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Five farmers held for chopping MNREGS official's hand
The Ramanagaram police on Saturday arrested five persons on the charge of chopping the hand of an officer who had refused to clear inflated bills for works executed under the Mahatma Gandhi National...
View ArticleFour arrested for assaulting cops on duty
A police sub-inspector and a head constable were assaulted by four drunk men during a breath test to contain drunk driving near Iblur at HSR Layout in the early hours of Sunday.The victims are...
View ArticleContractor dies as wall collapses on him
A 37-year-old labour contractor died after a wall collapsed on him during the renovation work in a building belonging to Bhoruka Steels on ITPL Main Road in Mahadevapura on Sunday morning.The deceased...
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Netas eye land in Kumara Krupa for Constitution Club
The state's legislators have now selected a 2.3-acre prime land at Kumara Krupa, a government guest house, to realise their long-cherished dream of a recreation centre.The executive committee of the...
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Govt asks resort to pay Rs 998 crore for encroaching on its land
Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa on Monday said that the revenue department has asked Eagleton Golf Resort near Bidadi, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, to pay Rs 998 crore for encroaching upon 77 acres...
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854 trees to be axed to widen Ballari Road
As many as 854 trees will be felled to make way for the widening of roads around Palace Grounds, especially on Jayamahal Main Road.Recently, the High Court of Karnataka cleared the decks for the...
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Neighbourhood tuitions get tech-savvy
Edging out the traditional 'chalk-and-talk' method of teaching, schools had forayed into tech-based classrooms with smartboards and more. Neighbourhood tuition teachers in Bengaluru are now jumping...
View ArticlePalike to intensify SWD clearance drive
The drive to clear encroachments on stormwater drain will intensify from Tuesday. The drive will be carried out in Srinivasapur, Harohalli, Kadugondanahalli and Myadarahalli, where the total...
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Slender loris rescued in Sadashivanagar
A slender loris was rescued in Sadashivanagar on Monday. Nitin, a resident of Sadashivanagar, alerted environmentalist Ashok Hallur upon finding the slender loris on a road in the locality. Hallur and...
View ArticleSmooch on wheels causes freak accident
A woman's attempt to kiss her female friend while driving a Honda City is said to have caused a freak accident on Nandidurga Road, north Bengaluru, on Sunday evening. She not only rear-ended a cab but...
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SC reserves verdict on plea by ex-cop who raped & killed widow
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgement on a petition filed by B A Umesh, a former police constable, challenging the death penalty awarded to him for raping and murdering a widow in Peenya,...
View Article200 generic drug outlets to be set up in state
The work on setting up 200 generic drug outlets in Karnataka under the Jan Aushadhi scheme of the Central government will be launched on October 2, according to the Union minister of Chemicals and...
View ArticleMan loses life in attempt to reduce weight
A 25-year-old man, who was on herbal medication and was exerting himself to lose weight, died on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Gangaraju, a resident of Hanumanthagowdahalli, Nelamangala....
View ArticleEx-Lokayukta seeks quashing of charge sheet
Former Lokayukta, Justice Y Bhaskar Rao has approached the High Court seeking quashing of the additional charge sheet filed by SIT.Justice Rao is accused number seven in the Lokayukta extortion...
View ArticlePIL seeks opening Metro link
The High Court on Monday ordered issuance of notice to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) on a PIL seeking directions to connect the Metro rail link between the Mantri Mall Metro station...
View ArticlePvt bus mows down elderly man
An 80-year-old man was killed and his 30-year-old granddaughter was injured after a private bus hit a bike on the elevated flyover in Peenya on Monday night. The victims were Venkataramappa and...
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Woman held for marrying, cheating seven men
The police have detained a 38-year-old woman for marrying seven men and deserting all of them after extorting money from them. The suspect has been identified as Yasmin Banu (36), a resident of...
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HC refuses to stay summons to ex-Lokayukta
The High Court on Tuesday orally observed whether a judge can be protected under law despite him committing illegal activities. While hearing a petition filed by former Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao,...
View ArticleShort-term plans soon to decongest Silk Board junction
Motorists can expect some traffic diversions and right turns soon at the Central Silk Board junction as the Urban Development Department (UDD) and traffic police are trying various methods to decongest...
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GP vice president chased, hacked to death
Three men chased and hacked a Gram Panchayat (GP)vice president to death in HSRLayout on Tuesday morning. The victim is identified as Manjunath, 37, a resident of Krishnappanagar near HSRLayout. He was...
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