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Martyr's house to be partly razed
Bad luck has struck the family members of Lt Col Niranjan Kumar twice this year. But on both the occasions they have put up a brave face.In January, they lost Kumar during the Pathankot airbase terror...
View ArticlePES varsity to open medical college
PESUniversity has proposed to open a new medical college at Electronics City in Bengaluru in the next two years. To begin with, a hospital would be opened to support the college. Addressing the media...
View ArticleStudents write to PM seeking clean environment
Students of KKEnglish High School in the city on Thursday sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a better environment in Bengaluru. The school, in association with Whitefield Rising,...
View ArticleCorporator's office among buildings razed in Srinagar
The BBMP began razing 19 buildings on a stormwater drain in Srinagar on Thursday.So far, five buildings have been brought down while the others will be demolished in the next one week. These buildings...
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High Court refuses to stay suspension of BBMP engineers
The High Court on Thursday refused to stay proceedings against four engineers who were among the 20 suspended for granting permission for building houses on stormwater drains. The houses are now being...
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Flower prices dip, cheer festival shoppers
There is some good news for the devout ahead of this year's Varamahalakshmi festival, to be celebrated on Friday. Prices of flowers — used to propitiate the goddess of wealth — have...
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Speaker to urge Chief Justice for special court to try lake...
Speaker KBKoliwad on Thursday said he will meet the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and request him to set up special courts to adjudicate cases pertaining to lake encroachments.Speaking to...
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BBMP demolition drive based on invalid village maps
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has gone ahead with demolishing structures built on stormwater drains on the basis of topographical details in century-old village maps. A High Court...
View Article14-yr-old boy drowns in Chikkabanavara lake
A 14-year-old boy drowned and his friend survived while swimming in Chikkabanavara lake in Soladevanahalli near Hesaraghatta on Wednesday.The police said the deceased is Chandrashekar and his friend...
View ArticleLecturer thrashed on suspicion of pickpocketing
A private college lecturer from Yadgir was thrashed by the public who claimed that he had picked the pockets of four passengers on Bidar Express train on Thursday. He was handed over to the Yeshwantpur...
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Clock in Metro station dustbin causes panic
A table clock found in a dustbin on the concourse level of the Magadi Road Metro station sent the police into a tizzy on Thursday morning. A housekeeper found the small, defunct clock in the dustbin...
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More graduates are now applying for constable's job, says minister
The number of graduates and post-graduates taking up the job of police constables is on the rise, Home Minister GParameshwara said on Thursday.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Parameshwara...
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Man kills techie using cyanide to steal his costly motorcycle
To own an expensive bike, a man with criminal antecedents murdered a techie by forcing him to consume cyanide at his posh flat near ITPL recently.According to the police, Sohan Haldar, 35, an employee...
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NEET results on Aug 17
The results of NEET 2016 will be announced on August 17. The schedule for counselling has been released on Thursday. The first phase of counselling for 15% government quota seats in the state will be...
View ArticleKAS officer's wife hangs herself in PG digs, cops suspect dowry torture
A 21-year-old wife of a KAS officer has reportedly committed suicide at a paying guest (PG) accommodation at RMV Extension, Sanjaynagar, north Bengaluru. Police suspect that her husband's harassment...
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Hotel pays tax after BBMP seizes furniture
Well-known five-start hotel, JW Marriott, was forced to pay up property tax dues of Rs 5.59 crore just four hours after a team of BBMP officials seized its movable properties on Thursday. High drama...
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Shortage of specialists hits eye surgeries at Minto Hospital
For the last one year, Minto Eye Hospital, the only government ophthalmic facility in Karnataka, has been facing a severe shortage of senior specialists. Out of the 11 senior specialists (those who...
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20 BDA, Palike officials booked for encroachment
The Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) on Thursday registered six cases against 20 serving and retired officials of the BBMP and BDA in connection with encroachments on stormwater drains. A few...
View ArticleNo trace of KAS officer booked for wife's suicide
Police are yet to arrest a Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, who has been booked for driving his wife to suicide. Chaitra, the 21-year-old wife of Niranjan Babu, was found hanging in a...
View ArticleCash, mobile phones stolen from shop
Thieves struck at an electronics shop near Silver Jubilee Park and made away with cash and expensive mobile phones in the early hours of Friday.According to the police, thieves broke into the S S...
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