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City roads to have yellow box, zig zag markings soon
The city traffic police have decided to introduce two initiatives on roads - criss-cross or yellow box junction and zig zag lines junction - to prevent gridlocks and ensure smooth vehicular movement....
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BU hostels to have in-house study libraries
Soon, Bangalore University hostels would have in-house study libraries to help students prepare for competitive examinations. This was one of the proposals approved at the Bangalore University...
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Residents protest as BBMP skips KCDC grievance meet
Members of Kudlu Gate, Haralur, Haralukunte, Somasundarapalya and Parangipalya (KHHSP) — a federation of residents' welfare associations, held a snap protest on Monday as BBMP backed out of a...
View ArticleWater conservation campaign planned to tackle dry days
To spread the word on water conservation and encourage citizens to use water judiciously in the wake of the water crisis this summer, citizen activists have chalked out a campaign under the banner...
View ArticleDemand in BBMP for bringing state, Central govt properties in tax net
With the GIS-based Property Identification system failing to capture all the properties in Bengaluru, there is a growing demand for bringing all properties in the tax net.The demand was an echo of the...
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BMTC drops plan to install CCTVs in buses citing funds crunch
The BMTC has dropped plans to install CCTV cameras in its buses after the corporation failed to get Central funds for the project.Sexual harassment on city buses came under the spotlight after the 2012...
View Article3 arrested over manhole deaths
The Byappanahalli police on Monday arrested three people in connection with the death of three manual scavengers at Kaggadasapura near C V Raman Nagar on March 7. The arrested include two senior...
View ArticleBus Bhagya volunteers meet Siddaramaiah
Taking their demand for more buses and low fares forward, volunteers of 'Bus Bhagya Beku' campaign met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday.Members of Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike and Citizens for...
View ArticleMan crashes bike into electricity pole, dies
A 23-year-old man was killed on the spot after he crashed his bike against an electricity pole on Ring Road in Nagarbhavi on Sunday evening. The deceased has been identified as Deen Dayal, a native of...
View ArticleWoman hangs herself, husband follows suit
A couple, who fought over domestic issues, committed suicide in their house at Belathur in Kadugodi on Sunday evening. The police have identified the deceased as Manjunath Reddy (27), an electrician,...
View ArticleCISF sub-inspector goes missing after rape charge
A sub-inspector attached to Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) absconded after the North East Division police booked him for a raping a woman...
View ArticleConstruction worker stabbed to death
A 38-year-old construction labourer was stabbed to death by a gang of men near Jyothinagar in HAL on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Raja, a native of Tamil Nadu.Raja was on his way...
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African community in city cries foul, says it's murder
African community members in the city have termed death of Ifeanyi Madu alias Nwa Jesus as "murder in cold blood".The city police said that Madu, a Nigerian national died after he fell from a bike when...
View ArticleElderly couple end lives
An elderly couple, who had consumed poison in the presence of police and advocate over vacating their house as per the court order at Kothnur, succumbed at a hospital on Sunday. The deceased have been...
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HC quashes ED report on Reddy's wealth
The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the Enforcement Directorate report attaching the property of former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his company.Probing the illegal mining case, the ED had...
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Green okay must for steel flyover: NGT
Two weeks after the government scrapped its controversial steel flyover plan, the National Green Tribunal ruled such a project cannot be executed without environmental clearance.Dismissing the...
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Africans question police claim on Nigerian's death
A Nigerian in his early thirties died under mysterious circumstances near Byrathi Cross on Monday.Police claimed he had died in a road accident, but the African community suspects he was killed in...
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Bengaluru has worst infra among Indian cities
The country's IT capital is losing its sheen to other Indian cities in terms of infrastructure. Bengaluru has been ranked 177 globally — the lowest in the country — as per Mercer's...
View ArticleCID probe against firm; owner, aides arrested
The government on Tuesday ordered a CID probe into irregularities in Dreams Infra for cheating of people.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tweeted: "I am concerned over 2,000 people affected by Dreamz Infra...
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African community members insist Nigerian was murdered
A day after a Nigerian national died under mysterious circumstances, the African community members still maintained it was murder and demanded an independent inquiry."Embassy officials told us they...
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