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Strike likely to hit life in city today
The dawn-to-dusk nationwide strike called by various trade unions against the anti-people policies of the Centre is likely to cripple life in the city on Friday.Public sector banks, insurance companies...
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2 men kill ex-boss's wife, rape her thinking she's alive
Two men murdered their former boss's wife and then raped her presuming that she was still alive. The duo wanted to take revenge on their ex-employer who had refused to pay their dues, police said. Azad...
View ArticleGirl comes under tanker as friend botches up wheelie
A wheelie by a motorcyclist caused a freak accident on Old Madras Road, east Bengaluru, on Thursday night. The rider's female friend, who was on the pillion, lost her balance, fell off the two-wheeler...
View ArticleTwo school bus drivers booked for being drunk at the wheel
The traffic police on Thursday booked two school bus drivers in RT Nagar and Byatarayanapura for driving under the influence of alcohol. In the first incident, the RTNagar traffic police booked Sheikh...
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City administration lists steps for safe, green festival
The city administration has taken a slew of measures to make the Ganesha festival safe and eco-friendly.In this regard, the BBMP commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad had a meeting with police commissioner...
View ArticleEvents for Kalakshetra golden jubilee
'Nenapinokali' — a year-long cultural extravaganza to mark the 50th anniversary of Ravindra Kalakshetra, would begin from September 7. Cultural committee chairam Srinivas G Kappanna said...
View ArticleBMRCL to repair damaged Vani Vilas hospital ward
Minister for Medical Education Sharanprakash R Patil said on Thursday that he had given a week's time to the BMRCL to submit a report on the damages caused to the Vani Vilas Hospital due to the ongoing...
View ArticleGet GAIL gas before pipelines are laid
Two months after it commenced supply of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to about 800 houses in three city areas, gas marketing firm GAIL Gas Limited has offered apartment complexes across Bengaluru a quicker...
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Richmond Circle flyover repairs to hit traffic for 40 days
One side of the Richmond Road flyover --- between Richmond Road and Shanthinagar Double Road -- was closed for traffic on Thursday night as the BBMP took up a resurfacing project. Traffic on this...
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7 houses crack as Prestige apartment loosens soil
Two houses were fully damaged and five others developed cracks in their walls as soil loosened due to construction of an apartment complex by Prestige Group. The incident occurred on Promenade Road...
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Minister: Prestige Tech Park has encroached on 200 mts of SWD
Law and Minor Irrigation Minister TB Jayachandra has said that Prestige Tech Park has encroached upon nearly 200 metres of the stormwater drain (SWD) along the Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley in...
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Kempegowda study centre at Jnanabharathi
A study centre to highlight the life and works of the founder of Bengaluru, Kempegowda, will be set up on the Jnanabharathi campus soon.BBMP joint commissioner of BBMPs Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone,...
View ArticleKarnataka, Kerala top in cheating cases among southern states
Kerala and Karnataka top in south India when it comes to cases of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust where the value of property lost is above Rs 1 crore.Karnataka is the only southern...
View ArticlePolice hunt for man whose botched wheelie claimed girl's life
Police are hotly pursuing a young man whose botched wheelie led to the death of a girl riding pillion with him on Old Madras Road, east Bengaluru, on Thursday night. Shiny Kiran K lost her balance and...
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RTI activist, journo held for extorting money from BBMP engineers
The city police have registered a case against an RTI activist and a journalist for extorting money from three BBMP engineers. The duo had applied 120 times under the RTIAct seeking details of two...
View ArticleWoman found dead in friend's house
A woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her friend's house in Shanabhoganahalli, Bannerghatta, on Friday morning. According to the police, Jayalakshmi, a resident of KP Agrahara, was...
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BBMP investigation report points to Rs 6.7-cr drug scam
The ailing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike hospitals, especially the referral and maternity homes, are hit by a scam of Rs 6.76 crore, according to an investigation. The probe by the Technical...
View ArticleRowdy Yeshaswini nabbed after almost four months
Notorious woman history-sheeter Yeshaswini, 32, who was on the run for months, finally landed in police net on Friday. The CK Achukattu police caught her in the house of one of her associates....
View ArticleHC tells govt to keep it in loop on Ballari Road widening
TheHigh Court on Friday directed the state government to inform the court on its road-widening project on Ballari Road from Mehkri Circle to Vidhana Soudha. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S...
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Nimhans starts centre to prepare couples for marriage
The Centre of Wellbeing at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans) is starting a 'Pre-marriage Preparatory Programme' to prepare the soon-to-be-married or any adult...
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