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No public meets, celebrations, protests on December 6: Deputy commissioner

MANGALURU: District magistrate and deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim has issued an order prohibiting public/ religious/ political meets, procession, jatha, strike, rasta rokho, or any types of protests, distribution of handbills and pasting of wall posters in Dakshina Kannada district from midnight of

BBMP needs two weeks to free city of potholes

Ravi Keerthi was negotiating a huge pothole in J.P. Nagar last week when his two-wheeler skidded. He ended up with head injuries that required an operation and bed rest for several days. Many motorists like Mr. Keerthi, whose entire commute comprises negotiating potholes, will have to wait anothe

Bengaluru hospital drives 640 donors to register for organ donation

BENGALURU: Marking the celebration of World Organ Donation Day, a city hospital launched a drive that encouraged its entire staff to register for organ donation. 640 donors in Manipal Hospitals came forward to pledge support to this noble gesture. Dr Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman of Manipal Hospital

No water supply in some parts of Bengaluru on November 26

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has said that Cauvery water supply will be affected in some areas of the city on Thursday, November 26. The inconvenience is due to a leakage that occurred in Cauvery I stage pipe line at scaver valve near Byrasandra Tank. To address the leakage, wate

Poet Kuvempu's house burgled, Padma medals stolen

SHIVAMOGGA: Burglars have decamped with the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan medals conferred on renowned Kannada poet late K V Puttappa after breaking into his memorial at Kuppalli in the district. The burglars ransacked the showcases after cutting off the CCTV links and fled with the medals ke

Karnataka govt proposes to acquire 1000 acres of land to dump waste

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has proposed to acquire huge tract of land exclusively for dumping and processing city's garbage. Replying to the debate on the issue in the assembly on Monday, Bengaluru Development minister K J George agreed to a suggestion from speaker Kagodu Thimmappa who d

Swachh Mangaluru Mission completes successful 27th Sunday cleanliness work

MANGALURU: Ramakrishna Mission carried out the 27th Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan on P M Rao Road - G H S Road - Sharavu Temple area on the Sunday. Dr Subramanya Padyana, dean, Alva's Ayurvedic Medical College, Moodbidri and Ramesh Mallya, well-wisher of the ashrama flagged off drive in the presence of S

At 256.8mm, Bengaluru records highest November rain since 1916

BENGALURU: With 4.2mm and 6.2mm rainfall recorded in the City and HAL areas on Friday, Bengaluru has seen the highest rainfall in the month of November since 1916. Upto 8.30pm on Friday a total of 256.8mm rainfall has been received this month, marginally higher than the 252.2mm in 99 years ago (1

Yettinahole project suspended till December 7

BENGALURU: Faced with legal hurdles, Yettinahole Integrated drinking water project, one of the flagship projects of Congress government designed to quench the thirst of nearly 7 million people in drought-prone Kolar, Chickballapur, Ramanagaram, Tumakuru, Bengaluru Rural, and Hassan districts, has co

Passport mela targets to expedite processing of hand-written ones

BENGALURU: Regional Passport Office, Bengaluru will conduct a special passport mela on November 21, Saturday in the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Lalbagh and Marathahalli in Bengaluru, Hubballi and Mangaluru and at passport application processing centre in Kalaburgi to meet last minute rush and al

Proposal to introduce 3500 more city buses for Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Bengaluru development minister KJ George on Tuesday said there is a proposal from the transport department for introducing 3500 more city buses to be run by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). "The idea is to promote mass transport and to encourage people using privat

Karnataka HC grants one week's time to Railways on Bengaluru-Mangaluru train issue

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Mondya granted one week's time to the Railways to respond to a PIL filed by Railway Yatri Sangha, Udupi. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukhrjee noted that it is not proper to summon General manager or other officials in such ma

Tipu Jayanti violence, bribery scam may rock Karnataka house session

BENGALURU: The ten-day winter session of the Karnataka legislative Assembly starting Monday is going to be a hard-hitting affair with several critical issues coming up for discussion. Opposition parties are bracing up to put the government on the mat, particularly over the violence in the afterma

Bandh hits life in DK, Chikkamagaluru

Dakshina Kannada, which saw communal tension and death of one person on Thursday night, was totally shut on Thursday in response to a bandh call given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal on Friday. The call was to protest the murder of a youth in B.C. Road, near Mangaluru, and the

Pit line repair work at Mangaluru central, train schedules changed

MANGALURU: Southern Railway (Palakkad Division) will take up major repair work of the pit line at Mangaluru Central yard form November 16 to December 15. In order to facilitate the work, train services will be regulated during this period. Many trains will be cancelled. The service of Train No.22

Childline Se Dosti Week-2015 starts Nov 14

MANGALURU: Childline 1098 will launch Childline Se Dosti Week-2015, a campaign to make the public a stakeholder in childline, on November 14 . Renni D'souza, director, Childline Mangaluru 1098, said the aim of the campaign is to capture the attention of those who are unaware of its services. "Our

Not crackers, but flowers and organic colours to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali

BENGALURU: The tiny tots of Trio World Academy went for an eco-friendly celebration of festival of lights, using flowers and organic colours, instead of crackers, in their effort of having a pollution-free Diwali. Dressed in bright ethnic outfits, the toddlers enjoyed filling rangolis drawn by th

Tipu Sultan Would Have Enjoyed Status of Shivaji if he Was a Hindu: Girish Karnad

BENGALURU:  Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad today said 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan would have enjoyed the same status as of Maratha king Chhatrapathi Shivaji, if he was a Hindu and not a Muslim. In another remark that stoked a controversy, Mr Karnad said it would have been "apt" had the