Generator van hits 8 vehicles: One killed, six injured
In a serial accident, a generator vehicle used for film shoots, hit six vehicles leaving one person dead and six others injured at Kottigepalya near Magadi Road on Wednesday night.According to the...
View ArticleBBMP health official caught receiving bribe
The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Wednesday arrested a health officer of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike for graft. The accused, S Kumar Velu, was trapped while receiving the bribe...
View ArticleWheelie youth, co-suspects in judicial custody till Sept 19
Bike rider Kirtan Ritchie and the father of the minor boy, from whom he had borrowed the bike, have been remanded in judicial custody till September 19. The minor boy has been sent to a juvenile...
View ArticleBars to shut tomorrow
The city police have issued orders to shut down bars and pubs in East division on Friday for Ganesha idol processions.Bars and pubs in Shivajinagar, Commercial Street, Bharathinagar, Pulakeshinagar, DJ...
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Backpacking no longer a foreign tourists' preserve
Backpacking being associated only with foreign tourists is a thing of the past. With increasing demand from Indian travellers, hostels in Bengaluru are opening new branches even as more are entering...
View ArticleReport on lake encroachment in 64 volumes, says Koliwad
The report of the legislature panel on lake encroachment headed by Speaker KBKoliwad will come in 64 volumes. The panel is preparing a hobli-wise report on the encroachment and a total of 32 hoblis...
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Dead fish found floating on polluted Varthur lake
Many dead cat fish were seen floating on the polluted Varthur Lake, in East Bengaluru on Wednesday. Experts point out that this was an sign that the lake is beyond repair now. But officials said they...
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Marking of buildings on SWDs to end today, demolitions from Saturday
The marking of buildings on the stormwater drains (SWDs) at 35 locations in the city will be completed on Thursday and the BBMPwill start the demolition drive from Saturday.BBMP Chief Engineer (SWDs)...
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'Open A Door to Israel' at MG Road Metro station
Soon, you can open a door at the MG Road Metro station and experience Israel on the other side. Play the role of a DJ for the Israelis or click a selfie with them. All this, with just a touch of a...
View ArticleSTP at Peenya to check Vrishabhavathi pollution
In the wake of increasing pollution in the Vrishabhavathi Valley, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has decided to install a sewage treatment plant (STP)in Peenya Industrial...
View ArticleNew method cuts risk in testing foetus for abnormality
Several women who are considered to be at a risk of delivering a child with chromosomal abnormality, could opt for a less risky procedure. The Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Test (NIPT) would help...
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Give clearance to BBMP to widen Ballari Rd, HC to govt
The High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to grant necessary clearance to the BBMP for widening the Ballari Road from Bangalore Development Authority's main office to Mehkri Circle. The...
View ArticleSite allotment scam surfaces in Aircraft Employees' HBCS
Even as illegalities in employees house building co-operative societies remain unchecked, documents reveal that sites have been illegally alloted in Aircraft Employees' House Building Co-operative...
View ArticleTrees axed for TenderSURE roads in Jayanagar
As many as eight full-grown trees were felled to pave way for TenderSURE roads in Jayanagar 5th Block on Wednesday. The BBMP is laying TenderSURE roads on 11th Main of Jayanagar 5th Block as part of...
View ArticleNPS group refutes forgery charges
A day after the CBSE disaffiliated schools under the National Public School (NPS) group for "forging documents" to claim minority status, a letter from the group's chairman to parents has claimed that...
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Despite CBSE action, parents show faith in NPS institutions
Though the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) disaffiliated six institutions under the National Public School group on Tuesday, there were mixed feelings among parents with many still...
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Land hurdle cleared, science gallery to come up on Hebbal Road
The state government has finally decided to sanction land on Hebbal Road here for a science gallery proposed to be set up by an Ireland-based organisation. In 2014, the Science Gallery International...
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Bandh to cripple city
The statewide bandh call given by various pro-Kannada organisations on Friday is likely to cripple life as transport services, barring trains, will be disrupted between 6 am and 6 pm. The bandh has...
View ArticleIISc testing new tech to dissipate heat of spacecraft
One of the biggest challenges faced during the Mars expeditions by various space agencies is the heat generated by a spacecraft while entering the atmosphere of the planet. Now, scientists at the...
View ArticleVet colleges to accept terminally ill, dead animals for dissection
Veterinary colleges in Karnataka will henceforth accept donation of animals which are terminally ill or have died a natural death instead of waiting for their carcasses. Veterinary colleges are...
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