Rise in deep vein thrombosis cases
Doctors say that there is an immediate need to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and also create awareness about it. This comes before the World Thrombosis Day which is observed on October 13....
View ArticleCoconut grater that can fix your kitchen problems
Twenty-five-year old Bengalurean Upendra Shenoy has designed a coconut grater attachment which could fix your kitchen problems. A student of product design pursuing master's at the National Institute...
View ArticleStudents protest against lecturer's 'suspension'
Hundreds of students of Government Pre-university College in Doddaballapur boycotted their classes on Wednesday and staged a protest on the college premises against 'suspension' of one of their...
View ArticleSpecial trains for festive season
The Railways has decided to run a Suvidha special train and a weekly special train with special fare between Nagercoil and Krishnarajapuram to clear the extra rush. Train Number 82641 Nagercoil -...
View Article3D printing takes learning to new level in schools and colleges
As the focus of education in schools and colleges moves away from bookish knowledge to practical applications, institutions are adopting new technologies to facilitate this. Popular among these is...
View ArticleNumber of donors increases as skin bank of Victoria Hospital goes online
One can now sign up for skin donation at the Skin Bank at Victoria Hospital in the city with just the click of a button. In an attempt to draw more volunteers to come foward for donation, a website was...
View ArticleFire at Kannahalli trash unit may trigger garbage crisis
The garbage problem in the city is set to escalate following the Tuesday's massive fire at Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike's waste processing unit at Kannahalli.Nearly 20 fire fighters are...
View ArticleTrain passengers robbed, 12 injured
The passengers, who were injured by dacoits in Nagercoil Express near Shahabad in Chittapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, were treated at a hospital in Yadgir late on Tuesday night.The dacoits, who...
View ArticleGirl's plan to elope goes awry; friends booked for kidnapping
The police arrested two students of a private commerce college in Chamarajpet on charges of abducting their classmate on Tuesday night.The suspects were identified as Farkhan Ahmad, 18, a resident of...
View Article5 held for robbing bank employee
The Siddapura police on Wednesday said they have arrested five youths in connection with abduction and robbing of a bank employee. The arrested are Vinay Kumar (23), Satish (24), Vishnu (24), Dorai...
View Article5 held for injuring Infosys employees
The police arrested five persons for threatening and injuring Infosys Limited's employees during Cauvery riots on September 12 in the city. The suspects have been identified as Venkatesh, 46,...
View ArticleCameras in city to check signal jump
If you are someone who jumps signals when there are no traffic police around, think twice. The Bengaluru Traffic Police will launch the Red Light Violation Detection (RLVD) cameras at 10 junctions to...
View ArticleMan threatens to jump off mobile tower demanding compensation
High drama prevailed for over two hours when a former employee of Kirloskar Electric Company in Nelamangala threatened to commit suicide, after climbing a mobile phone network tower near Kunigal cross...
View ArticleA sound solution to cacophonous vehicle horns
Honking is one of the major contributors to traffic noise pollution. To combat it, two students from CMR Institute of Technology have now come up with a solution. 'Application of Infrared-LEDs...
View ArticleSix minors rescued from paper, bag factories
The KP Agrahara police with the help of NGO Bosco rescued six children, who were working as bonded labourers in a decorative paper unit and a bag factory on Wednesday here. According to the police,...
View ArticleGuard resists theft attempt, pays with life
A 65-year-old security guard who attempted to prevent theft at a temple, was bludgeoned to death by the thieves at Male Mahadeshwara temple in Nagarabhavi in the early hours of Wednesday.The police...
View ArticleMore suspected to be stuck in building debris
The five-storey under-construction structure that collapsed in Bellandur had a built-up area of just 400 square feet, violating the building sanction plan.Muniveerappa M, joint commissioner,...
View ArticleOfficial-builder nexus thrives
The BBMP seems to wake up from its slumber only when there are tragedies like the one at Bellandur Gate, in which three died and four were trapped alive, on Wednesday.The collapse of the...
View Article3 die as building under construction crumbles
Three people were killed and at least seven sustained injuries after an apartment under construction collapsed in Bellandur on Wednesday noon.The police identified one of the deceased as Ashok Mahanta...
View ArticleSafety of workers remains confined to rule books
The collapse of an under-construction building killing three people and injuring several labourers near Bellandur on Wednesday, has again brought focus back on the safety of construction...
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