BJP demands NIA probe into RSS activist's murder
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa has demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the murder of RSS worker Rudresh in Bengaluru. Addressing party workers at a protest organised by the...
View ArticleWork on Baiyappanahalli railway terminal to begin soon
Work on the city's third coaching terminal near the Baiyappanahalli railway station is all set to kick off soon. The project, aimed at decongesting the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (city) and...
View ArticleCPI protests against steel flyover, launches signature campaign
Members of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Wednesday staged a protest demanding that the state government stall the hyped steel flyover. The protesters said that it was not only a wasteful...
View ArticleReforms in 3 areas help BWSSB cut water loss by 4%
The BWSSB has attributed the sharp drop in water loss to reforms. An increase of 440 million litres of Cauvery water in September's monthly billing has helped Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board...
View ArticleApp frenzy catches up with schools in Bengaluru
With rapid advances in technology, schools in Bengaluru are using hi-tech communication systems and apps to keep tabs on students, update parents on the goings-on in the institution and dispense...
View Article'Rail link to airport not viable from city centre'
Providing a train service up to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) could be a better and cheaper alternative to the controversial steel flyover, but the state government seems to have taken...
View ArticleMetro turns 5, begins to rake in revenues
The Bangalore Rail Metro Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), which completes five years of commercial operations on Thursday, has seen a ridership of more than seven crore so far. With this, the BMRCL has...
View ArticleHC to hear PIL against steel flyover today
The High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the PIL challenging the proposed steel flyover by the Bangalore Development Authority. Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) has filed a PIL challenging...
View ArticleApplicants question BDA over deleting allotments
Arkavathi Layout site allottees said the Bangalore Development Authority has been reduced to a tool in the hands of middlemen and land grabbers and questioned how it deleted site allotments without any...
View ArticleGalloping zebras, new attraction at Bannerghatta
The next time you visit Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) you will be surprised to be greeted by four two-year old Zebras galloping around. The zebra enclosure spread across 360 sqft was formally...
View ArticleTransgenders to protest 'derogatory' portrayal by TV channel
Karnataka Transgender Samiti and several other organisations working for the rights of the community, will take out a rally on Friday from the City Railway Station to the Town Hall to protest the...
View ArticleRs 15 lakh stolen from bike utility box
Two unidentified persons broke the lock of a utility box of a bike and made away with Rs 10 lakh kept in it, near State Bank of India in RBI Layout at J P Nagar.According to the police, Sumanraj, an...
View ArticleSteel flyover: BDA declines info sought under RTI Act
In a bizarre interpretation of law, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has denied information about the controversial steel flyover, saying it is "private" and "not in the public interest".A...
View Article150 patients undergo free angioplasty procedure at Jayadeva hospital
Around 150 patients underwent free angioplasty and stenting procedures at the ongoing angioplasty workshop conducted by Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.The institute, in...
View ArticleMedia nitpicking on steel flyover project, says George
Bengaluru Development Minister K J George appears to be very touchy about the controversial steel flyover project, which has met with stiff opposition from a section of the citizens. While interacting...
View ArticleBus users oppose 'elitist' flyover; pitch for mass transport
The Bus Prayanikara Vedike (bus travellers association) has vehemently opposed the steel flyover saying the entire project has been handled illegally and undemocratically. The vedike has rather...
View ArticleFearing parental opposition, lovers commit suicide
Fearing rejection by their parents, two lovers committed suicide by jumping in front of a train near Cauvery Nagar in Mahadevapura on Thursday morning.The deceased are Madhu (20), a resident of...
View ArticleBDA proposal to extend flyover length yet to reach government
The Bangalore Development Authority has not yet moved the state government with its proposal to increase the length of the steel flyover which starts from Basaveshwara Circle.BDA officials have told...
View ArticleCong backs flyover, says north B'lureans want it
The Congress on Thursday backed the state government's decision to go ahead with the steel flyover project between Basaveshwara Circle and Hebbal.Addressing a joint press conference in Bengaluru,...
View ArticleGang of 11 arrested for robbing wineshop owner
The police have arrested a gang of 11 which had robbed the owner of a wineshop in Rajagopalanagar on October 5.The arrested have been identified as Raj, Vinod, Krishna, Srikanth, Prem, Rajesh, Arun,...
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