Global bands enthral crowds at jazz & blues fest
The fourth edition of the international jazz and blues festival, organised at Hotel Royal Orchid, was an enthralling mix of music and food. Music lovers in the city were seen having a gala time at the...
View Article'Blind Walk' held to promote eye donation
To raise awareness on eye donation, Sakshama Foundation organised a 'Blind Walk' in the city on Sunday in which former chief minister B S Yeddyrurappa and many political leaders took part. The walk,...
View ArticlePhase II of #KillBills drive rids many wards of posters
In continuation with their #KillBills campaign, Bangalore Political Action Committee (B PAC) and like-minded volunteers launched a second drive to rid the city of illegal bills and hoardings, with the...
View ArticleNow, DKS defends Ramya on Pak remark
Energy Minister D K Shivakumar has defended Kannada actor and former Congress MP Ramya on her controversial statement on Pakistan. Ramya has not done anything wrong. There is nothing controversial in...
View ArticleNew escalator at city rly station in a fortnight
To help passengers, especially the elderly and differently-abled, a new escalator will be thrown open to the public in 15 days at the City (Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna) Railway Station.A railway...
View ArticleHer deft hands craft exquisite eco-friendly Gauri, Ganeshas
For those who want to stay true to the spirit of Ganesha Chaturti, Bimba the Art Ashram provides an alternative, which is not just environment-friendly but also divinely beautiful. Artist Deepika Dorai...
View ArticleMetro rides to get costlier after Phase I completion
Your Namma Metro ride would get dearer by the end of the year. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is planning to increase ticket fare from November-December, 2016, when the Metro Phase I...
View ArticleSurge price: Ola seeks more time to reply to notice
Having come under fire for introducing surge pricing and shuttle service in Bengaluru, cab aggregator Ola has once again sought more time from the Transport Department for responding to a show-cause...
View ArticleRotary District 3190 to support 200 govt schools
H R Ananth, District Governor (3190) of Rotary International, who is also the managing director of Bangalore Press on Sunday said the organisation has proposed to support as many as 200 government...
View ArticleAfrican student hits pedestrian, arrested for rash driving
A pedestrian sustained minor injuries after an African student lost control over his bike and hit him. The incident took place at the Tin factory Junction near KR Puram in the early hours of...
View ArticleAlert conductor averts accident as driver faints at the wheel
A BMTC bus conductor's presence of mind averted a possible accident at the busy NESjunction in Yelahanka, northern Bengaluru, on Sunday. The conductor, Dadapeer, quickly applied handbrake to stop the...
View ArticleMadrasa head 'kills' boy to fix rival
The Chintamani Rural police have arrested the head of a madrasa on the chage of murdering an eight-year-old boy - five days after the gruesome incident that shook the town.Addressing a press conference...
View ArticleWoman, paramour murder neighbour, burn her body
A 30-year-old married woman, along with her lover, murdered her neighbour and made away with gold valuables. They dumped the body near Hanakere in Mandya district and set it on fire to conceal the...
View ArticleWoman's body found in suitcase thrown in drain
A highly decomposed body of a woman was found in a suitcase near Oxford College at Ullal Upanagar on Sunday evening. Local residents noticed foul smell emanating from a drain near the college at Sir M...
View ArticleStudents in limbo as counselling dates clash
The counselling for allotment of medical and dental seats has been scheduled on the same day by the Karnataka Religious and Linguistics Minorities Professional Colleges Association and COMEDK, putting...
View ArticleFive arrested for kidnapping Kirloskar MD's son
Muniyappa alias Ishwar, an aspiring film actor and producer, got his first act all wrong and instead ended up cooling his heels in prison. Muniyappa's dream to fund his yet-to-be completed debut movie...
View ArticleNamma Metro Phase 1 to miss November 1 deadline
Let alone the entire first phase of Namma Metro, even the crucial 900-metre stretch between Sampige Road (Mantri Square) and Kempegowda interchanging metro station is unlikely to be ready for commute...
View ArticleYelahanka residents oppose KPCL's gas-based power plant
The Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd's (KPCL) upcoming gas-based power plant at Yelahanka, north Bengaluru, has got local people worried. They have filed a petition on Change.org seeking the National...
View ArticleJadhav land deal gets murkier as forgery angle emerges
There is a forgery angle to the purchase of agriculture land at Ramanayakanahalli near Anekal by Tarabai Jadhav, mother of Chief Secretary Aravind Jadhav (in pic). One of the sale deeds (Number...
View ArticleRuckus over parking ends up in murder
A 28-year-old youth was stabbed to death over a dispute on parking an autorickshaw, in Prakash Nagar on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Dharma, a resident of Prakash Nagar. He was an...
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