Boy injured as tree branch falls on him
A 14-year-old boy was injured after a tree branch fell on him at Nettakallappa Circle in Basavanagudi on Friday evening. Pujith, a resident of Vinayaknagar in Banashankari 1st Stage and a Class VIII...
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2 charred to death as fire engulfs 4-storey bldg
Two men were charred to death in a fire in a four-storey building in Jagjivanramnagar off Mysuru Road on Friday afternoon. The dead were identified as Mehtab Ahmed (27), a native of Delhi and Mohammad...
View ArticleMangaluru Central-Chennai Central train runs with electric engine
The Mangaluru Central-Chennai Central superfast train service was operated with electric engine from Mangaluru from Friday. After the completion of electrification of Charvattur-Mangaluru section, this...
View ArticleNavodaya Vidyalaya in Kolar
The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti on Tuesday approved starting a new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Kolar from a temporary campus in the district from the academic session of 2017-18.The decision was...
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Mentally unsound man spends 16 months in jail for 'bike thefts'
A 37-year-old mentally challenged man spent 16 months in jail on the charge of stealing motorcycles. He fears the cops will come for him again. Irshad Ahmed, a resident of Kushalnagar in KG Halli, was...
View ArticleNow, KSTDC package tour to Tirupati from Mysuru too
Tourists from Mysuru will now be able to avail the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) package tour to Tirupati directly, instead of coming to Bengaluru.After nearly one year, KTSDC...
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A new retail plaza in making for KIA
Gearing up for a brand new runway and terminal, the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will finally start exploiting its commercial space with a flashy Retail Plaza. The kerbside Plaza will host...
View ArticleBWSSB forms second vigilance unit
The BWSSB has set up another vigilance squad to check irregularities in bill payments and illegal water supply connections. The team comprises BWSSB chief administrative officer and secretary K H...
View ArticleChange in train timings
The service days and timings of Secunderabad-Yeshwantpur Garibrath Express (train no. 12735) have been changed from Sunday. On the Secunderabad - Yeshwantpur route, the train will run on Sundays,...
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'Damage-proof' TenderSURE pavements sinking at many places
Projected as a pedestrians' delight, TenderSURE pavements are becoming a nightmare at many places.TenderSURE project works were meant to last 30 years without any damage. But in just two years, the...
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Rail bus comes to a rest after 20-year service
The bus that never got stuck in a traffic jam and never gave the bumpy ride to its passengers for the last 20 years has retired after a journey of about two lakh km. It now rests amid greenery in...
View Article'Pay and park' to be back; tenders to be finalised in a month
Parking for five to six hours at a stretch in the heart of the city will cost motorists dearly. "We have identified 87 parking places and in a week we will call for tenders," said BBMP commissioner N...
View ArticleCorporator, 2 engineers held for taking bribe from contractor
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Friday arrested a corporator and two engineers of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on charges of graft. The accused corporator, Krishnamurthy, and...
View ArticleArea around KR Market station to get facelift
The Department of Urban Land Transport (DULT) has come up with a plan to develop the area around the KR Market station to make it accessible to public while highlighting the historic value of the...
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Siddaganga seer turns 110 today
Siddaganga mutt seer Shivakumara Swami, popularly known as 'Trividha Dasohi' will turn 110 on Saturday. Governor Vajubhai Vala will inaugurate a programme at 10.30 am, organised to mark the occasion....
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Metro nears deadline; North-South underground trial run begins
Bengaluru Development Minister K J George flagged off trains at the KR Market Metro Station, initiating the final stage of the trial run on the underground section of Namma Metro's North-South Corridor...
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Come GST, eating out will pinch your pocket
Eating out will burn a hole in your pocket once the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is rolled out on July 1.The Union government has brought hotels and restaurants under the service category. It has...
View ArticleTruckers' strike to hit commodity supply
Prices of essential commodities may go up as about 20 lakh commercial and tourist vehicles in south India, including over 3 lakh in Karnataka, will go off the roads from Monday.General secretary of...
View ArticleTop rankings for private, deemed varsities in survey
Private and deemed varsities top the rankings of universities released by the Karnataka Higher Education Council while the state-run universities occupy the second slot.Private varsities top the...
View ArticleGang ties up family, flees with Rs 2.6L booty
A gang of seven armed men barged into a house at Seegehalli in KR Puram, east Bengaluru, early on Saturday, tied up the inhabitants and made off with Rs 2.6 lakh worth of valuables, police said....
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