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KSRTC bus collided with Police Jeep

Mysuru, Jan 28, 2017 - Jeep driver Laxman died on the spot while Inspector Mahesh Kumar (37) succumbed to the injuries while being shifted to the hospital. Both had suffered multiple injuries including in the head. They were on their way to Suttur Jathra Mahotsava when the KSRTC bus from the opposit

Amit Shah summons BSY, KSE to end rift ahead of 'Mission 150'

BENGALURU: As the growing rift between BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and senior leader KS Eshwarappa threatens to derail the party’s ‘Mission 150’ to win the 2018 assembly election, BJP national president Amit Shah has summoned both leaders to New Delhi to iron out their differences. The mee

26% rise in Karnataka PU colleges in five years

Bengaluru: There is a 26% increase in the number of PU colleges in Karnataka in the past five years. The situation is not all hunky-dory as the numbers have thrown up worrisome trends. According to the Department of PU Education, as on January 1, 2017, Karnataka has 5,004 PU colleges, up from 3,9

Rs 1,460-crore railway project: Government promises fund for Kolar coach factory

BENGALURU: The long-pending rail coach factory in Kolar is inching close to reality with the Karnataka government promising funds and land for the project. The rail ministry cleared the project four years ago. At a meeting with representatives from Kolar, chief minister Siddaramaiah promised to e

Nearly 5 crore eligible to vote in 2018 state polls

Bengaluru: Mani Ashwin, 18, can't wait to get his finger inked. The engineering student, who will exercise his franchise for the first time when Karnataka goes to polls in 2018, is among the six youngsters who were handed over their voter IDs by governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday. "I am thrilled. W

90% of patients in state can’t afford paediatric liver transplants

Bengaluru: Kaveri (name changed), a single mother, lost her eldest child to a congenital liver disease despite transplant a few years ago. Her another son too had to undergo a second liver transplant in a city hospital recently. This was a cadaver liver transplant for the 12-year-old after the organ

Dravid declines BU doctorate, says he’ll earn it

Bengaluru: Cricketer Rahul Dravid has declined to accept the honorary doctorate that Bangalore University had decided to confer on him during its 52nd convocation ceremony on Friday. A press release from the university said the former Indian captain had thanked the university for choosing him for

Police fire on two men who fleed during vehicle check

Bengaluru: The Puttenahalli police fired two rounds at two men on a scooter who tried to attack them during a random vehicle check on Monday night. Inspector Dharmendra and his team were checking vehicles near Puttenahalli in the wake of increasing mugging incidents when two men on a scooter with

Suspicious object at under-construction metro station triggers panic

A suspicious object found at the under construction metro station at Lalbagh West gate created panic among the city police on Monday night. One of the security guards deployed at the site called up control room and informed about the suspicious object. The Siddapura police rushed to the spot a

‘Rs 162 cr undisclosed income by Karnataka minister, Congress member’

Bengaluru: Raids by the Income-Tax officials resulted in a Karnataka Minister and the ruling Congress women’s wing President admitting to Rs 162.06-crore undisclosed income and unexplained cash of Rs 41 lakh and 12.8kg gold and jewellery after the November 8 note ban, said an Income-Tax official on

CBI searches Mallya’s UB offices in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday searched the offices of Vijay Mallya-owned United Breweries (UB) group here, a CBI official said. “A 12-member team of the CBI is searching the offices in the UB City with a search warrant from a Delhi court. We are providing logistical s

Govt. to suggest release of life convicts

Bengaluru: The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to recommend to Governor Vajubhai R. Vala to grant remission of sentence to 188 life convicts with good conduct to mark Republic Day celebrations. Law Minister T. B. Jayachandra told reporters that these convicts included eight women, who have served jail

Special Jumbo Passport Mela

Bengaluru: The Regional Passport Office will hold a ‘Special Jumbo Passport Mela’ on Saturday at the Passport Seva Kendras in Bengaluru (Lalbagh and Marathahalli), Hubballi and Mangaluru. For more details, visit www.passportindia.gov.in, a press release said.

Mini Vidhan Soudha to come up in Udupi

Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries, Youth Services and Sports, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a Mini Vidhan Soudha on 1.64 acres of land at the premises of the current taluk office at Bannanje here on Wednesday. The building is expected to constructed at an estimate

Bengaluru Airport to be partially closed for three months in 2017

Passengers won't be able to fly from or land in Bengaluru during the daytime from February 19 to April 30, 2017 as the Kempegowda International Airport will be partially closed for the upgradation work on the existing runway. In a statement, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said

Bengaluru beats Silicon Valley, becomes the most dynamic city in the world

In a proud new development, Bengaluru has been crowned the most dynamic city in the world. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting being held in Davos, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has published its list of world's most dynamic cities - the main ranking factors being rapid adoption of technology and

Mangaluru police get 25 new patrol vehicles

The Mangaluru city police’s patrolling got a boost recently with the addition of 25 new vehicles. With this, there will be 37 patrolling vehicles and each of the 15 police stations will have a minimum of two such vehicles. The new vehicles have been given by the State government to improve the

Police arrest two men for sexually assaulting a woman

After a series of alleged attacks on women at the start of the new year, another incident has come to light. This time, a 21-year-old woman was allegedly drugged by a group of men at a popular pub on Brigade Road on Friday night. They then took her in a car towards their house in Kammanahalli Road a