This time, the State Election Commis sion will get hour ly updates on poll progress in each of the 6,759 booths set up for Saturday's BBMP election, thanks to a new mobile platform launched by the civic body . The platform, linking the BBMP's central server and cellphones of polling officers, will k

Metro Man E Sreedharan is right, say sources in the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation. There is slackening of pace in implementation of this multi-crore project, leading to a delay in operations. Many insiders share Sreedharan's view and say his criticism is apt. Most old-timers in the BMRC also a

After a manifesto and a vision document, the Congress on Tuesday came up with a ' chargesheet' against the BJP. The party released a recycled ' chargesheet', listing a string of alleged scams which are already in public domain, and held the party responsible for Bengaluru's woes. Titled Gentle

MANGALURU: Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund, established by World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru will award merit-cum-means scholarships worth Rs 3.5 crore to students from Konkani communities here on Thursday. Incidentally, the day is commemorated for inclusion of Konkani Language in Eighth Sched

The BJP has promised to make Bengaluru 'clean and safe' in the manifesto for the BBMP election it released on Sunday. "Bengalurueans have been shaken by various incidents of sexual assaults on girls and children ... The daily incidents of chain snatching have in stilled a stilled a deep fear. Tak

BENGALURU: Declaring that the agriculture sector will always remain his political and administrative priority, chief minister Siddaramaiah said he is unable to enjoy the celebrations of India's Independence when the farmers in his state are committing suicide. His tone was not in sync with the fe

Vote-bank politics peaks every time there is an election. This is because the political class is sure that only a small section of the educated citizens will head out and vote. And that is how the corrupt and the criminal-minded become our councillors and MLAs. To stop this trend, Rajya Sabha mem

In the last year, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahana gara Palike (BBMP) has used less than half of the money allotted to it to improve road infrastructure in the city. There's no real explanation of why the rest wasn't spent--and going by the state of the roads we use every day, we aren't convinced what has be

BENGALURU: As many as 260 prisoners across the state are keeping their fingers crossed as Independence Day approaches. The prisons department has recommended to the home department that these 260 convicts who have served more than 14 years in prison and showed good conduct be released on August 15.

MANGALURU: The CEO of a Seattle-based IT company, who hails from Udupi, has launched a website for his missing mother after the family exhausted all avenues to trace her. Satish Shetty's mother Malathi, 65, was reported missing from the family's ancestral home in Korgi village of Kundapur taluk o

MANGALURU: Government schools too have a good track record of providing better education. Many dignitaries have received their education in government institutions and not in English medium schools. Therefore, parents must not hesitate or have second thoughts in sending their children to governme

BENGALURU: A six-member special team led by additional commissioner of police (West) CH Pratap Reddy will fly to Morocco to bring back Rajendra Kumar alias Bannanje Raja, 47, who fled the country in 1998. DG&IGP Om Prakash announced that Moroccan police formally arrested the don on Wednesday.

The chance arrest of three drug peddlers on Wednesday has revealed many unknown aspects of the narcotics trade: that bitcoins are being used to buy drugs from a dark site is foxing Bengaluru police. Faced with the first such online drug racket, they are now looking at the prospect of tracking the

In six years, only seven out of 191 registered patients from govern ment hospitals in Kar nataka have received a kidney transplant. This is because only three government hospitals are licensed by the Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) for organ transplantation, one each for kidney , li

BENGALURU: Ending all speculation, BBMP commissioner G Kumar Naik on Monday issued a notification confirming elections to the local body on August 22. The results will be announced on August 25. As many as 71.8 lakh voters will elect corporators for 198 wards. A total of 6,733 polling stations wi

BENGALURU: A day after the newly appointed city police commissioner NS Megharikh assured that attention will be paid to social media, a picture circulated on WhatsApp helped traffic police nab an errant auto driver on Saturday. Incidentally, the driver was stealing his own auto that had been seiz

HUBBALLI: The humble jowar roti — the North Karnataka staple — is now crossing the seas to reach homesick Kannadigas yearning for its chewy wholesome goodness. Growing demand from Australia, England, West Asia and the US has spawned a small-scale industry in Hubballi, a busy commercial hub 400km

BENGALURU: The legislative council passed a bill on Thursday to increase the compensation under Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) to twice the size of property notified for a public purpose by the government. The move, which follows demands from several quarters of society to make TDR more att