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Bengaluru folk to get SMS alerts on water timings

BENGALURU: From the empty pot syndrome to SMS alerts on water supply timetable, the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has come a long way. Citizens with BWSSB water connections will get alerts on the time of day and duration for which water will be supplied to their locality. Anju
Karnataka assures to implement akrama-sakrama scheme within a month

BENGALURU: The state government on Tuesday assured that the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (Regularization of Unauthorized Development or Construction) Rules, 2013, otherwise called akrama-sakrama would be implemented at the earliest. Soon after the Karnataka high can ourt dismissed old batc
Electronics industry aims to enhance manufacturing, cut down on imports

The electronics industry is working aggressively to enhance local manufacturing and reduce the extent of imported electronics goods to 50 per cent of the demand in 2016-17; it hovers at 65 per cent, according to Ashok Chandak, president of India Electronics & Semiconductor Association here on Mo
AJ Hosptial to organize free cancer detection camp

Feb 02, 2015 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Mangalore: On occasion of 'World Cancer Day', free cancer detection camp has been organized for diagnosis and treatment of cancer at AJ Cancer Institute in AJ Hospital and Research Centre Mangalore from February 04-21, announced AJ Hospital's Marketi
Legislature session from today

The 10-day State legislature session is scheduled to commence on Monday with Governor Vajubhai Vala’s address to members of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council in Vidhana Soudha at 12 noon. Vala is likely to address the joint session in Hindi, giving insights into the achievements of the
Raheem replaces BHP founder Shetty as Puttur Congress block president

MANGALURU: Fazal Raheem has replaced Hemanath Shetty as the president of Puttur block Congress. The order dated January 26 and signed by G Parameshwara, president, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), states Raheem should take charge of the office immediately. Shetty was in the eye of sto
Autorickshaw protest ends, but dispute over fare persists

MANGALURU: Autorickshaw unions withdrew their stir on Friday, but the dispute over fare still persists. Autorickshaws were off the roads after the unions commenced an indefinite stir from Wednesday. On Friday, union leaders declared that they were withdrawing the strike after the district in-c
RTA warns auto unions to end stir or face action

MANGALURU: As the auto rickshaw unions on Thursday decided to intensify their stir and stay off the road even on the third day on Friday, the RTA has hit back sending them a terse warning. The Secretary, RTA warned them that if the auto unions did not withdraw the strike, the RTA will cancel the
Women’s helpline received 76,000 prank calls in 2014

BENGALURU: This helpline was launched to help women in distress but over the past one year it's caused much stress to its operators. The toll free number of Vanitha Sahayavani was flooded by lakhs of calls in 2014 but not all were genuine. It was frequently misused by men wanting to hear a female vo
More bhagya schemes roll out, but no revenue rolls in

From Anna Bhagya to Bachchilu Bhagya, chief minister Siddaramaiah has been rolling out populist schemes one after another, putting severe stress on public finances. This, despite the fact that the state's revenue collection has taken a major hit this fiscal and adversely impacted construction projec
RK Laxman drew inspiration from old Mysuru

It was old Mysuru that moulded RK Laxman's simple but fascinating worldview. The cartoonist, who was born and grew up in the old locality of Lakshmipuram, loved the sights and soul of a city that fuelled his art. Once during a visit, he even went for a drive around his old haunts in the city, like D
Drone spots fire in Lalbagh, prevents damage

BENGALURU: In New Delhi, an Obama-Modi joint statement on Sunday spelt out a plan for both their countries to make drones together. Closer home, in Lalbagh, a drone surveying the ongoing Republic Day Flower Show caused some buzz, after it spotted a fire and prevented damage. The incident happened be
Hospitals cannot manage without nurses, says U T Khader

MANIPAL: Minister for health and family welfare U T Khader in an international conference at Manipal University here on Saturday pointed that hospitals can manage without doctors, but not without nurses. "Nursing is a noblest profession of all," he said. The conference is culmination of silver ju
'Panchayats acting like super governments'

BENGALURU: Observing that village panchayats across the state are acting like 'super governments', the high court on Friday said the government needs to rein them in before the situation goes out of control. "These panchayats are issuing all kinds of licences though they don't have any power. You
Continental AG to double its R&D team in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Continental AG, the 34.5 billion global automotive conglomerate, will double the headcount at its research and development division in Bengaluru in the coming years. The India R&D centre works across a number of the company's divisions, the third such `crossdivision' centre after thos
Dakshina Kannada achieves 99.85% success in pulse polio immunization drive
MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada district achieved an overall 99.85% success in the four-day intensified pulse polio immunization programme that concluded on Wednesday. Pulse polio drops were administered to 1,68,223 children out of 1,68,479 children in the target age group of zero to five years in the d
ABVP's nationwide campaign strives for drugs-free India

MANGALURU: Growing influence of drugs and alcohol on Gen Y is on the radar of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. The student body's nationwide campaign 'Nasha Mukth Bharath' aims at awakening the youth to the perils of drug consumption. It also seeks to address another major problem -- the i
17-yr-old shoots himself dead with dad’s gun

Bengaluru: A 17-year-old II PU student shot himself in the forehead with his father's licensed gun in his Doddabommasandra residence, off Tumkur Road, North Bengaluru on Monday afternoon. Jitendra Chandrashekar, the only son of former Border Security Force soldier Chandrashekar and gas agency emplo