Home dept asks DPAR if Anupama Shenoy can be reinstated
The Home department has written to the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms to examine whether former DySP Anupama Shenoy can withdraw her resignation. Sources told DH that the Home...
View ArticleKSPCB chief's son lost Rs 3.5 crore, not Rs 5.5L, in burglary
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested five men based on a complaint filed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman's son that Rs 5.5 lakh was stolen from his house when he...
View ArticleNanosatellite developed by B'luru students to be launched tomorrow
The PES Imaging Satellite, or PISAT, designed and developed by students from Bengaluru, will be launched from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Monday. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro)...
View ArticleGovt land worth Rs 1K cr, 56 acres temple property recovered
The Bengaluru Urban district authorities on Saturday started taking over land around Byalalu in Bengaluru, belonging to the Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Srirangapatna in Mandya. Along with it, government...
View ArticleJD(S) keeps Cong, BJP guessing on mayoral polls
The JD(S) is continuing to keep the BJP and Congress guessing on the BBMP mayoral polls. On Saturday, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy told reporters that his party's primary demand was the...
View ArticleEx-corporator 'abuses' woman for plaint on land grab
Madhuri Subba Rao had never imagined that saving a lake could be a harrowing experience. When she invited the officials of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to see for themselves the rampant...
View ArticleCollege student among 3 killed in separate accidents
Three persons were killed in separate accidents in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Whitefield and Chikkajala since Friday night. In the first incident, a 22-year-old engineering student was killed while her...
View ArticleGang of 6, including four women, held for robberies
Six members of an inter-state gang, including four women, who would rob senior citizens by diverting their attention, were arrested by the central division police. The arrested are Vijaya, Sudha,...
View ArticleThieves on the prowl, residents cry foul
As Bengaluru transformed from a manageable city to a metropolis of 1.2 crore, the city has seen a corresponding rise in crimes, more apparent in the new, outlying areas. Here are some citizens voicing...
View ArticleLow order, on the border
Bengaluru's big city ambitions got a hyper-boost in 2007, when the BBMP jurisdictional area shot up to a whopping 741 sqkm. But that big size triggered an infrastructure problem so huge that the...
View ArticleCong, JD(S) to continue tie-up for mayoral poll
The Congress and JD(S) on Sunday decided to continue their alliance in the BBMP. The mayoral election is slated for Wednesday. The Congress will get the mayor's post, while the deputy mayor's post will...
View ArticleLabourer dies, six injured as goods vehicle topples on NICE Road
A man was killed on the spot and six were injured when a mini goods vehicle they were travelling by toppled between Bannerghatta and Kanakapura Road on NICERoad, south Bengaluru, on Sunday afternoon....
View ArticleTeen abducted, his genitals mutilated
A 18-year-old boy was rescued by the Pulakeshi Nagar police recently, from a group of transgenders who had abducted him and mutilated his genitals. A senior police officer said, "The boy went missing...
View ArticleMechanic, student held for doing wheelie
The traffic police on Friday arrested two youths who were doing a 'wheelie' on the Outer Ring Road near Banasawadi. The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Riyaz, a mechanics and Sunil, a BCom...
View ArticleGoods vehicle mows down RPF constable
A Railway Protection Force (RPF) head constable was mowed down by a goods vehicle at MS Palya Junction on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as M Shivaprakash (48) from Channapatna taluk in...
View ArticleRTO to instruct Yelahanka schools to conduct alcometer test for drivers
TheRegional Transport Office (RTO) in Yelahanka will be sending an advisory to all the schools and colleges in its jurisdiction to conduct alcometer tests for drivers of their respective educational...
View ArticlePlans afoot for mass vaccination of dogs
Three institutions in the city are working on a proposal for mass vaccination of dogs to control rabies in animals and humans. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU)...
View ArticleAwareness programmes mark 'Horn Not OK' campaign
To reinforce the 'Horn Not OK Please' campaign and to commemorate the World Deaf Day, mimes and streetplays were performed by a group of students at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on...
View ArticleCops book top Army official for 'razing' road median
The traffic police on Sunday booked a lieutenant general of the Indian Army for directing his staff to demolish a part of the median in front of his house on Trinity Church Road to create easy way for...
View ArticleHudson Memorial Church's 112th anniversary observed
Home Minister G Parameshwar on Sunday lauded the contributions of the Christian missionaries to the fields of education and healthcare. Delivering the inaugural address at the 112th anniversary of...
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