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Sidda feels at home under new shelter
Sidda, the injured wild elephant at Manchanabele dam, is feeling comfortable inside the improvised structure constructed exclusively for him by the Madras Engineer Group (MEG).Day two inside the...
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Silk Board-KR Puram Metro DPR out; project to be ready by 2020
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has uploaded a 267-page detailed project report (DPR) for the elevated Metro corridor on the Outer Ring Road between Central Silk Board and...
View Article'Hug a tree' in Cubbon Park on Sunday
Taking inspiration from the campaign 'Steel flyover beda', an initiative of citizens in the city, publishing platform Mums and Stories will be organising a Children's Day special 'Hug a Tree' event on...
View ArticleSerial accident: 2 riders killed
Two riders were killed in an accident in Banaswadi on Friday evening. The victims were Shivakumar, 24, a resident of Banaswadi nd Shafiullah, 35, a resident of Hegdenagar. The accident occurred around...
View ArticleIIMB summer placements dominated by FMCG firms
The summer placement season for the PGP class of 2016-18 of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) witnessed the participation of over 150 companies who came to hire students for a summer...
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Shortage of lower denomination notes hits businesses
Businesses continued to be hit in the city on Friday due to shortage of currency notes of lower denomination. These notes had been made available at banks and ATMs. Shankar, a cashier at MTR,...
View ArticleHigh Court junks PIL against demonetisation
The High Court on Friday refused to hear a PIL seeking directions to the Union government to withdraw the decision of declaring Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes invalid. The petitioner, Mohammed Haroon...
View ArticlePatient dies as hospital 'denies' blood units for not giving Rs 100 notes
A road accident victim died at Victoria Hospital as he could not get timely treatment for want of blood. His family members have claimed that the staff at the MSRamaiah Hospital blood bank refused to...
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Property registrations drop as big notes go out of circulation
The number of property registrations across the state has come down by one-third during the last two days - an immediate fallout of the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes."On an...
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Impact likely on realty, housing fin, banks
The government's move to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes is expected to have an impact on key sectors like real estate, housing finance and banks.According to a Citigroup report, the key sectors that...
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Blocked roads, closed ATMs greet cash-strapped crowds
Queues stretched out on the roads for a second day on Friday as banks gave out new notes for old, and accepted deposits of demonetised currency.Vehicles parked in front of banks and ATMs blocked roads...
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Speeding car mows down student
A 23-year-old student was killed in a road accident near Sahakaranagar Main Road late on Saturday night.The deceased has been identified as Balaji Prakash, a final-year degree student at a private...
View ArticleAssault on DH reporter: enquiry against PSI
A departmental enquiry has been ordered against the Banaswadi police sub-inspector Prasheel in connection with the assault on a journalist on duty on Friday.DCP(East)NSatheesh Kumar said, "I have...
View ArticleBWSSB to organise meetings to educate public on STP
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will be holding a series of public awareness programmes on the installation of modular sewage treatment plant or gray water treatment plant...
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Whitefield's car, bike-pooling move helps cut congestion, pollution
To decongest the roads of Whitefield and reduce pollution levels, a carpooling initiative has been launched by the Whitefield Rising (WR) group, by tying up with PoolCircle, a car and bike pooling...
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Film director, stunt master surrender
Three members of a film crew, on the run since the death of two actors during an action shoot, turned up at the Magadi police station on Saturday.Director Nagashekhar, assistant director Siddu and...
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Weekend brings longer queues to banks, ATMs
The clamour at banks and ATMsintensified across Karnataka on Saturday. Most ATMs were shut and banks ran out of cash, much to the disappointment of people who had spent hours standing in queues in...
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Improved air quality in the city, an urgent public need
Will the alarming Delhi pollution force the Karnataka government to wake up from its slumber to address the dipping air quality in Bengaluru? Are people now inclined to be more responsible towards the...
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Children most affected by Bengaluru's pollution
As pollution levels soar in the city, children have been the most affected. Incidents of asthma and allergies have gone up significantly, as acknowledged by several doctors. Bengaluru is not far behind...
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That last gasp for clean air
Delhi's unprecedented spike in pollution levels has sent a capital warning to Bengaluru. Struggling to cope with emissions from an astounding 64 lakh vehicles, the city is struggling for solutions to...
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