Woman claims husband cheated her by hiding his impotence
A 30-year-old woman lodged a complaint at RT Nagar police station against her husband claiming that he cheated her into marriage without disclosing that he was impotent. According to the police, the...
View ArticleVolunteers rally to seek support for Bus Bhagya
Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike and Citizens for Bengaluru, who have been campaigning for more buses and low fares, reached out to commuters to mobilise support for 'Bus Bhagya'. Volunteers raised...
View ArticleRein in rowdies, BJP leaders to Police chief
Members of BJPcity unit, led by MLASuresh Kumar, urged Bengaluru City Police Commissioner to rein in rowdy elements, whose menace is on the rise in Rajajinagar Assembly constituency.A memorandum...
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Punish those responsible for manual scavengers' death, says NGO
Authorities in the city must be held accountable for the recent death of three manual scavengers, Amnesty International India said on Friday.The three men - Kore Anjaneya Reddy (34), Dantha Yarrayya...
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Cops blame BWSSB for delay in probe
The police blamed the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) over the delay in investigations into deaths of three manual scavengers. The first information report (FIR), registered by the...
View ArticleTrain runs over drunk man near Hoodi
A 20-year-old man was killed on the spot after a train hit him when he was crossing the railway tracks near Hoodi in the early hours on Friday. Norsingh S, a resident of KR Puram, a native of Nepal,...
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Nine arrested for murdering rowdy
The police have arrested nine persons in connection with the murder of a youth in Basaveshwaranagar on Wednesday.The suspects are Nagaraj alias Spot Naga (26), Khadar (28), both residents of...
View ArticlePIL on Mantri Mall-Majestic Metro link dismissed
The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to expedite the Metro rail link between Mantri Square Mall and Majestic. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Mukherjee...
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Metro line likely to enter KIA from Trumpet flyover side
The Namma Metro line, in all likelihood will enter the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) premises from the Trumpet Flyover side, running parallel to the main access road.The elevated line will run...
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Part of Namma Metro Green Line to be shut for 10 days
Namma Metro's Green Line operation between Sampige Road and Rajajinagar stations will be shut for 10 days starting from Monday.The Green Line service will be available only between Nagasandra and...
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PHCs in state to get 1,000 tabs to manage health care services
The Health and Family Welfare Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung Research and Development Institute (SRI) that aims to enable efficient management of public healthcare...
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Apartments segregating trash, but contractors mixing it up, says study
Good waste management practices by apartments are undone by garbage contractors, says a study conducted by Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and Sichuan...
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Avenge Rudresh murder in polls: Shobha
BJP state GeneralSecretary Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday said people of Shivajinagar should get ready to avenge the murder of RSSworker Rudresh.Speaking at a function organised by the Shivajinagar unit...
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House owner assaults tenant from NE, makes him kiss shoe
A lawyer bashed up his tenant, a 20-year-old student from North East, till he bled and made him kiss his boots for leaving the tap open and wasting water at his house in Hulimavu. The incident occurred...
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Indiranagar residents protest zoning violations
Continuing their #FightforIndiranagar, residents of the area occupied the footpath from the KFC signal on 100 Feet Road up to 6th Main Road in their peaceful protest against the illegal...
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Water scarcity no dampener for festival, revellers switch to dry Holi
In the wake of water shortage and drought in the state, organisers have switched to dry Holi parties on Sunday with emphasis on organic and dry colours. "Last year, we had holi water guns, colour...
View ArticleNo Holi celebrations on some college campuses in city
Several city colleges like Mount Carmel College, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat and St Josephs Commerce College have decided not to allow students to celebrate Holi inside the campuses. According to...
View Article5-year-old boy drowns in rajakaluve
A five-year-old boy drowned in a rajakaluve at Munnekolalu,Varthur on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Shamiulla, a resident of Munnekolalu. The family hails from West Bengal and shifted to...
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Those heavy metal greens
Beware of the vegetables grown on the Varthur lake bed. Deceptive in their fresh, green and leafy avatars, the greens are extremely high on heavy metal content, far beyond the Indian safe limits.The...
View ArticleIs it our fate to eat phosphate, ask residents
Bengaluru's tryst with clean water bodies seems to have long ended. The frothing Bellandur and Varthur lakes are a deadly concoction of phosphates, nitrates and myriad industrial pollutants combining...
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