BENGALURU: At 26, her favourite break is going deep into a tiger reserve. "It was a four-day trip with friends in Tadoba tiger reserve in Maharashtra, and we couldn't spot a tiger's tail till the last day. And then, on our last safari, it was right there behind our jeep. Maya (the tigress) had beaut

MANGALURU: Leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP), Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV), Bajrang Dal and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) have urged the city police and Dakshina Kannada district administration not to give permission for Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's programme in the city. South Ka

Mangaluru: Election officer of Dakshina Kannada-Udupi local authorities constituency A B Ibrahim, who is also the deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada said nominations of 14 candidates have been found to be in order during the scrutiny of papers on Thursday. The nominations papers filed include t

BENGALURU: "Only Kannadigas will be given preference while recruiting engineers in the energy department in future," power minister DK Shivakumar said on Wednesday. He was speaking at the 110th anniversary of the electrification of Bengaluru, the first city in India to get electricity generated by a

BENGALURU: It is official with Raj Bhavan on Tuesday confirming that Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao has resigned. A communique from Raj Bhavan said governor Vajubhai R Vala had accepted the resignation of Justice Rao with immediate effect. TOI was the first to break the news that Lokay

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) e-catering service, that allows passengers to order from a variety of cuisine options, has received a lukewarm response.  Many passengers say the service is limited to a few trains and the lack of connectivity onboard is hindering the

BENGALURU: Just 10 days after BBMP and the state government, on November 26, assured fixing potholes within two weeks, a 30-year-old private company employee died after falling down from a bike near Vijaya Bank Layout in Hulimavu, south east Bengaluru, on Saturday morning. Santosh B Sasalli, 30,

MANGALURU: Departments of agriculture, horticulture and Krishi Vijnan Kendra (KVK) will start distribution of soil health cards from May, 2016, said H Kempegowda, joint director, agriculture department. At a World Soil Health Day celebrations on Saturday, Kempegowda said, soil health was not give

Bengaluru: Bengaluru development minister K J George came under fire on Thursday from city legislators for the delay and mishandling of solid waste management (SWM). At the meeting called specifically to discuss issues related to SWM and potholes in the city, George was put on the mat for his "ov

All trains between Bengaluru and Chennai were cancelled on Wednesday and the situation is likely to remain the same on Thursday, as stations in Chennai were flooded. Mangaluru - Chennai Central Mail cancelled Train No.12602 Mangaluru Central – Chennai Central Mail scheduled to leave Mangaluru

BELAGAVI: Belagavi police took a Kalburgi based youth, said to be having links with international terror outfits into custody on Tuesday evening while he was taking pictures of Sambra Airport in a suspicious manner entering into prohibited zone. Internal security unit at the airport caught him an

MANGALURU: Vijaya Bank will strive to convert 50 percent of its exposure to distribution companies (Discoms) in to bonds by the end of this fiscal. The bank that is awaiting the nod of its board in this regard, will make full use of union power ministry's UDAY scheme to convert its nearly Rs 9,000 c

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

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: 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

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

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

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