Bangalore: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday directed officials to demolish illegal structures on government land, regardless of the encroacher. Referring to former legislator AT Ramaswamy committee report about encroachments in Bangalore Urban district and former additional chief secretary V B

With the State facing frequent droughts, the government is set to implement a Rs. 1,377-crore mega irrigation project. It will borrow Rs. 918 crore ($150 million) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the remaining amount of Rs. 459 crore ($75 million) will be the State’s share. The loan repa

October 12, 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Bangalore: The 12th Annual special issue of Vartha Bharati Kannada Daily was released by Hon'ble Chief Minister Mr.Siddaramaiah today at his home office KRISHNA at Bangalore today (12th October 2014). Former Minister Mr B.A.Moidin, Media Advis

Deepika’s case is an eye-opener and a classic example of a family’s love and reassurance for their daughter At a time when a girl child is not a priority for most people, here is a heartening story of a gardener father who donated his kidney to save the life of his 12-year-old daughter, Deepika.

BANGALORE: It may be the biggest daylight land robbery in the state, but nothing much has been done to either book the encroachers or deter others. Around one-third of government land in Bangalore has been encroached upon - 41,303 acres worth Rs 1.03 lakh crore. Finally, there seems to be some ho

The poor senior citizens in Karnataka now have reason to smile. The State Government has decided to provide free dentures to the senior citizens with complete tooth loss from November third week. Announcing this at a press conference in Bangalore on Thursday, Health and Family Welfare Minister U.

Over 150 personnel engaged in the operation Geethalakshmi, who fell into a drain at Bilekahalli on Monday night, has not been found at the end of the 18-hour search operation. More than 150 personnel from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Police Department, Karnataka Civil Defence and National

The Panaji Town Police on Saturday booked two senior police officials, 48 advocates and over 500 others for illegally having dual citizenship. The accused include Superintendent of Police Juse Allan De Sa, Police Inspector Edwin Colaco, six unknown persons working under the Bombay High Court at G

MANGALORE: City police succeeded in nabbing a gang of five involved in highway extortion on Monday. The arrested are Mahammed Azeem (23) of Pudu village in Bantwal, Ahammed Sadiq (19), Nisar Hussain (23), Hasanabba Noushad (23), three from Katipalla in the city, and Y Shashidhara (30), a resident

Former prime minister and Janata Dal(Secular) national president HD Deve Gowda said on Saturday that the State government should transfer the jailed former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalitha to Tamil Nadu, as keeping her in Karnataka was a burden on the State's exchequer. Speaking to the

Early Thursday morning, lip-glossed young women and men in aviators picked up brooms and dustpans, and hit a respectably clean MG Road. They made celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary socially relevant, while taking up the campaign for a clean India. |Adopt-A-Mile, a civic movement for b

Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalitha, may not have to pay the staggering fine of Rs 100 crore imposed on her by a special court for amassing illegal wealth, a lawyer representing the prosecution has said, quoting the judgment.  The fine could be adjusted from her properties which ha

MANGALORE: Chief minister Siddaramaiah and Union minister for culture and tourism (independent charge) Shripad Yesso Naik will inaugurate the new Regional Science Centre (RSC) set up at Pilikula on October 1. Minister for forest, environment and ecology B Ramanath Rai said that the 45th RSC, whic

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who has been convicted in the disproportionate assets case, has been allotted the VVIP Cell number 23 in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. She has been given prisoner number 7402. Sources said the cell is located next to the women’s barrack. Jail au

BANGALORE: Get home, and fast. This thought was top of the mind as Bangaloreans scrambled to reach safety on Thursday evening. Those out at the unlucky hour were trapped, as two bursts of rain in an hour brought the city to its knees. As it came down in heavy torrents, traffic was washed into dis

St. Agnes College, had to rush in the morning to attend special classes. But she managed to catch a glimpse of the live telecast of the success of Mars Orbiter Mission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the scientists. “I felt very proud of the achievement made by our scientists and th

Residents of Neelasandra and the adjoining Lakshman Rao Nagar (L R Nagar) and Anepalya here faced their worst nightmare when rainwater, mixed with sewage, gushed into their homes in the early hours of Tuesday.  As rain pounded the City, over 300 houses at some low-lying areas were inundated with

BANGALORE: There's a promise of much camaraderie all the way to Tumkur, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah set aside their differences and hop on to a helicopter on Wednesday morning. The 20-minute flight will involve no acrimony, though the two men may have