Clik here to view.
Palike to hasten social welfare schemes
After coming under sharp criticism for its failure to utilise Rs 334 crore for social welfare schemes in the previous fiscal, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now expedite the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
B'luru ranked 16 of 21 cities in Janaagraha survey
Bengaluru has been ranked 16 out of 21 cities in the Annual Survey of India's City-Systems (ASICS) conducted by non-profit Janaagraha.Bengaluru's individual scores in the urban planning and design,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ola, Uber drivers to begin hunger strike from today
The drivers associated with Ola and Uber will begin their hunger strike at Freedom Park on Wednesday. Drivers' union said that there won't be taxi services from Wednesday."The strike will be total. We...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BJP, Congress corporators come to blows at BBMP council meet
It was a free-for-all like situation at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council meeting on Tuesday when the BJP and the Congress corporators almost came to blows.It all started when the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Church Street makeover project stumbles upon British-era pipes
Bengaluru's Church Street could eventually get a trendy makeover it deserves. But before its upgrade as a pedestrian-first lane, the project architects are confronted with a daunting challenge: A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pregnant woman dies after husband slaps her
A 22-year-old pregnant woman died after she was slapped by her husband. The incident took place in their house in Beedi Workers' Colony in Kengeri on Tuesday night.The police said the deceased is Salma...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Policeman shoots rowdy in the leg as he resists arrest
Police fired at a history-sheeter when he resisted arrest and assaulted a sub-inspector at Pillappanapalya in Rajagopalanagar, north Bengaluru, early on Wednesday morning.This is the second time in the...
View Article'Desalinated water for city'
The Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC) will take up a project to process sea water to meet shortage of drinking water of Bengaluru, KSIIDC chairman C M...
View ArticleBoy, 7, drowns in dirty drain
A seven-year-old boy drowned in a stormwater drain near Nagadevanahalli lake in Ullal, Kengeri, on Wednesday.Rakesh, son of Bhimaraya, a daily wage labourer from Dubasipalaya, Byravanagar, near...
View Article'Agni' Sridhar grilled in APMC chief attack case
The North East division police on Wednesday summoned 'reformed' underworld don 'Agni' Sridhar for questioning in APMC president Kabadagere Srinivas shooting case.The Sampigehalli inspector who is the...
View ArticlePresident to lay foundation for economics school campus
President Pranab Mukherjee has agreed to lay the foundation stone for constructing the new campus of Dr B R Ambedkar School of Economics at Bengaluru.Karnataka Higher Education Minister Basavaraj...
View ArticleFollow Act while felling trees, forum tells BBMP
Members of the Environment Support Group (ESG) have objected to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) proposal to fell 112 trees for widening Jayamahal Road.ESG members on February 27 asked...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ola, Uber drivers protest as strike enters second week
The protest called by drivers associated with Ola and Uber saw a huge response with more than 5,000 drivers assembling at Freedom Park even as most of the drivers chose to stay away from work.App-based...
View ArticleHC notice to Supreme Court advocate over 'intemperate language'
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered notice to Supreme Court advocate Deepak Khosla asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for using intemperate language in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
KR Puram-Silk Board Metro line gets Cabinet approval
The state Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to provide Metro connectivity between and K R Puram and Central Silk Board Junction at a cost Rs 4,202 crore.Briefing reporters after the Cabinet...
View ArticleTechnical glitches hit RTE admissions on Day One
When parents arrived at BangaloreOne centres on Wednesday, after a wait for one and a half months, to apply for admission of their children in private schools under the RTE quota, they found that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A cocktail of slam poetry, freestyle dance & singing
Not a weekend goes by in Bengaluru without a slam poetry open mic or informal sessions where people gather to share their love for the art. This week, Bengaluru's wordsmiths will get to experience...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BMTC changes bus routes to ease traffic on choked Sheshadri Road
Traffic snarls at Sheshadri Road due to segregation of vehicles, allowing only BMTC buses and cars of officials to ply on Nrupatunga Road, has forced the BMTC authorities to change bus routes.It was a...
View ArticleMBA graduate ends her life as fiance calls off wedding
A 32-year-old MBA graduate is reported to have committed suicide after her fiancé called off the wedding citing "incompatibility" and her demand that he relocate from Hyderabad to Bengaluru....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Revised tender boosts 6-lane B'luru-Mysuru road project
Travelling between Bengaluru and Mysuru could become seamless and a lot safer by 2021 as the project to convert National Highway 275 into a six-lane road is set to get a push by the Centre's new...
View Article