Proceedings against 11 BBMP health officers quashed
The High Court on Thursday quashed the proceedings against 11 BBMP health officers, saying that Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) does not have the jurisdiction to receive a complaint against...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two from city get Young Scientist award
Two scientists from the city have won the prestigious NASI-Scopus Young Scientist award, 2016. Amit Singh, an assistant professor at the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, IISc, earned the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Agency to notify 2,344 flats next week
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) is all set to allot more flats in the coming days. It will issue applications for 2,344 flats in a week. The allotment will happen after one-and-a-half months....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reviving an age-old, indigenous art form
Take a few moments away from your hectic life and walk into the ongoing exhibition in Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath to see families, untouched by the hustle and bustle of the city, patiently crafting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tunnelling through 10 km under the city took 5 years to complete
Tunnelling through a little more than 10 km on the east-west and north-south corridors took fives years. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd Rs spent 1,700 crore on the entire underground work,...
View ArticleBBMP increases Town Hall rentals
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has enhanced the rent of Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall ranging from Rs 35,000 to Rs 75,000 a day.The BBMP will charge Rs 75,000 for using of the building with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 years after plan, geriatric centre yet to take shape
Four years after it was proposed, the government is yet to set up the Geriatric Care Institute to address health issues related the aged persons.A proposal was sent in 2012 to the Department of Medical...
View ArticleBDA confirms 'G' site allotment to Hebbal MLA was against rules
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has sent a report to the government confirming that the `G` category site allotted to Hebbal MLA Y Narayanawamy was in violation of allotment rules. BDA...
View ArticleBDA finalises L&T for steel flyover, awaits govt approval
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has finalised L&T, the lowest bidders,for executing the steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal flyover.Sources in the BDA told DH that after a...
View ArticleGreens join hands against felling of trees on Nrupathunga Road
Tree lovers and conservationists from the city came together on Friday against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike's (BBMP) decision to fell 18 healthy trees on Nrupathunga Road for developing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bride-to-be arrested for assaulting elderly woman
The Gangammanagudi police on Friday arrested a 19-year-old girl on the charge of hitting an elderly woman with a pressure cooker lid.The police said Priyanka assaulted her neighbour Subamma, 70, wife...
View ArticleAdopted son 'steals' ex-ACP's land papers, 'fakes' ownership
The Anekal police on Friday booked a former ACP's adopted son and his two associates in a cheating case. The suspects are Lingaraju D, a resident of Anekal, Tirumala and Manju, both residents of...
View ArticleSix youths held for serial robbery
The RMC Yard police on Thursday arrested six youths who were involved in a robbing spree in Yeshwantpur and surrounding areas. According to the police, on September 17, the six men on five bikes went...
View ArticleTwo killed in separate road accidents
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in the city on Thursday night. A 25-year-old labourer was killed after the bike he was riding, collided with a tractor, coming in the opposite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
George to be reinstated as minister
Former minister K J George, who was forced to resign two months ago over the suicide of DySP MKGanapathi, will rejoin the Siddaramaiah Cabinet on September 26. He will take oath at a ceremony to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cartoon expo on zoos unveils human-animal rendezvous
An exhibition at the Indian Cartoon Gallery, of the top 50 entries from an international animal cartoon contest, shows how artists perceive the species we share the Earth with. The contest, organised...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rs 1.2-crore gadget at Kidwai institute to treat advanced cases of cancer
Patients at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology can now avail better treatment with the Digital Subtraction Angiogram - Cath Lab Suit being added to the existing facilities. The Rs 1.2 crore suit...
View ArticleBJP, JD(S) flay move to reinduct George into Cabinet
The BJP and JD(S) have criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to reinduct KJ George into the state cabinet. JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that Siddaramaiah was more...
View ArticleKEA counselling for medical, dental seats
The Karnataka Examinations Authority will conduct counselling for the remaining 121 medical seats and 13 dental seats under the all India quota. Details of the seats available have been uploaded on the...
View ArticleLend an ear to this no-honk drive, reduce noise pollution
Imagine strolling around the city roads and parks as you hear the lovely sounds of birds chirping. Now, cut to reality: The same places are filled with constant honking from vehicles, adding to the...
View Article