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Cong's Padmavathi, Sowmya in race for mayor's post
With just a day for the mayoral polls, the race for the top post has boiled down to two women corporators from the Congress. Prakash Nagar corporator G Padmavathi and Shanthinagar corporator P Sowmya...
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Some content on TV needs censorship: HC
The High Court on Tuesday said there are certain programmes and advertisements aired on television channels which need serious censorship. Hearing a plea for censorship of TV programmes, Justice A N...
View ArticleDepartmental enquiries against 400 officials assigned to Lokayukta
In a swift move, the state government has assigned 400 departmental enquiries against various public servants to the Lokayukta institution. Section 12(3) of Lokayukta Act authorises the institution to...
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Padmavathi is Cong mayor candidate
Despite opposition from the JD(S), the Congress, late on Tuesday night, finalised the name of G Padmavathi for Bengaluru mayor's post. She would be the 50th mayor of the city. The BBMP mayoral election...
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Accidental fire destroys bus, scrapyards at Nayandahalli
A private air-conditioned bus, four scrapyards and about 50 makeshift sheds were gutted in a major fire that broke out at ITILayout in Nayandahalli early Tuesday morning. As many as 30 fire tenders...
View ArticlePlanned to shoot him initially, says Bhaskar Shetty's killer
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths investigating the murder of Udupi-based industrialist Bhaskar Shetty have reportedly established that Niranjan Bhat, a priest and one of the three...
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KIA introduces separate departure, arrival road traffic flow
To streamline traffic moving in and out of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), a lateral segregation of the departure and arrival zones has been introduced with immediate effect. There will now...
View ArticleRs 500-cr realty scam: HC orders survey of sites
The High Court on Tuesday passed an order directing the deputy commissioner, Bengaluru Urban, court special officer P N Hedge and revenue department officials to conduct a survey of the sites allotted...
View ArticlePolice detain a few over Vasanthnagar double murder case
The police have detained a few people for questioning in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter-in-law in Vasanthnagar on Monday. A senior police officer said, "We have made a list of...
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Prohibitory orders extended in city till September 30
The city police have decided to tighten security across the city till September 30 (Friday)to prevent any untoward incidents following the Supreme Court directive to the state to release Cauvery water...
View ArticleCM clears Khuntia's name for CS
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday learnt to have cleared senior IAS officer Subash Chandra Khuntias name for the post of Chief Secretary.According to a source in the Department of Personnel and...
View Article12 arrested for September 12 riots
The Kengeri police have arrested 12 members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, including eight women, in connection with riots and arson during the protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil...
View ArticleKSPCB team visits choking Chikkabegur lake
A team of officials from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), headed by its chairman Lakshman, visited the Chikkabegur lake on Tuesday. The officials visited the lake on the request of...
View ArticleEight firms to partner with govt to boost tourism
World Tourism Day was observed in the city on Tuesday. Tourism Minister Priyank Kharge announced a list of eight startups which will partner with the government for crowd source innovation solutions to...
View ArticleED, HDFC Bank told to file objections to UBHL petition
The High Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and HDFC Bank to file their statement of objections and submit all documents pertaining to the petition filed by United Breweries...
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Committee proposes promoting Bengaluru's museum circuit
To make Bengaluru more attractive to tourists, the government is planning to have a dedicated museum circuit in the city. Members of the Bengaluru Tourism Advisory Committee (BTAC) are chalking out...
View ArticleRotary Club, AXA Insurance sign pact
Rotary Club of Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday singed a pact with AXA insurance for the implementation of key social projects in the fields of education, health and employment generation. Ranga Rao,...
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Supreme Court declines to stay mayoral election
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Bengaluru mayoral poll scheduled for September 28 in view of a pending petition by a social activist challenging the provision allowing MPs, MLAs and...
View ArticleStreamlined governance, upped revenue: Outgoing mayor
A day before demitting office, Mayor B N Manjunath Reddy on Tuesday listed his "achievements," saying that he not only streamlined the administration, but also increased revenue generation in the...
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Mayoral poll today, Congress finalises Padmavathi's name
After the show of strength between two allies — the Congress and the JD(S) — over the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike mayoral election, the Congress late Tueday night finalised...
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