'Siddaramaiah for review of flyover plan south of Mehkri Circle'
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agreed to consider a comprehensive plan to make a modal shift of Bengalurus traffic from private transport towards mass public transit and walkability.According to Srinivas...
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Shelve flyover till doubts are cleared, DVS tells govt
Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday demanded that the government should put on hold the controversial steel flyover project till all doubts are...
View ArticleBBMP's 'Community Deepavali' a non-starter
The pilot project by The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to organise 'Community Deepavali' failed to take off this festival season....
View ArticleKateel dacoity case: Four more held, 455-gm gold seized
The CCB sleuths arrested four more persons who were involved in dacoity at the residence of Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple priest Vasudeva Asranna at Kateel on October 4. With this, the total...
View ArticleIndustrialist Khoday was a philanthropist; started city's first pub
Industrialist, liquor baron and film producer Srihari Khoday died due to an illness on Monday. He was 78. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. He was being treated at Mallige...
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Tanker driver is Mr Asia champ, but can't afford Mr Universe event
G Balakrishna, a Bengaluru-based water tanker driver, has won the Mr Asia title at the 5th Phil-Asia bodybuilding championships in Philippines.Known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Whitefield, the...
View ArticleAs tech links depots to head office, BMTCâto scrap divisional offices
In an attempt to reduce operating costs, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will soon adopt a two-tier system of administration. The move, which will do away with five divisional...
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IIMB enters regional finals of Hult Prize
The Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru (IIMB) has entered the seventh annual regional finals of the Hult Prize competition. The team will now compete at the Hult Prize regional finals in March...
View ArticleWorkshop on making paper plates
The Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, will hold a two-week training programme in paper conversion, including carry bags, office files, envelopes, areca plate...
View ArticleUber driver who 'kidnapped' boy nabbed
Police have arrested an Uber cab driver who reportedly attempted to kidnap a 15-year-old boy to demand ransom from his father. The suspect is Tabrez, 30, a resident of Bagalur, near Hosur, Tamil Nadu....
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Flea market Kitsch Mandi back, this time at a bigger venue
Kitsch Mandi, a flea market for emerging artists, designers and musicians, is back in the city at a bigger venue and with double the number of stalls. Sixty stalls, interactive art installations, food...
View ArticleBengaluru to host national science exhibition for kids in Dec
Bengaluru will host the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition for Children in December after a gap of 35 years. The national-level exhibition will be...
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Slain realtor was an avid dog lover, bought large farmhouse for pets
Realtor-cum-financier Parachuri Surendra Kumar, 51, who was gunned down near his house in Sanjaynagar, north Bengaluru, on Sunday night, was an avid dog lover. He didn't marry just because he wanted...
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A welcome dip in eye injury cases on Day 3 of Deepavali festival
The number of incidents of eye injuries saw a dip on the third day of Deepavali on Monday, with a sharp fall in the number of people bursting crackers.A 12-year-old girl would have lost her vision even...
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Gunmen pump 6 bullets into realtor; cops see financial angle
A realtor-cum-financier was shot dead by two unidentified assailants near his residence in Sanjaynagar in Bengaluru on Sunday night. Paruchuri Surendra Kumar (51) was the founder of the Paruchuri...
View ArticleTriple-riding proves deadly for man on pillion
A man was killed and two of his fellow riders were injured when a truck rear-ended their motorbike at Vidyanagar Cross in Chikkajala, north Bengaluru, around 10 am on Monday. The deceased, Marappa...
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KIA begins work on 2nd runway; to be linked to Terminal 2 apron
Embarking on a big upgrade of its facilities, the Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB) has commenced excavation work for a second runway. The 60-metre-wide and 4,000-metre-long runway...
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CM yet to answer my queries, says DVS
Union Minister DVSadananda Gowda on Monday said he is yet to get answers from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on four issues he had raised pertaining to the steel flyover project in Bengaluru.Speaking on...
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After human chain, it's now hunger strike against steel flyover
Citizens for Bengaluru (CfB), a group of volunteers spearheading the campaign against the proposed steel flyover, will hold a day-long hunger strike on November 6 to pressure the state government to...
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Expecting bigger rush, BMRCL plans to procure 4L travel cards
A record ridership of 1.97 lakh in Namma Metro on a single day has had a telling effect on the sale of Contactless Smart Card (CSC). The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has already...
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