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Authorized tree officers absent, illegal felling becomes the norm

BENGALURU: Trees of Bengaluru are an orphaned lot. With nominated tree officers failing to take charge, they are fast falling prey to indiscriminate axing. In fact, all felling activities over the last two months have been illegal. Some officials are allegedly allowing this, despite not having the p

10,000 women paint the city pink

Bengaluru: It was an action-packed Sunday. While cricket buffs were hooked to the India-South Africa clash on TV, the adventurous lot stepped out to catch the buzz on the last day of Aero India. But a mind-boggling 10,000 women decided to chart their own course. They put on their running shoes and t

Class 7 boy designs car using scrap

Syed Zyme, a class 7 student of Christ School, was fasci nated by remote-controlled cars. "All children want to play with such cars and I too wanted one. But my father said it was a waste of money . So, I made my own car using scrap material and spent just Rs 100 on it," he said. Cool drink bottle c

Dalit CM issue unwarranted: Moily

MANGALURU: Former union minister M Veerappa Moily said the demand for a Dalit CM was unwarranted at this juncture since Siddaramaiah is the chief minister now. He has done well and it is not the time to criticise or demand a change, he said. He was speaking after the inauguration of the newly

Coast guards organise bike rally to mark their 38th anniversary

MANGALURU: The Indian coast guards are organizing a motor bike rally from February 23 to 26 from this coastal city to Karwar to mark the 38th anniversary of the organization. The rally that is being organised in coordination with Coastal Security Police will cover a total distance of 513- km to and

Top gun Sukhoi rules the skies

Bengaluru: The deafening roar of soaring jets, agile aerobatic aircraft, hovering choppers... Aero India literally got off to a flying start, not seen during the previous edition's inaugural. If Highway to Hell from rock band AC/DC and Linkin Park's I've Become So Numb kept people entertained befor

After Fluvir, vaccines go out of stock in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: After Tamiflu tablets, its vaccines against the deadly H1N1 viral that are getting scarce now. The vaccine is manufactured to counter the viral strain of H1N1 virus and as the virus undergoes a mutation, the vaccine also needs to be updated. The currently available vaccine expires in A

10 deaths in 45 days in Bengaluru, but H1N1 drug is in short supply

BENGALURU: "Fluvir? No stocks." This is the response from most authorized chemists in Bengaluru to people who want to buy the drug prescribed for treating Influenza A virus (H1N1). The city has seen 10 H1N1 deaths in 45 days. Panic spreads if a person shows symptoms of the disease. But Fluvir, th

Finally, JD(S) vacates 'Congress home'

BENGALURU: The JD(S) vacated the "Congress Bhavan" near the Anand Rao Circle, lock, stock and barrel on Sunday, bringing to an end decades-long political and legal battles. Gowda, who arrived at the premises at 8 am, oversaw the shifting of the property — mostly furniture and portraits of Janata Par

Three new govt. engineering colleges on the anvil

In news that could bring cheer to engineering aspirants looking for highly subsidised seats, as many as three new government engineering colleges are on the anvil. Set to come up in Challakere (Chitradurga), Nargund (Gadag) and Talkal (Koppal), the colleges will add to the government seat pool if th

CM sets no deadline for probe

BENGALURU: The blame game on Arkavathy land denotification saw a two-hour slugfest in the legislative assembly on Friday. And the principal players were current chief minister Siddaramaiah sparring with his predecessors H D Kumaraswamy and Jagadish Shettar. As accusations and counter-accusations fle

14-year-old student kidnapped, murdered by neighbour

A 14-year-old high school student was kidnapped and murdered by his neighbour, who wanted to take revenge on the teenager’s mother. The boy, a resident of Sanjivininagar, was killed in an isolated place on Bangalore University campus last week. The body of Kiran Kumar, a Class 8 student of Chaita

After Delhi win, AAP sets eye on BBMP poll

Bengaluru: From Delhi to Bengaluru. Having conquered the capital, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has cast its eye on Bengaluru. BBMP elections are due in April, and though there's speculation the Congress government might postpone polls citing bifurcation of the civic body, the Karnataka unit of AAP i

PWD finally to widen narrow road to court complex

MANGALURU: The narrow road to court complex in the city is a cause of concern for advocates and large number of people. Though the high rise building of the court complex was inaugurated in February 2013, the public works department (PWD) is yet to make provision for approach road as per the specifi

WKC strives to safeguard Konkani heritage

MANGALURU: Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation took the first step towards safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of Konkani by organizing a national workshop at the World Konkani Centre (WKC) on Sunday. Shubha Chaudhuri, associate director general, American Institute of Indian Stud

Anganwadi workers head to Raj Bhavan

MANGALURU: Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers Association (CITU) state president S Varalakshmi said that nearly 30,000 anganwadi workers and helpers from the state will participate in the 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' protest to be held on February 20. On the sixth day of the strike taken out by anganwadi wo

HC upholds Praveen Togadia ban

BENGALURU: The high court on Friday refused to stay the Bengaluru police commissioner's order banning VHP leader Praveen Togadia's entry into the city till February 11. Togadia was scheduled to participate in the Virat Hindu Samajotsava to be held at National College Grounds in Basavanagudi,

Cop suspended for nod to Owaisi meet

BENGALURU: A sub-inspector of police attached to Commercial Street police station was suspended for permitting Hyderabad-based Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) party leader and MP Asaduddin Owaisi to address a public function in Shivajinagar on February 8, coinciding with a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (