BENGALURU: If you are a resident of Whitefield, Koramangala, Yelahanka or their adjoining areas and plan to host house parties over the weekends, you might need to think again. Energy minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday categorically said that vast swathes of Bengaluru will have to bear with power c

BENGALURU: Now, you'll be hearing two-wheelers blare out ambulance sirens! But do ensure they have the right of way, as these bikers would be zipping by to save the life of needy patients. The two-wheeler ambulances, rolling out on Wednesday, are part of the 'platinum ten minutes' trauma care initi

The Medical Council of India (MCI) is likely to grant permission for admission to the MBBS course in three medical colleges — Koppal, Kalaburagi, and Gadag — from the 2015–16 academic year. Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil said on Monday that the team visited the colleges and i

BENGALURU: Close on the heels of the PU Education Board granting grace marks for blunders in the second-year English and maths question papers, the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has taken the same route to neutralize a gaffe in its Kannada-medium maths paper in the SSLC exa

With prompt, smooth and safe drives, app-based cabs have changed the way people in the state travel as they are no more at the mercy of rude autorickshaw drivers Two weeks ago, when Prabhu Angadi's father collapsed due to a heart ailment, he was standing on the road hailing autos. But when none s

BENGALURU: A monthly Lok Adalat held on Saturday across the state and a total of 38,924 cases were settled, which included 4,366 pending cases and a whopping 34,558 pre-litigation cases. 2,798 of these cases were pending before the labour courts and compensation exceeding Rs 1.16 cr was awarded.

MANGALURU: Trains will be regulated consequent to construction work on the subway at Jokatte between Padil and Thokur stations near Mangaluru Junction, which will be taken up between 10.30am and 2.30pm on April 12. Train 12133 Mumbai CSTM - Mangaluru Junction Express, scheduled to arrive at Manga

BELAGAVI: Two kids, aged four and two, died of suffocation on Thursday after they accidently switched on central locking system of their father's car and got trapped inside the vehicle at Madigunji in Karnataka's Khanapur taluk. The two were identified as Prem and Pritam. Their sister, Prithvi, 5

DHARWAD: A century-old Kannada magazine that incubated many young writers and fashioned a new literary path for decades has wound up for want of funds. Sadbodha Chandrike was launched by Venkatesh Trivikrambhat Kulkarni, popularly called Galaganatha, in Haveri district's Anandavana, Agadi, in 190

BENGALURU: Trains rolling into and out of the Bengaluru City station were stopped in their tracks when railway employees went on a flash strike and switched off operation and control systems. Traffic at all the 188 stations in the Bengaluru railway division was affected. It was perhaps the first

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Monday went into damage-control mode after the CBI turned down its request for a time-bound inquiry into the death of IAS officer DK Ravi. It quickly issued a fresh notification asking the agency to investigate the case at the earliest. Earlier, the governme

BENGALURU: The evaluation of second-year PU examination answer scripts didn't take off on Sunday as 17,000 lecturers boycotted work demanding increase in salaries. As announced by the Karnataka State PU Lecturers' Association, lecturers didn't take up evaluation at 41 centres in eight districts -Be

BENGALURU: The city will soon get piped natural gas (PNG) grid, Union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Saturday. "Bengaluru will be connected to PNG soon, I promise," he told media on the sidelines of the launch of the 'Give It Up' scheme. The cit

Pollution board seeks action against MRPL phase III :The regional office of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recommended action against Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) for not complying with various provisions of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,

BENGALURU: Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has said that in recent past it has come to light that day passes being issued to passengers are being misused by transferring the pass from one person to another and resale of the pass by making alterations in date or month etc. So i

BENGALURU: BJP's national office-bearers on Wednesday met to set the agenda for the two-day national executive meet begining on Friday in Bengaluru amid tight security. BJP national President Amit Shah and top leaders from Karnataka are participating in the office-bearers meet. Prime minister Nar

April 01, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Karwar: 29 permanent Aadhar Centres have been established in Atalji Jana Snehi Kendras in the Uttara Karnataka district, informed Deputy Commissioner of Uttar Karnataka district, Mr. Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh. Addressing a press conference, he has appe

Residents of Domlur II stage area took it upon themselves to transform a bare 14,000 square feet of land into a park, after civic apathy had seen it being rendered into a debris and garbage dump. The land at the junction of 4th main and 3rd was supposed to be a mini forest area but neglect had at