BMRCL is targeting November 1 to open the entire Phase I network BAngaluru, 17 May, 2016: The wait for south Bengalureans to board Namma Metro could be getting less with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) aiming to open the South line in August. While the Green Line operations on

Bengaluru: A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) reveals that the garden city has witnessed a sharp decline in the number of water bodies mainly due to extensive urbanisation. It points out that out of 105 lakes nearly 100 have been encroached to construct illegal buildings

May 12, 2016 Several districts in the State received good rainfall on Wednesday. Three persons suffered injuries after they were struck by lightning while travelling in a vehicle in Chikkamagaluru. In some districts power supply was hit and traffic came to a standstill due to heavy rains. Hubb

Bengaluru, May 9: Living up to its sobriquet 'Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru is all set to become the first city in the country to introduce online police verification of passports. The pilot project is likely to take off by the end of this month. With tablets in their hand, policemen will

The temperature in the city on Sunday was a sizzling 39.2 degrees crossing the maximum ever temperature recorded in April of 38.3 degrees in April 1931. The forward forecast also does not seem cheerful as the IMD suggests that temperatures of 38 degrees are here to stay for atleast a week. With tem

MANGALURU, April 22, 2016:Mincing no words, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the State government will take stern action against “fundamentalist forces” if they try to disturb social harmony. Without naming any particular organisation, Mr. Siddaramaiah, while addressing a gathering at Su

BENGALURU, April 22, 2016: With drought making every drop of water precious, there is a special focus on rainwater harvesting. If you are yet to adopt harvesting in your building, get ready to pay penalty from May 1. You will have to pay 25 per cent of your water bill as penalty for the first thr

BENGALURU, April 22, 2016:The Transport Department will soon be able to monitor and take action against cab aggregators if they flout the rules. Two of the city’s biggest cab aggregators – Ola (which also runs TaxiForSure) and Uber — have come forward to register with the department under the Karnat

Bengaluru ,April 16, 2016, :The move comes even as private hospitals in several states are contemplating writing to the Union government seeking more clarity on setting up NOTTO and SOTTO. The city will soon house a State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO), which will function under t

Bengaluru: April 13, 2016:Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will tour drought-hit districts in north Karnataka beginning April 15. The BJP and the JD(S) have accused the chief minister of turning a blind eye to the plight of the people of north Karnataka who are facing the worst drought in the four decade

BENGALURU, March 28, 2016:Around 8.49 lakh students across the State will be writing their Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations that will begin this Wednesday. The examination will end on April 13. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, K.S. Sathyamurthy, Commissioner for P

Bangaluru, 19, March 2016: The following are the key features of the Karnataka Budget 2016-17 presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Assembly on Friday. Agriculture Karnataka State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Committee to be constituted under the chairmanship of chief minister to

Mysore: A Vishwa Hindu Parishad activist was murdered by unidentified assailants in Mysore on Sunday. Sri Raju, an active member of VHP’s Mysore wing was attacked on Sunday afternoon when he was standing at a tea shop. He died on the spot, which prompted BJP and VHP workers staged protest at seve

BENGALURU, March 11, 2016: Each of the 1,032 test centres will have one chief invigilator, apart from sitting and flying squads. A total of 6.4 lakh students will be writing the II Pre-University (PU) exam, which will begin on Friday. Of this, 31,252 have enrolled as private candidates. Pallav

Bengaluru: March 9, 2016:Karnataka has become the first State to offer cashless trauma care to road traffic accident victims. The scheme which offers immediate trauma care services irrespective of their financial income, was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Under t

MANGALURU: Increasing number of vehicles with PY (Pondicherry) registration has prompted RTO in Mangaluru to act tough against vehicle owners, who have violated rules of taxation. It has become a routine in Mangaluru and other parts of the city for owners of the high end cars to register their ve

MANGALURU: Mangalureans are saying goodbye to the existing CFL bulbs with LED bulbs. The scheme launched in Mangaluru a fortnight back has got good response, say Mescom officials. So far, 29,032 LED bulbs have been purchased by Mescom consumers. While a consumer having a 3kw and above load will 1

Bengaluru: As power generation in the state has been hit following the fire at Sharavathi hydroelectric plant (HEP) in Shivamogga, the Karnataka government has urged the Centre to provide an additional 1000 MW from the central grid to tide over the crisis. Energy minister DK Shivakumar met Union