Padmavathi is B'luru mayor, Anand deputy
Congress corporator G Padmavathi was elected the new mayor of Bengaluru amid din in the BBMPCouncil on Wednesday. She is the 50th mayor of the city and the seventh woman to assume the coveted post....
View ArticlePak singer's show in city cancelled
Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali's scheduled show in the city on Friday has been cancelled following objections raised by right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal.Forum Mall, the...
View ArticleRs 265 cr unaccounted income unearthed
The Income Tax Department has unearthed one of the biggest unaccounted money of over Rs 265 crore from various business entities of D K Audikesavulu Group. The premises searched include Vydehi Medical...
View ArticleUBHL told to approach Adjudicating Authority for documents
The high court on Wednesday directed United Breweries Holding Limited (UBHL) to approach the Adjudicating Authority (AA) in Delhi to access documents available with the Enforcement Directorate. The AA...
View ArticlePU paper leak: CID files charge sheet against 18
The CID on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in the II PU examination question paper leak case. The exams were held in March-April 2016. The CID has filed the charge sheet against 18 accused in first ACMM...
View ArticleKin of man booked under Pocso Act assault woman complainant
A woman was thrashed by family members of a person, who was booked under the Pocso Act. The incident occurred at Hosahalli near Tavarekere on Tuesday. According to police, the victim Nagarathnamma was...
View ArticlePolice arrest three for double murder at Vasanthnagar
The police on Tuesday arrested three persons in connection with the murder of two women in Vasanthnagar on Monday. The arrested are Munish, 29, a resident of Akshaya Nagar in Ramamurthy Nagar, his...
View ArticleTakeover or not, city's Twitterati to stay active as ever
Despite Twitter India shedding its workforce in Bengaluru, the microblogging platform remains strong as ever among the city's opinion makers. But the massive 3.26 lakh follower base of the city police...
View ArticleCommercial taxes staff stage protest
Members of the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Services (Officers') (KCTS-O) Association on Wednesday staged a protest by wearing black bands against the GST Council's decision to keep all service tax...
View ArticleCabinet approves steel flyover project; 812 trees to be axed
As many as 812 trees will have to be axed to make way for the steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal. The Cabinet approved the contentious infrastructure project on Wednesday. The six-lane...
View ArticleFest organised to save dying KR Puram lake
K R Puram Rising will organise a lake festival to revive the dying K R Puram lake, also called the Venkayyana Kere. As part of the festival, various activities like run for lake, essay competition,...
View ArticleRenovated Hoody stn to be opened today
Hoody halt railway station, which has got a facelift with two platforms, a ticketing office and shetlers, will be inaugurated by Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan at 11.30 am on Thursday. Expected to help...
View ArticleDeputy mayor stuns Congress, says JD(S) to head four panels
Even before newly elected mayor from the Congress G Padmavathi could acquaint herself with the responsibility assigned to her, her deputy from JD(S) M Anand dropped a bombshell in the press conference...
View Article2.32 lakh apply for CAT 2016, marking a seven-year high
The registration for the Common Admission Test or CAT, 2016, for entry into the Indian Institutes of Management and other prestigious B-schools has reached a seven-year high with 2.32 lakh...
View ArticleRajeev Chandrasekhar to challenge denial to vote
Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that he will challenge the Congress' efforts to prevent him from voting during the mayoral elections on Wednesday.During the elections to the mayor and...
View ArticleHigher revenue, garbage clearance, better roads new mayor's priorities
Newly elected Mayor G Padmavathi on Wednesday said increasing the BBMP's revenue, streamlining solid waste management and improving road infrastructure to minimise traffic congestion are among her...
View ArticleFKCCI president opposes increase in minimum wages
Austrian Trade Commissioner Oscar Andesner on Wednesday rued poor air connectivity between Mysuru and Bengaluru, saying it will hit future investments. Talking to DH on the sidelines of an interactive...
View ArticleCommercial taxes staff oppose move to keep assessees under Centre
Members of the Karnataka Commercial Taxes Services (Officers') (KCTS-O) Association on Wednesday staged a protest by wearing black bands against the GST Council's decision to keep all service tax...
View ArticleSchool bus crashes into wall; two children, driver injured
A bus belonging to the Delhi Public School Bangalore North, ferrying about 50 students, crashed into the school compound on Thursday morning, injuring the driver and two students. The driver was trying...
View ArticleSteel flyover, a project sans vision
Urban mobility experts have branded the Rs 1,791 crore Chalukya Circle steel flyover a project without vision and a devious ploy to misuse public money. They urged the government to focus, instead, on...
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