens of Bengaluru (CfB) and Bus Prayanikara Vedike who took out the #BusBhagyaBeku campaign at BMTC's Kempegowda (Majestic) bus terminus demanding low fares and more buses were asked to...
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Mantri Square mall cleared of violations, allowed to reopen
The Mantri Square Mall on Sampige Road in Malleswaram, which was shut down for more than a month, is likely to open on Sunday as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has restored the occupancy...
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Enthralling show by women from across the world
Women artistes from different parts of the world enthralled the audience on the occasion of All Women World Arts festival on Saturday.Organised by the International Arts and Culture Foundation, the...
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It's confirmed, CAR cop stole another gun 10 years ago
Troubles are mounting for City Armed Reserve (CAR) head constable, Purushottam Rao, who was arrested last week for stealing a colleague's service pistol 11 years ago. Police on Saturday confirmed that...
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How brother's death fired up Kolkata's Fire Champion
"I lost my elder brother Narendra on a Deepavali night in a fire tragedy when I was just 12 years old. It changed my life forever," said Padmashri Bipin Ganatra, the Fire Champion of Kolkata who was...
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Residents emphasise local solutions to address water woes
Summer is just around the corner and water woes have already gripped Bengalureans. In the past few years, the demand for water has been on rise in most of the areas due to depletion of water table.An...
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Playschool: magistrate urged to record statements of kids in mothers' presence
Mothers are likely to be permitted to be present inside the hall when their children make statements before the magistrate in connection with sexual assaults of children at the playschool at...
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Cabbies in no mood to end protest
The ongoing strike by drivers, associated with the app-based cab aggergators Ola and Uber, is unlikely to end in the next two days."We have decided to continue the strike till Monday. The company has...
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At the mercy of the tankers
It is still February but the blistering sun has left Bengalureans deeply worried about the impending water crisis in the next three to four months.While most areas in core Bengaluru get Cauvery water,...
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Landmark Higginbothams is back
The citys oldest bookstore, Higginbothams, is back in a new, refurbished avatar on M G Road. However, its iconic Greek Palladium exterior remains intact, rekindling the old Bengalureans nostalgic...
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Borewells, sink no more
When the water table has depleted dangerously to 1,500 ft and deeper, does the proposal to sink more borewells make any sense? The priority should be on recharging acquifiers, not exploiting...
View ArticleMan robbed at knifepoint
Three men robbed a private firm employee of his valuables on early Sunday morning in Kadugondanahalli.The incident occurred around 4.30 am when the victim, Deepak P, a resident of Chalukya Layout, was...
View ArticleWoman kicks husband to death
A 45-year-old man died after his wife kicked him in his private parts at his Maruthinagar house in Byatarayanapura on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Uday Kumar, a driver with a private...
View ArticleMLA's gunman likely to face enquiry for losing service pistol
The police are likely to initiate departmental enquiry against a City Armed Reserve (CAR) constable for losing service pistol issued to him by the department.Narasimha Murthy (46), the constable and...
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Protesting Ola, Uber cab drivers start fundraiser to 'pay off' govt
Drivers associated with cab aggregators Ola and Uber started a fundraiser on Sunday, urging members of the public to donate Re 1 towards "paying off the ruling party" in Karnataka so that it listens to...
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How shoddy probe into firearm thefts wrecked lives
The involvement of City Armed Reserve (CAR) head constable Purushottam Rao (53) in thefts of two police firearms over the past decade has exposed the shoddy investigation into the sensitive cases and...
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Green line remainder set for trial run soon
The Metro trial run between Sampige Road and Yelachanahalli stations, which will eventually lead to the completion of Metro Phase 1, will begin in the coming days with the Metro authorities handing...
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