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Officer gets pvt agent to take bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested three people — a treasury officer with BBMP, his private agent and a village accountant — for taking bribe for official work.The ACB...
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They overcome their limitations to help others
"I may not be able to fly an aircraft, but I can certainly find my way home," says Pratik Rajiv Jindal, who has not let his visual impairment deter him from dreaming big. He is one of the recipients...
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Conned realtors yet to reveal money source
The JPNagar police have intensified their operation to arrest three conmen who posed as Central Crime Branch (CCB) police and robbed realtors of Rs 83 lakh on Thursday."There are definite leads about...
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Gang snatches boy from grandfather's embrace
Police tracked down two of the four suspected kidnappers just a few hours after they drove off with the 10-year-old son of a businessman. The boy is safe but remains in the captivity of the other two...
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DCs to take call on school, college closure tomorrow
The state government on Saturday asked the respective district deputy commissioners to take a call on the closure of educational institutions on Monday, in view of the nation-wide bandh called by...
View ArticleCivic agencies, KR market, APMC to remain open today
Government agencies such as BBMP, BDA and BWSSB will work on Monday, even as the Opposition parties have called for a Bharat Bandh on November 28. Mayor G Padmavathi said that all BBMP offices across...
View ArticleJustice Sachar tells states to implement his report
Justice Rajinder Sachar, retired chief justice of the Delhi High Court on Sunday suggested the states ruled by 'secular' parties to adopt the Sachar committee report on the social, economic and...
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Buses, autos to ply, banks open today
Life is likely to be affected partially across the city on Monday in view of the nation-wide protest called by various political outfits against demonetisation.District deputy commissioners said that...
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BDA drops people friendly GIS-based portal from website
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has silently removed the Geographical Information System (GIS)-based web portal from its website that could prevent lakhs of property buyers from being duped...
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Forest officials, experts divided over borewells in Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Forest officials and experts are divided in their opinion on the two borewells that have been sunk by the World Wildlife Federation-India in Omkara and Kundukere ranges of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve...
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Variety activities amuse huge crowds at Whitefield Habba
The first 'Whitefield Habba' held on Sunday received an overwhelming response. People attended the event in large numbers to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava organised by the Whitefield Rising (WR).People...
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Cycling posing threat to flora, fauna in Turahalli forest
Wildlife conservationists want the state government to protect the Turahalli reserve forest from the influx of eco-tourists, cyclists and walkers. The forest patch, located 20 km from Bengaluru off...
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Rustic tales and puppets come to life at BeSt festival
From Cubbon Park Metro station to the age of kings and kingdoms, participants of the BeSt Storytelling festival travelled in time to hear stories of how the city Bengaluru came to be.Bangalore...
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Breakthrough eludes police in three major cash heist cases
The police are yet to achieve a breakthrough in connection with the theft of Rs 92 lakh from the Bank of India premises on November 23.Dominic Selvaraj Roy, 45, an employee with Secure Transit, a...
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Zippserv Protect lets you know if your property is illegal
Buyers have been in a tizzy over whether the property in which they are investing their life's savings is illegal or not.'Zippserv Protect' comes to their rescue as it allows users to see revenue maps...
View ArticleHelmetless ride turns fatal for birthday boy
Helmetless riding proved costly for two private company employees who were killed in separate accidents in the city on Sunday.The police said Conrad Mario Prichardo, 31, a resident of HRBRLayout was...
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City cops raid house in AP, rescue boy kidnapped from KR Puram
The Bengaluru police on Saturday night raided a house in Palamner in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and rescued a 10-year-old son of a businessman from KR Puram here, who was kidnapped for ransom...
View ArticlePeople's problems
No relief from garbageMy grievance on garbage woes was published in these columns in the edition dated November 14. Following this, there is less burning of garbage on PSK Naidu Road, Cox Town.But,...
View ArticleFree workshops for Maths teachers on Dec 9, 10
Azim Premji University and Ramanujan Mathematical Society (RMS) are organising free workshops for Mathematics teachers of class 9 to 12. Fifty teachers, two from each school, can participate in the...
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Central team to assess B'luru for Smart City tag in January 2017
A Central team will be in the city in the first week of January 2017, giving the citizens and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike a chance to prove where their city stands in terms of cleanliness...
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