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All-women band aims at popularising folk music
Tunes celebrating life from the lanes of villages in Karnataka are being brought to Bengaluru by an all-women folk band called 'Ghal-jhal'. Formed in January by singer Naagachandrika Bhat, the band...
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Inspector links steel flyover to black money, gets memo
A notice has been served on the Kalasipalya police station inspector Raghavendra R for posting his views on his Facebook page, mocking the proposed steel flyover project. The inspector has been asked...
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Collection of traffic fines drops as Rs 100 notes become rare
Crackdown on traffic violations and collection of spot fines came down by 50% in the last five days after the Centre demonetised the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes."The ban on high-value notes and...
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Traders, small eateries hit most by currency scrap
With ATMs running out of cash and banks facing currency shortage, people have been staying away from markets, retail shops and hotels, in the last few days. Business slumped further on Monday. While...
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Transport utilities accept scrapped notes but small change a big pain
Commuters and transport operators in the city and outside were put to hardship due to scarcity of small denomination notes. Though the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were declared valid for buying...
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Banks mock new note swap limit, say yet to get fiat
Several banks in Bengaluru didn't allow people to swap up to Rs 4,500 worth of scrapped notes on Monday as per the new cash limits, giving the bizarre reason that they had not received an official...
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Take urgent steps to introduce Rs 500 notes, CM writes to Centre
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged the Centre to take immediate measures to introduce Rs 500 currency notes to provide relief to the common man. In a three-page letter to the Union Finance...
View ArticleHigh Court orders notice to govt over state film awards
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered notice to the state government in a petition challenging the selection process for the state film awards for the year 2014-2015. The petitioner, B S...
View ArticleHC gets five new judges
Five district judges were elevated and sworn in as additional judges of the Karnataka High Court on Monday.John Michael D'Cunha, who convicted and sentenced Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in...
View ArticleHC says better for seer of Ramachandrapura Mutt to step down
The High Court on Monday orally observed that it was better for Ramachandrapura Mutt seer Raghaveshwara Bharati to 'step down' as the peethadipathi (head of the mutt) as there are criminal allegations...
View ArticleDoctors oppose draft bill that seeks to replace MCI, to protest tomorrow
Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will go on strike across the country on Wednesday in protest against the draft National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which proposes to replace the...
View ArticleCM woos women entrepreneurs
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the state government is committed to extending support to women entrepreneurs in the state. Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the two-day...
View ArticleBangarappa did not compromise on ideology, says Deve Gowda
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday hailed former chief minister S Bangarappa saying that he was a principled politician who never compromised on his ideology.He was speaking at the 84th...
View ArticleTraining for KSPCB officials
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has begun training for its officials for effective enforcement of existing rules and Acts. In spite of stringent rules many officials were not aware...
View ArticleChildren pedal to spread message on eco-friendly modes of transport
Opting for a unique way to celebrate Children's Day, these students walked to spread awareness on environment-friendly ways of transportation. Evangelical Social Action Forum (ESAF), in collaboration...
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Trips, fests and workshops mark Children's Day in city
Trips, literature festivals, educative workshops and more marked the Children's Day in the city on Monday. Several government departments took a break from their work to entertain students. The city...
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Brave boy regrets his failure to save one more life
Fourteen-year-old Nithin H A from Arameri village in Kodagu who received the Hoysala Bravery award for rescuing his friend, Sufiyan, from drowning has only one regret. "I could not save Salahuddin who...
View Article19-yr-old girl run over by BMTC bus
A 19-year-old girl was killed on the spot and her brother escaped with minor injuries after a BMTC bus hit the bike they were riding on, near Lakshmi Super Speciality hospital in Sunkadakatte on Monday...
View ArticleFive held for burglary
Police have arrested five persons on the charges of theft and seized 1.7 kg gold and other stolen goods worth Rs 51 lakh from them.The arrested Latha (30), Sumathi (45), Shankar (35), Murugesh (37) and...
View ArticleWoman hangs herself
A24-year-old homemaker hanged herself at her house in Manjunath Nagar on Sunday night. The deceased Sujitha hailed from Vellore and had married Vinod Naik three years ago. The couple have an...
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