Women corporators to dance and sing
Women corporators on Wednesday will display their skills in fine arts when they shake a leg, sing and paint to mark International Women's Day.This year's International Women's Day is special for the...
View ArticleNCW calls on DG&IGP over inter-faith marriage
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Rekha Sharma, on Tuesday, apprised DG&IGP Rupak Kumar Dutta on the status of a one-and-a-half-year-old case of inter-religious marriage.The member...
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Despite ban, manual scavenging goes on unchecked in state
Though manual scavenging was banned around 25 years ago, Karnataka continues to be one of the top five states in the country where the practice still exists. As many as 19 manhole deaths have been...
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Four drug peddlers arrested, ganja seized
The Banaswadi police arrested four persons when they were peddling drugs near Kacharakanahalli near Hennur Main Road Tuesday noon.The arrested are Somanath, Joy Ram, Alok Dhig, all natives of Odisha...
View ArticleIn a first for state, doctors transplant small intestine
A small intestine transplant was performed in the city last week. This is said to be the first in the state, according to Zonal Co-Ordination Committee of Karnataka for Organ Transplantation. The small...
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Police get custody of ATM attacker
Madhukar Reddy, the suspect in the attack on bank employee Jyoti Uday at an ATM, was remanded in eight-day police custody by a local court on Tuesday. The police said Reddy was brought from Chittoor...
View ArticlePIL challenges 10-month rent as advance for houses
A PIL challenging the practice of 10-month advance normally paid by tenants to their house owners was heard in the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday.Petitioners, Dove Drive Without Borders Foundation...
View ArticleWorker falls to death from 4th floor
A 36-year-old construction labourer accidentally fell to death from the fourth floor of an under-construction building at Munireddy Layout in Horamavu on Monday night.The police said the deceased Seenu...
View ArticleContempt petition against three officers dropped
The Karnataka High Court on Monday dropped the contempt petition filed against three government officials. Contempt proceedings were dropped against Gangaram Baderiya, secretary, Muzrai Department; S P...
View ArticleNo change in SSLC exam pattern, govt tells HC
The state government on Tuesday submitted to the Karnataka High Court that there is no change in the question paper pattern for this year's Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)...
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New city to come up near KGF
A new city on a par with Andhra Pradeshs proposed capital Amaravathi will come up near Kolar Gold Fields, 96 km from Bengaluru.Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Minister for Information and Urban...
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SSLC preparatory exam pattern confuses students
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will issue notice to the Karnataka High School Headmasters' Association for conducting SSLC preparatory examinations in the old question paper pattern,...
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History-sheeter injured in leg as police fire at him
Police opened fire at a history-sheeter when he attacked them with a knife on a vacant plot behind Prestige Tech Park on Outer Ring Road near Marathahalli on Tuesday. This is the third time in two...
View ArticleYouth on rigorous regimen dies of brain haemorrhage
A25-year-old youth who was on a rigorous diet and exercise for six-pack abdomen, took ill soon after returning from the gymnasium on March 4. He died at a private hospital on Tuesday due to brain...
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'Trump a result of moderates disappearing in US parties'
"The polarisation of America is not new but the 2016 election allowed us to see the decades-long phenomena in a crystal clear way," said University of Chicago distinguished professor John Mark Hansen....
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Nine towns in state to get 24x7 water supply
The government will take up a project to provide round-the-clock water supply in nine towns at an estimated cost of Rs 205.87 crore.Urban Development Minister Roshan Baig told reporters that the towns...
View ArticleGagan, Kudgi thermal project to get CISF cover
The Gagan facility and Kudgi thermal power project in Karnataka will come under the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover this year. These are among 10 sensitive installations in the country...
View ArticleKarnataka-Coastal Zone Mgmt Authority reconstituted
The Union government has reconstituted the Karnataka Coastal Zone Management Authority that would oversee development work along the coast for the next three years.Besides officials and academicians,...
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IISc 8th among world's best small varsities
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has secured eighth rank in the best small universities of the world list released by an international rating agency, Times Higher Education.However,...
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PIL challenging SSLC exam pattern dismissed
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by a few Class X (SSLC) students challenging the government's decision to change the question paper pattern for the forthcoming...
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