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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
Ulsoor Lake to get sewage treatment plant in six months
TOI | Jan 18,2017 Bangaluru -- Ulsoor Lake, which witnessed fish deaths on several occasions in the last two years due to increasing sewage flow, is here to get some breather. Bengaluru Development and Town Planning Minister KJ George on Wednesday laid foundation for installation of sewage
At this Hubballi canteen, lunch costs just Rs 1
HUBBALLI, Jan 18,2016: Amma canteens in Tamil Nadu may be serving idlis at Re 1 each but closer home, a canteen in namma Hubballi is dishing out full meals for the same amount. Roti Ghar in the heart of the city in Kanchgar Galli (Prathamshetty Oni) also has a noble aim: to eradicate hunger from soc
Mantri Square closed indefinitely after part of roof caves in
There was panic at the busy Mantri Square in Malleswaram on Monday after parapets in the rear of the mall collapsed, injuring at least two persons. Thousands of shoppers and cinema-goers were evacuated from the mall, which will remain closed until the structural integrity of the complex is checked.
Nostalgia Galore at Kite festival in Bengaluru
The day-long festival, which was open for all, saw around 500 people across all ages come together to fly kites and to bond with each other. While the elders rekindled their childhood memories at the event, the younger ones took the opportunity to engage in other fun activities like getting tattoos
Karnataka Cop rapes mentally challenged woman, arrested
Tumkur: A police officer in Karnataka’s Tumakuru was arrested after he allegedly raped a 30-year-old mentally challenged woman on Saturday. The victim left her home without informing her family after she had a fight with her family. She was wandering near a bridge at Antharasanahalli bypass. Th
'Islam is a peace loving religion'
Mangaluru, Jan 13, 2017, DHNS Islamic scholar Mohammed Hafeez Salahi said Islam religion never propagates violence and it stands on the citadel of non-violence. Addressing a public meeting organised at Nehru Grounds at the inauguration of a week-long exhibition on Islam organised by Karnataka Sa
KSRTC to provide free Wi-Fi on all its buses by may
DHNS | January 13,2016 Bangaluru -- The KSRTC, which registered a profit of Rs 114.95 crore in 2015-16, has prepared a roadmap to increase passenger convenience despite an expected slump in revenue due to demonetisation and hike in diesel price. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told journalist
Report: Bengaluru ranks poorly in air quality
BENGALURU: How toxic is Bengaluru’s air? It was ranked 63rd among 168 cities for PM 2.5 levels in 2015-16 by a report — titled ‘Airpocalypse’ — on air quality. Tumakuru was ranked 67th. New Delhi, which has been in the news for dizzying levels of air pollution, was ranked first. But other cities
Police restrained from grilling advocate in cash seizure case
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday restrained the city police from interrogating Siddartha H.M, advocate, without prior permission from the court. In October last year, the police found ₹1.97 crore in Mr. Siddartha’s car while he was entering the Vidhana Soudha. Giving liberty to the police
Citing ‘increasing intolerance’, writer G. Rajashekhar rejects Karnataka Sahitya Academy award
Writer and critic G. Rajashekhar has rejected the Karnataka Sahitya Academy award announced on Tuesday, owing to “continuing atmosphere of intolerance” in the country and in the State. Mr. Rajashekhar, who is recovering from ill health at a private hospital here, told The Hindu that many writers