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Farmers grow smarter to beat note ban woes
Farmers in Karnataka have taken to trading via the Unified Market Platform (UMP) of Rashtriya e-Market Services (ReMS) easily even as demonetisation has hit business across the country.ReMS managing...
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CID to send Meti CD to forensic laboratory
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths have collected the 13- minute 12-second CD showing former excise minister H Y Meti in a compromising act with a woman. They have decided to send the...
View ArticleRs 32.5 lakh valuables go missing from bank locker
A gold bar worth Rs 30 lakh and two expensive wrist watches costing Rs 2.5 lakh have gone missing from the locker of a HDFC bank's branch at BEMLLayout in Whitefield. Shantharam, who has availed of a...
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Now, tree officers can book unauthorised tree cutters
The Forest Department has given its tree officers cognizable powers to book people who cut trees without permission. Tree officers will have powers equivalent to those of a police officer to register...
View ArticleFilm director, colleague released on bail
Director of the Kannada movie 'Mastigudi,' Nagashekhar and stunt director Ravi Varma were released from the Ramanagaram jail on Monday. The high court had granted them bail on December 16 in connection...
View ArticleEx-MLA throws wife out of house, plans divorce
The marital discord between M P Kumaraswamy, former BJPMLA from Mudigere constituency, and his wife Savitha, once again became public onMonday with the former MLA throwing Savitha out of his HSRLayout...
View ArticleNumerologist sent to police custody
Aryavardhan, the self-styled numerologist, was on Monday remanded in police custody till December 23. The Byatarayanapura police had arrested him on Sunday after a woman lodged a complaint accusing him...
View Article5 arrested for murder
The police have arrested five persons in connection with the murder of a 29-year-old man in Banashankari on December 2.The arrested are Dilip Raju, 30, of Kodigehalli; Raghavendra, 30, of...
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College student stabbed by bike-borne men, dies
A 19-year-old student was stabbed by unidentified persons near PES College in southwest Bengaluru on Tuesday afternoon. The boy succumbed to the injuries late in the night.According to the police, the...
View ArticlePedestrian, hotel worker killed in road accident
Two persons were killed and one was injured in separate road accidents in KR Puram and Yelahanka since Tuesday night.A 20-year-old youth was killed while his friend was injured when a tipper truck hit...
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Jumbo catchers pin down one, look for 2 others
After three days and three nights of continuous tracking, the Forest department team successfully cornered one tusker at around 7.20 am on Wednesday. By 8.40 am, the elephant was darted, captured and...
View ArticleJilted conductor spent Rs 8 lakh on advocate but she ditched him
A lovelorn bus conductor murdered an advocate, as she had started ignoring him. He was frustrated as he had spent Rs 8 lakh on her studies and other expenses, according to police. Jyothi, a native of...
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George promises steps to clean up TG Halli reservoir
The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have come forward to revive the Thippagondanahalli reservoir, which was once the primary...
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Cab firms offer attractive fares to outdo each other
The draft aviation policy may have proposed a Rs 2,500 cap on one-hour flights. But how attractive would that be if the ride up to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) from the city or the other...
View ArticleArkavathy allottees say no to alternative sites at KG Layout
A large number of allottees, who have received sites in Arkavathy Layout staged a demonstration in front of BDA office saying that they do not want alternative sites at the proposed Kempegowda...
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Schools show thumbs up for mandatory board exams in Class X for CBSE students
The decision by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to make board examinations mandatory for Class X 2018 onwards has been welcomed by schools in Bengaluru."Most students opt to write exams...
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Demand for closure of KCDC plant gets shriller
The schoolchildren and the residents of HSR Layout and surrounding areas have launched a postcard campaign, demanding the state government to take steps to close down Karnataka Compost Development...
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CM at all-faith Xmas get-together
The Archdiocese of Bangalore organised a Christmas get-together on Thursday evening for members of other faiths. They were enthralled by an extravaganza of choir songs, carols and plays depicting the...
View ArticleChances of Zika outbreak in India high, warns expert
The country might be at a lower risk of seeing an Ebola outbreak. However, India is at a higher risk of getting Zika virus transmission, according to Peter Piot, member of the World Health Organisation...
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3 minors among six arrested for diploma student's murder
Police arrested six youths, including three minors, in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old student near Water Tank Park close to PESCollege in Hanumanthanagar on Tuesday afternoon. Three other...
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