Sangliana suffers fracture after fall
Former city police commissioner HTSangliana, on Saturday, suffered fractures on his right arm and wrist after he tripped and fell down while walking on a footpath in Koramangala on Friday. Sangliana,...
View Article2 homemakers commit suicide
Two home makers committed suicide in separate incidents at DJ Halli and Rajagopalanagar on Friday.A 24-year-old housewife hanged herself from the ceiling of her house at Muneshwara Layout in DJ Halli....
View ArticleRelatives hack man to death
A 28-year-old man was hacked to death by his relatives over a property dispute at Doddanna Nagar near Kavalbyrasandra in DJ Halli on Friday night.The deceased is Stanley, a resident of Doddanna Nagar....
View ArticleBurglars break into two shops
Three people broke into two shops, including a liquor store, on Laggere main road in Rajagopala Nagar in the early hours of Saturday.According to the police, the miscreants made away with 29 liquor...
View ArticleRealtor dies in accident
A realtor was killed in an accident at Hebbal on Saturday evening. The deceased has been identified as T VRamesh, a resident of Bhuvaneshwarinagar. According to the police, Ramesh was going to Maruti...
View ArticleApartment collapse: suspect 'faked' papers to dupe co-owners
Srinivasulu Reddy, the arrested co-owner of the Bellandur apartment which collapsed on Wednesday, killing six people, had reportedly created fake documents in an attempt to dupe his partners. Reddy and...
View ArticleWaste dumped at house in 'revenge' for owner's garbage activism
On Friday morning, Indiranagar resident Sneha Nandihal's front yard turned into a junk pile as trespassers brought three loads of garbage in an auto-rickshaw and dumped it into her compound. Only...
View ArticleQuestions over why BDA hiked steel flyover cost in 4 months
Steel prices have increased by just 2.5% to 5% since June, but the cost of the controversial steel flyover project was hiked by a whopping 32.8% over the same period. The Bangalore Development...
View ArticleProject on even if people protest: George
The state government will go ahead with the construction of a steel flyover from Basaveshwara Circle to Hebbal even in the face of public protests, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George said on...
View ArticleCM keen on splitting BBMP; says city needs more corporations
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has vowed to divide the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike saying that he had to keep it in cold storage for some time in view of protests.Speaking at the groundbreaking...
View ArticleA doll walk that gives a glimpse of Dasara traditions
The tradition of displaying the gombe (doll) that forms an integral part of the Dasara festivities in South India is declining in the recent times, particularly in cities like Bengaluru. To revive the...
View ArticleTown Hall bldg to turn screen for 3D video on state's history
Dasara Executive Committee has added another attraction this Dasara - narrating the significance and history of Dasara through 3D projection. The 10-minute video will be projected on the Town Hall...
View ArticleFlyover returns, ignoring protests
It was branded hyper-expensive, of dubious utility, unaesthetic and absolutely unnecessary. Urban mobility experts unanimously rejected it, but the monstrous, Rs 1,791-crore Chalukya Circle-Hebbal...
View ArticleDrop project, give better transport: Citizens
While the government focuses on making the car ride to the airport smoother, citizens are demanding better public transport and a pedestrian-friendly city. Praveen S, a resident of Indiranagar, asks...
View ArticleTraffic curbs for JC Nagar Dasara procession
The traffic police will impose restrictions in view of the procession of tableaux atMunireddy Palya (JC Nagar, near the TV tower) as part of Dasara on October 11.The restrictions will be in force...
View ArticleLow demand, higher prices dampen fruit & flower sales
Fruit sellers and flower traders are a disappointed lot this festive season as low footfall and poor demand have bogged their business down. Fruit merchants blame the extended holiday (October 8 to 12)...
View ArticleThis STP treats water from roadside drains, uses no power
Said to be the first of its kind in the city, a sewage treatment plant (STP) to treat waste water flowing on streets and from roadside drains, will be set up soon.A joint initiative of Brookefield...
View ArticlePolice invite applications for setting up cracker stalls
The police have invited applications from businessmen for setting up temporary stalls on BBMP grounds to sell fire crackers for the Deepavali festival. The applications are available at DCP...
View Article2 'journos' held for extortion
The Talaghattapura police arrested two persons for attempting to extort money from jewellers by posing as journalists. The suspects were identified as Rudrajith (26), a resident of Balaji Layout on...
View Article3 men die in separate road accidents
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in the city. A man, who had come to the city from Manvi taluk in Raichur district in search of a job was killed on early Sunday morning.The victim...
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