Major Akshay Kumar gets a martyr's funeral in Bengaluru
Jade Garden, a gated community in northern Bengaluru, descended into gloom as the body of one of its residents, Major Akshay Girish Kumar, who was killed in the militant attack at Nagrota, was brought...
View ArticleAdmit tickets for police exam
Candidates appearing for written exam for the posts of civil police sub-inspector can download their admission tickets from the official website of the police department.The exam, scheduled for...
View ArticleReversing car kills elderly woman
An 80-year-old woman who was standing in front of her house near Allalasandra in Yelahanka was killed in a road accident on Thursday night.Police said Muniyamma was standing in front of her house when...
View ArticleMerging boundaries through 'Theatre of transformation'
Trapped deep in the despair of the merciless Syrian war, she turned a volunteer setting up field hospitals as bombs flew past.A nuclear physicist in post-war Munich, he stood up against the N-bomb as a...
View Article'Palike owes contractors Rs 1,900 crore'
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) owes its contractors at least Rs 1,900 crore for the scores of works they have completed over the last 25 months, according to the BBMP Contractors'...
View ArticleContractor ends life, blames BBMP for not clearing his bills
A vehicle contractor committed suicide by consuming poison at his house in Rajajinagar 5th Block on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, reportedly because the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara...
View ArticlePost-demonetisation, real estate enquiries nosedive in city
Though enquires from prospective property buyers in Bengaluru have dropped drastically after demonetisation, major realty firms say that the currency ban would in no way lead to fall in real estate...
View ArticleRs 1.25 crore worth of banned drug seized at KIA
Customs officials have seized a big haul of the psychotropic substance Ephedrine that was set to be smuggled to Malaysia by air. The banned substance was found at the cargo terminal of the Kempegowda...
View ArticleIt's going to rain for 3 more days
Cloudy days are here to stay with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting light to moderate rainfall for the next three days in Bengaluru.S M Maitri, in-charge director, IMD, said that...
View ArticleTraders share card swipe machine
A trader at Jayanagar 4th Block Shopping Complex is helping small vendors get business by lending one of his card swipe machines.Suresh K, who runs a stationery shop on the ground floor of the complex,...
View ArticlePain on payday for many as banks curb daily withdrawals
People, particularly salaried class, pensioners and employers, who hoped to withdraw money from banks and ATM kiosks on Friday, were left disappointed.With withdrawals normally going up in the first...
View ArticleTake over flawed BMIC project: panel
AHouse committee has found large-scale irregularities in implementation of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project by its promoter, Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, and...
View ArticleConmen flee with notes meant for exchange
Conmen robbed a group of friends who went to exchange old notes for new ones at Nimbekaipura near Avalahalli on December 1. According to the police, Rajesh, one of the suspects, contacted his friend...
View ArticlePetition on CM's Hublot watch dismissed
The Lokayukta special court on Saturday dismissed the petition filed by social activist T J Abraham who asked the court to enquire about the Hublot watch worn by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.Abraham...
View ArticleBanks limit withdrawals to meet weekend demand
Most banks in the city struggled to cope with a sudden surge in crowds on Saturday, the first day of the weekend after salary day. Staffers had to also put up with irate customers who were unhappy...
View ArticleBank credits money into wrong account; says it's a 'minor issue'
A domestic help, already hit by the cash crunch, has been made to run around by her bank, which has credited her hard-earned money into the wrong account. The nationalised bank, which has admitted to...
View ArticleRs 30 lakh seized in 2 separate incidents
In separate incidents, the Mahadevapura and Hebbal police arrested three people who were trying to exchange new notes for a commission and seized cash of Rs 30.10 lakh. In the first incident, the...
View ArticleForex dealers at sea over Rs 50,000 withdrawal cap
The decline in the number of tourists visiting Bengaluru and now, the post-demonetisation withdrawal cap of Rs 50,000 per week, have added to the woes of Forex (foreign exchange) dealers in the city....
View ArticleAndhra techie killed in accident
A 30-year-old techie was killed in a road accident on the elevated flyover in Electronics City on Friday night. The police said that the deceased is Chandrashekar, a native of Andhra Pradesh who was...
View ArticleOne more arrested for sensational robbery 'plotted' by retd DySP
Police have made another arrest in the sensational robbery of two real estate businessmen, which the police believe was masterminded by a retired DySP of the state intelligence wing. The JP Nagar...
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