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Team formed to keep a check on decibel level of firecrackers
Even as the Mysuru district administration has issued guidelines to the public on bursting crackers, a team of government officials has been constituted to check if crackers sold in the city are within sound limits specified by the Centre’s Environment (Protection) Act. The team, comprising three
6 including, priest, a bride’s parents, washed away in Bengaluru
At least six people died in the heavy rainfall in northwestern Bengaluru. All the deaths occurred in lower middle-class localities and next to major stormwater drains that were overflowing from rainfall that lasted three to four hours. Vasudeva Bhat, 40, a priest at a temple in the Kurubarahalli
K’taka CM assures action in Bengaluru techie mob-attack incident
Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday assured stern action against Bengaluru techie mob-attack incident and said nobody can take law into their hands. Bengaluru techie Nandini was on Sunday assaulted by over 150 people after she reported a case of alleged illegal
Gold Biscuits for MLAs: Siddaramaiah denies reports over proposal on gifting
Bengaluru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday denied the reports about gifting gold biscuits to every legislator for the diamond jubilee of the Vidhana Soudha. “There are no gold biscuit or any other thing; there are no mementos” said Siddaramaiah in reference to the dis
State shifts to daily drug regimen for TB patients
With the deadline to eliminate tuberculosis set for 2025, under the national strategic plan by the Central Tuberculosis Division, Karnataka has moved from the intermittent drug regimen (thrice a week) to daily regimen of TB drugs. The new regimen under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Pr
Veerappa Moily to head Cong. poll manifesto panel
The Congress has constituted a manifesto committee headed by former Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily, MP, to draft the party’s poll manifesto for the 2018 Assembly elections. Party leader B.L. Shanker is the vice-chairman of the committee. The panel has 33 members, including KPCC working presi
BJP files complaint with ACB against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint with the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) against chief minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of “illegally denotifying” land resulting in a loss of Rs 300 crore to the Bengaluru Development Authority. The complaint on Monday, came days after the party’s OB
No info regarding Sanatan Sanstha’s involvement in Lankesh’s murder: SIT
Bengaluru (Karnataka): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case of killing of Gauri Lankesh on Saturday said the information that Goa-based right-wing Hindu organisation Sanstha Sanstha is involved in the killing of the journalist rests only with the media as the team does not have any
Bengaluru rains: Girl drowns in drain, toll mounts to 10
BENGALURU: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain today, taking the death toll from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden in the city. Narasamma had accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from t
Karnataka CM favours appointing Dalit priests in temples
Bengaluru: Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state. “No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done
Karnataka needs its own flag, says CM Siddaramaiah
BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday once again invoked Kannada pride, saying the Congress government was firm on Karnataka having a state flag. He also made it clear that Hindi will not be allowed on Namma Metro run by the BMRCL. "As CM and representative of 6.5 crore citizens,
Ensure firecracker retailers vacate playgrounds the next day of Diwali: Karnataka HC
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has suggested that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) should ensure that firecracker retailers vacate the various playgrounds in Bengaluru city on the very next day after the Diwali festival which concludes on October 20. Justice BV Nagarathna has also
Bengaluru records highest rainfall in at least 115 years
BENGALURU: The incessant rainfall over the past two months has made 2017 the wettest year for Bengaluru city. The annual rainfall for the city, 1615.2mm as on Saturday morning, is the highest ever, more than 1606.8 mm, the earlier record, in 2005. The Indian Meteorological Department has rainfall da
Gauri Lankesh killing: SIT releases sketches of 2 suspects
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (PTI) The Special Investigation Team probing the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh today released the sketches of two suspects and video footage from CCTV cameras. It has sought public help to nab the culprits. Based on information collected from witnesses, three
Rain drowns Bengaluru, city in chaos again; 2 dead, 3 washed away
BENGALURU: Two people lost their lives while three others are feared dead as over 90mm rain in three hours on Friday evening wreaked havoc in Bengaluru yet again. Three persons were washed away in open drains while a couple was buried alive after a compound wall collapsed on them in three separate i
Man killed in bike accident near Karwar
Bhatkallys News Bureau/ I. Zaorez Shabab Karwar 13 October 2017: A biker lost his life after crashing into a sand carrier on National Highway 66 near Rock Garden on Friday morning. The police identified the deceased as Manjunath Ganapathy (21) from Sarodhya Nagar. Karwar Traffic Police rushed
Buses that have run over 9 lakh km will be replaced: Transport Minister
Transport Minister H.M. Revanna has said those buses that have crossed 9 lakh km in the public transport corporations will be replaced with new buses. To begin with, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will be provided with 3,000 new buses, the Minister told presspersons here on Mond
Prakash Raj receives Karanth award amid protests
Prakash Raj, actor and film-maker, said on Tuesday that it is essential to have a society free of fear where people can express their views without feeling afraid. He received the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti amid protests by members of mostly right-wing groups, including the BJP Yuva