Cops seize Rs 49.5 lakh unaccounted cash, detain 6
The CCB sleuths on Thursday night seized Rs 49.50 lakh unaccounted money that was being transported in an SUV. Police have detained six persons for questioning in this connection. The sleuths received...
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Rations on credit for demonetisation-hit BPL families
To bail out the poor from the demonetisation woes, the state government on Thursday decided to issue rations to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families on credit, through the Public Distribution System for a...
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Traders in city's business hubs face heavy losses
Traders in Bengaluru's three main business hubs — Chickpet, Commercial Street and Avenue Road — have suffered heavy losses ever since the Centre banned 500- and 1,000-rupees notes...
View ArticleCPI, AAP workers protest outside RBI office
Terming demonetisation an 'ill-conceived and poorly-implemented decision', the members of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and several other organisations held a...
View Article7 held for abduction, robbery
Police arrested seven people on charges of abduction and robbery and recovered a car, five cellphones, gold ornaments and Rs 12,000 in cash. The arrested are - Pramod R, 28, a resident of Banashankari...
View ArticleEx-corporator, wife nabbed for hiring gang to kill aide-turned-rival
A former JD(S) corporator and his wife are accused of hiring seven contract killers to bump off their most trusted aide as he switched loyalty to the BJP in the BBMP elections last year and nursed...
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Raffles design college shuts down, students left in lurch
Over 100 students stormed the corporate office of the Raffles Millennium International (RMI) at Mittal Towers on MGRoad on Friday after they learnt that their college in Koramangala was shut down...
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Two city cyclists ride 2,500 km to raise funds for disabled kids
Two Samaritans in the city are campaigning to raise money for 48 disabled children in a school in Kota, Rajasthan. Mahendra Bhakar and Anant Trivedi met at the yearly Bangalore Bicycle Championship...
View ArticlePostal dept pension adalat
The Department of Posts will conduct a circle-level pension adalat for half-year ending December 31, 2016, during January/February 2017. The adalat will be held in the conference hall of the Office of...
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German folk-pop band Django 3000 set to rock Christ University tonight
Pedestrians near the MGRoad Metro station were pleasantly surprised on Friday as Django 3000, one of the most successful German folk-pop bands, presented a glimpse of their varied music to passersby...
View ArticleCourt rejects bail to habitual fraud Khushbu Sharma
A local court here on Friday rejected the bail petition moved by Khushbu Sharma in a cheating case.The Fourth ACMMcourt judge rejected her bail petition citing seriousness of the complaint, considering...
View ArticleScience Hopper brings outer space to earth
It was an unique experience for Yeshwant K from Oakridge International School in the city. From getting to know how astronauts survive to their routine in the outer space, the facts he learnt were...
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Govt announces more allowances for cops
The state government on Friday announced a slew of measures, including new allowances - conveyance and hardship - and hike in existing uniform allowance, in order to placate the police personnel. A...
View ArticleTraining in quick responses during emergency
The Temasek Foundation International, in partnership with SingHealth, the largest Singapore public health services, and the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare have launched a three-year...
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Now, Indian superheroes are here to save the day
An ordinary NGO worker who fights crime in the city on the side — this is Bengaluru's very own superhero named 'Karma.' Created by Rajeev Tamhankar, Karma, or Abhay as he is otherwise known,...
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Small traders seek 'change' in their fortunes
Business across the city continued to be hit with ATMs not dispensing cash and people struggling to exchange old currency notes at banks and post offices. KR Market, that normally teems with buyers and...
View ArticleNow, BDA offers bigger flats on popular demand; notification to be out soon
After allotting sites in the Kempegowda Layout, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will soon notify 3,512 two and three-bedroom-hall-kitchen (BHK) flats of bigger dimensions. The authority will...
View ArticleCongress, BJP trade charges over demonetisation at BBMP meet
Corporators from the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP were at loggerheads over the demonetisation issue, at the monthly meeting of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) council on...
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BMTC to use tech to improve operational efficiency
In less than six months since the launch of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has been able to keep track of buses on a real-time basis and...
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Postal a/c holders struggle as ATM at GPO remains dry since Nov 13
The scrapping of 500- and 1,000-rupee notes has posed a unique problem to post office savings bank account holders: the ATM at the General Post Office (GPO) has not been refilled for the past five...
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