A new fun learning method for pre-schoolers
Traditional classrooms with one-way transfer of knowledge from teacher to student will slowly become a thing of the past. Alternative forms of education, which encourage exchange and interaction, are...
View ArticleRs 8-crore development plan for Church Street
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has earmarked Rs 8 crore for the development of Church Street in the city centre, which is marred by infrastructure woes. If all goes according to plan,...
View ArticlePIL filed against increase in noise level
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka high court seeking directions to the state government to issue certificates to the vehicle owners who comply with the noise level...
View ArticleBDA puts out plan showing course of metal bridge over Hebbal flyover
Four days after announcing the extension of the proposed steel flyover, the Bangalore Development Authority has released a 'integration plan' showing how the metal bridge will pass over the Hebbal...
View ArticleTree-cutters don't see reason, just want people to see ads
More than 25 trees were axed illegally in the city in the last five months, for the frivolous reason that advertisement boards are visible, says a survey by 'Save Green' organisation. 'Save Green'...
View ArticleHouse encroaching on road yet to be razed despite BBMP orders
A house built on a 1,200 sqft plot stands untouched though the BBMP had twice ordered its demolition for gross violations.Besides erecting the structure without a sanctioned building plan, building...
View ArticleCitizens to move NGT against axing of trees for steel flyover
Bengalureans are in no mood to allow the axing of 812 trees for constructing the proposed steel flyover even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that the project will not be stalled. Citizens...
View ArticleChange perception of SBI as bank for older generation, staffers told
State Bank of India (SBI) chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, on Tuesday, urged employees to change the way the bank is perceived - as one for the older generation.She was addressing the gathering...
View ArticleGeorge for outsourcing Palike's tax collection
Bengaluru Development Minister K J George has suggested to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to explore the possibility of outsourcing tax collection so that more revenue could be...
View ArticleMan chokes to death in manhole, another critical
A 24-year-old man died due to asphyxiation while another is in a critical condition after inhaling gas while cleaning a manhole of RNS Shanti Nivas apartment on Tumakuru Road in Yeshwantapur on Tuesday...
View ArticleCautious CM rejects gift from minister
After a bitter experience over accepting a diamond-studded Hublot watch, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appears to have become cautious about accepting gifts. Siddaramaiah on Tuesday refused to accept a...
View ArticleTwo youths on bike run over by bus
Two persons were run over by a private bus at Chamarajpet on Monday. The accident occurred at 11.30 pm when they were returning home on a bike after visiting a friend at Bapujinagar. The police said...
View ArticleGerman cops at traffic management centre
Police from the German state of Bavaria visited the Traffic Management Centre (TMC) on Tuesday and appreciated the system adopted to keep an eye on the traffic in the city.R Hithendra, Additional...
View Article2 hurt by rock splinters from construction site
Two persons, including a student, sustained minor injuries when splinters from a boulder at an under-construction site hit them, near Minerva Mill on Magadi Road on Tuesday afternoon. The boulder was...
View ArticleLand grab: 22 FIRs against realtor
Police have registered 22 FIRs against R Prabhakar Reddy, who contested the 2014 general elections from Bengaluru Rural on the JD(S) ticket, the then sub-registrar T V Jayaprakash, Vinod Kumar, the GPA...
View ArticleRudresh cremated; BJP says police not going after killers
RSS and BJPworker Rudresh was cremated on Tuesday amid police security.The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem at Victoria Hospital. The body was kept at Milk Colony in...
View ArticleRSS worker's murder: Investigation spreads to AP, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
The city police have decided to share CCTVfootage analysis with their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in order to trace the suspects who hacked RSSworker Rudresh to death on...
View Article35 congested traffic junctions to get signals by year-end
Thirty-five junctions that see substantial traffic but do not have signals will get them by the end of this year. Traffic junctions in Bengaluru's IT hub and on roads that link the national highways...
View ArticleCries against steel flyover get louder
After putting up a strong opposition to the steel flyover project in the form of human chain protests, citizen groups are in no mood to keep quiet.They are preparing to launch a massive rally in the...
View ArticleCreating communal discord probable motive for Rudresh's killing, say police
The city police, along with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the police from Tamil Nadu and Kerala are gathering clues regarding the murder of RSS activist Rudresh.Police sources said that...
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