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Bengaluru tops in rental yields till 2015-end: Report

Mumbai, Oct 16, 2015, (PTI) After a period of slowdown, a lot of interest from the investor fraternity is witnessed in the office rental yields with Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi topping the list of 20 global cities, a recent survey said. According to a report by property consultant Knight Frank

Elders in a bind as Bengaluru druggists shut shop

BENGALURU: Grimacing with pain, M Joseph, 74, sat outside a medical shop in Victoria Layout, Richmond Road on Wednesday morning.Cupping one side of his face, Joseph was desperately waiting for the shop to open so he could buy some painkiller for his toothache. "I stay nearby . I can't walk till t

MP warns of Ayodhya-like movement on Yettinahole

GUNDYA: The BJP padayatra against the Yettinahole project led by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel reached Gundya after covering over 100km from Mangaluru on Tuesday. The padayatra, launched at Mangaluru city on October 10, was discontinued after Kateel, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karand

Minister gives minority welfare complex a go-ahead

MANGALURU: Minister for minority welfare Qamar-ul-Islam has directed deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim to start the work on district minority welfare offices complex at Pandeshwar without further delay. The project for which district minister B Ramanath Rai laid the foundation stone on December 13

Smart City Mangaluru: No bright ideas flow at meet

MANGALURU: Bright ideas were sorely missing at the Smart City consultation with citizens at Kadri Park premises on Sunday. Although Mangaluru City South MLA JR Lobo clearly delineated that citizens should not bring up existing problems at the meet, but suggest how various options like tourism, ed

Unscheduled power outages leave Bengalureans fuming

BENGALURU: Energy minister DK Shivakumar had assured that after October 1, citizens will not face any more power cuts. Ten days into October, unscheduled power cuts ranging between four and 10 hours daily have left citizens fuming. Worse, power utilities are engaged in a blame game. Bescom, that

Rahul Gandhi on two-day visit to Karnataka: meets GP members in Bengaluru

All India Congress Committee (AICC) vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Karnataka on Friday for a two-day State visit. Mr. Gandhi arrived at the Kempe Gowda International Airport at 10 a.m. and left to Mandya for interactions with debt-ridden farmers of the district. The district has recorded

Rahul Gandhi will spend 20 minutes in each farmer's house in Mandya district

BENGALURU: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will spend 20 minutes each with families of two farmers who committed suicide in Mandya district. He'll arrive in Bengaluru on Friday and take a chopper to Mandya at 9.45am. He'll visit the homes of farmer Mahesh from Panakanahalli and Madegowda of

Bengaluru to host a job fair for the elders to enable them to earn, post retirement

BENGALURU: For 60-year-old S Emily, life isn't easy. Unable to continue with her higher studies due to financial constraints, she worked as an office assistant at a city school with a minimal salary. After retirement, she has to take care of her husband and her savings are dwindling. "I don't hav

Onions from north Karnataka bring prices down

Imports from Egypt, China and Pakistan coupled with harvesting of the local crop have led to a fall in onion prices to Rs 45-55 a kg from Rs 70-80 in retail markets in Karnataka. Local produce reached the two main wholesale markets of Hubbali and Bengaluru in the last few days. The traders expect pr

BMTC to pilot CNG in Bengaluru

Bengaluru Subscribe Bengaluru BMTC to pilot CNG in Bengaluru Updated: October 4, 2015 09:25 IST | Avinash Bhat      HYDERABAD, 16/07/2007: A view of the first CNG-driven APSRTC bus that was flagged off by the Chief Minister from the Assemb

Students ride through the city to promote helmets

Nearly 400 students of Milagres College, took out a two-wheeler rally focusing on the importance of wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers here on Thursday. There were about 200 two-wheelers, including motorcycles and scooters, in the rally. The Udupi District Police is promoting voluntary wea

Karnataka CM’s U-turn adds to further confusion over IIT location

BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah has been issuing confusing statements on the location of IIT. More than a week after he wrote to centre seeking change in the location to Dharwad from Raichur, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday made another U-turn saying he never demanded that the IIT be set up in Rai

Protesters seek railway underpass, basic amenities

MANGALURU: The Tulunadu Rakshana Vedike on Wednesday staged a rasta roko demanding the district administration to set right the problems arising due to the Jeppu - Mahakalipadpu manual railway crossing and the potholes on the road leading to Jeppu via National Highway 66. Yogish Shetty Jeppu, fou

Karnataka Power minister goes back on his tall promise

BENGALURU: Unscheduled power cuts in Bengaluru and other major cities are still the norm despite a grand announcement of curtailing power cuts after September 20 came from energy minister D K Shivakumar, about a fortnight ago. In his defense, Shiva Kumar on Tuesday blamed the indifference of the

Manipal hospitals conducts 10,732 free heart screenings; enters record books

MANGALURU: Manipal Hospitals, a part of Manipal Health Enterprises, entered the 'India/ Asia Book of Records' by organizing largest free heart screening event by a hospital chain on a single day assessing 10,732 people across its units on the account of 'World Heart Day'. The screening was conduc

Karnataka Bandh hits transport, general supplies and business

BENGALURU: Satish U R, a native of Tumkur district landed early morning in the city to meet his kins in NIMHANS hospital. "I thought I would get a bus early in the morning before the protestors even wake up to obstruct the city's functioning. There was none. Auto rickshaws charged a bomb of Rs 500 t

50,000 cops on bandh duty today

The Home Department has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure law and order across the State on Saturday in view of a Karnataka Bandh call given by over 1,000 associations. " We have ensured necessary measures to thwart any attempts of violence and there will be tight security in place,"