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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

Special buses for festival rush

BENGALURU: To meet the festival rush, KSRTC will deploy 500 extra buses from November 10 (Naraka Chaturdashi) to November 12 (Balipadayami). Special buses will run from Kempegowda bus station to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shivammoga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Davanagere, Hubbali, Dharward, Belagavi

Bihar poll verdict has lessons for BJP, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

BENGALURU: The resounding victory of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) led by Nitish Kumar in Bihar has some pertinent lessons for major parties in Karnataka - the BJP, Congress and JD(S). While the verdict is a wake-up call to the BJP to rein in its hotheads, it's also a message to Siddaramai

11 Indians held in Kuwait for holding 'noisy' puja

MANGALURU: The Indians - most of whom are from the coastal region - are members of the Navachethana Welfare Association, Kuwait. Members of the association, reports say , have been organizing the event for the past decade.This time, it is learnt, they did not apply for permission. Indian amba

Bengaluru: Man booked for cheating trainers promising jobs abroad

BENGALURU: The city police are on the look-out for a person who cheated over 60 soft skill trainers for allegedly taking money from them to train in soft skills abroad and vanished without trace. Venkatsubramanian T, one of the victims, who filed a case against the accused Sharad Soni with Banash

Girl allegedly raped in moving bus near Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a moving bus on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The rape allegedly occurred in a mini-bus near Lakondanahalli cross. Police said that the driver asked his bus cleaner to drive the vehicle while he allegedly raped the girl. After committing the c

Bengaluru city station to be renamed as Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna soon

BENGALURU: Soon you will have to address the Bengaluru city railway station as Kranthiveera Songolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) station. The state government has proposed ministry of railways to change the name of city station and dedicate it to the legendary warrior and army chief of Kittur under the r