Will act against hospitals refusing treatment under schemes, says minister
The government will crack down on private hospitals empanelled for various health insurance schemes, but which refuse to provide cashless treatment to patients, Health and Family Welfare Minister...
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Puneeth fulfils ailing girl's wish
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar had a rare guest at his shooting premises at Kanteerava Studios on Monday. The 'Power Star' met Preethi (12), a victim of kidney failure, and spent time with her.Preethi...
View ArticleHC stays Upalokayukta directions on withholding official's pension
The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted stay on the Upalokayukta's recommendation and directions to impose penalty of permanently withholding 10% of pension payable to a petitioner.The petitioner, H...
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No closure of KCDC plant but waste intake to come down
Residents of southeastern Bengaluru on Monday called off the protest for the closure of the waste-processing unit in Somasundarapalya after Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials promised...
View ArticlePetitioner fined for misleading court
The Karnataka High Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on a petitioner for for misleading the court and wasting its time.T R Thimme Gowda, a resident of Hassan, had approached the court...
View ArticleLand acquisition blues for 2nd underpass near Kadirenahalli Cross
Land acquisition problems are set to obstruct the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) plan to build another grade separator next to the Kadirenahalli underpass towards Dayananda Sagar...
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BDA blamed for zoning violations by developer
The latest Comptroller and Auditor General report has pulled up the Bangalore Development Authority for allowing a developer to build guest houses and sell them as independent villas around a golf...
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Bellandur lake fire: NGT gives state two weeks to file affidavit
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday asked the Karnataka government and its various agencies to submit within two weeks affidavits on the recent outbreak of fire in Bellandur lake in Bengaluru...
View ArticleNoted plastic surgeon falls from 6th floor of apartment, dies
A leading plastic surgeon in the city died after falling from the sixth floor of an apartment complex in HSR Layout Sector 2, southeast Bengaluru, on Monday, police said. Dr Ashok Raj Koul (57), the...
View Article'Slain Coimbatore man not accused in Malleswaram blast'
The CCB sleuths who suspected that one H Farooq (31) who was murdered in Coimbatore was an accused in the Malleswaram BJP office bomb blast case, later found that he was not involved in the case.The...
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8 gold medallists, 598 graduates at IIMB's 42nd convocation
Eight students graduated with gold on Monday at the 42nd convocation of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). A total of 598 students graduated from Postgraduate and Fellow programmes....
View ArticleSC refuses to modify order for deposit of ore sale proceeds for SPV
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, declined to modify its direction for deposit of 10% of iron ore sale proceeds by every lease holder for the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for extracting minerals in...
View ArticleMalaria elimination panel gets addl powers
The state-level Executive Committee for Malaria Elimination has been vested with additional powers to take decisions related to administrative, human resource, technical, strategic, logistic issues in...
View ArticlePlan to generate solar power from Soudha rooftop
Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has drawn up a plan to generate power on the rooftop of Vidhana Soudha, MS Building and Legislators' Home, Energy Minister D K Shivakumar said on Tuesday....
View Article'Make people aware of forests'
P Ravi Kumar, additional chief secretary, Department of Environment, Forests and Ecology, on Tuesday told the department officials to make people aware of forests and their importance.He was speaking...
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'Ilaiyaraja right in battle with SPB, but royalty questions are vexed'
The music industry in throwing its weight behind composer Ilaiyaraja in his battle for concert royalties.Velu, director of the Bengaluru-based Lahari Recording Company, would like to look at the...
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This intensive cardiologist's heart beats for photography
In a profession where every moment is a question of life or death, photography is a welcome diversion to de-stress for a city-based intensive cardiologist, Dr Karthik Vasudevan."Photography is the...
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Registration of apartments on small sites, village sites to take a hit
The decision of the Central Valuation Committee (CVC) of registration to exclude certain category of properties from the list of basic rates (guidance value) has caused hardships for the public.The...
View ArticleWoman pickpocket caught red-handed
A woman pickpocket was caught red-handed by some BMTCbus passengers near Marathalli bridge on Monday.The police said Kokila (32), a native of Salem, is a habitual offender. She used to lift purses and...
View ArticleActivist booked over obscene post about UP CM
A women's rights activist who posted objectionable comments and a morphed picture of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has faced public wrath. Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha filed a...
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